Secondary Hyperhidrosis

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What Are Some Causes of and Treatments for Secondary Hyperhidrosis?

Secondary hyperhidrosis is the condition of excessive sweating that is caused by another medical condition. Neurological injury and dermotological syndromes can cause excessive sweating. Spinal cord injuries are another cause. Strokes can lead to hyperhidrosis on one side of the body. Injury to the cranial part of the sympathetic nervous system can lead to hyperhidrosis of the face neck and shoulders. Intrathoracic tumors are another cause of a sudden onset of excessive sweating. Hyperthyroidism and other endrocrine diseases can be causes. Endocrine treatment for prostatic cancer or other cancers can lead to hyperhidrosis. Menapause is a common cause for excessive sweating due to the changed level of hormones in the body. Sometimes your doctor may have suggestions of hormone replacement therapy that can be helpful if the condition is extreme.

When treating secondary hyperhidrosis, you must obviously treat the primary condition causing it first. For people taking hormones after treatment for prostate cancer, adding an antiestrogen like ciproterone acetate may help relieve this problem. Secondary hyperhidrosis can be caused by using drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants, or serotonin reuptake inhibitors. It can be caused by medical conditions febrile disease, diabetes and even menopause.

Topical remedies are the best place to start with treating secondary hyperhidrosis. There are prescription strength antiperspirants that can help. There are also oral medications that can be prescribed by your doctor that may also help treat the condition. You should be sure to check about interactions with any medications you are taking to treat the primary condition causing the problem.

Unless your physician recommends against any specific treatments, you should consider all the treatments that people use to treat primary hyperhidrosis. You should discuss the treatments with your doctor so that you don't take anything that can worsen the primary condition or cause you further problems. Discuss your diet and how you might change that to reduce excessive sweating. Ask your physician for recommendations for doing this if you are being treated for diabetes or any other serious condition. You might get a copy of the e-book Stop Sweating and Start Living to see if there are any treatments recommended there that may work for you. If you are being treated for a primary condition other than excessive sweating, maybe more natural alternatives would be best for reducing this problem. Be sure to discuss all considerations with your primary care physician.

You might consider Botox injections especially if you are experiencing excessive sweating under your arms. This is a temporary solution, but it may give some short term relief. Consider drinking Sage Tea as a treatment. This is unlikely to interfere with other medical treatment. The only thing about using Sage Tea as a remedy is that it will take several weeks to begin working and you will need to drink it everyday to get results. It is non-invasive though and may be just the thing to give you the relief you need. You can consider using baby powder on a regular basis. This is not a cure but may help to alleviate the wetness and help you feel more comfortable. If it can help keep a baby drier it should be able to help with sweating also.

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