5th September 2006
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Hi Graig, I was born sweating in my hands and feet, I went to a neurolgist and they did a brain scan and they found out that I was born with overactive sweat glands due to a birth defect. So all of this time I couldn't figure out why I was the only one with severe sweaty palms, feet, and under arms. I had to wear gloves in grade school because no one would hold my hand in the class rooms or out in the play courts. If your thyroid gland is normal and you don't suffer with other glandulor disorders check out the websites for this problem. I saw on the discovery channel that they have either a surgery they can do to aliminate and control the problem, or they have an injectable vacine that controls the overative sweat glands. Just make sure that your doctor doesn't prescribe you the drug called Neurontin--It will control your sweating for a short time but it's not FDA approved for this condition and the drug will give you horrible side-effects, especially in high dosages (600 mg. a day and up to 2400 mg.) and long term effects.. I know I've been there and done that for 3 1/2 yrs. and I ended up in the Mayo clinic Hospital in Arizona.....Neurontin is only approved for Bi-polar and mental disorders and seizures! If you take other medications and you mix Neurontin with other drugs it makes for a deadly cocktail! I hope that everything works out for you--let me know what you find out....good luck!:wave:
Hi Graig, I was born sweating in my hands and feet, I went to a neurolgist and they did a brain scan and they found out that I was born with overactive sweat glands due to a birth defect. So all of this time I couldn't figure out why I was the only one with severe sweaty palms, feet, and under arms. I had to wear gloves in grade school because no one would hold my hand in the class rooms or out in the play courts. If your thyroid gland is normal and you don't suffer with other glandulor disorders check out the websites for this problem. I saw on the discovery channel that they have either a surgery they can do to aliminate and control the problem, or they have an injectable vacine that controls the overative sweat glands. Just make sure that your doctor doesn't prescribe you the drug called Neurontin--It will control your sweating for a short time but it's not FDA approved for this condition and the drug will give you horrible side-effects, especially in high dosages (600 mg. a day and up to 2400 mg.) and long term effects.. I know I've been there and done that for 3 1/2 yrs. and I ended up in the Mayo clinic Hospital in Arizona.....Neurontin is only approved for Bi-polar and mental disorders and seizures! If you take other medications and you mix Neurontin with other drugs it makes for a deadly cocktail! I hope that everything works out for you--let me know what you find out....good luck!:wave: