my palms and feet have always been the sweatiest parts of my body... as i type this, all u should see my keyboard... it is annoying, my feet slide out of sandals and flip flops, my hands leave wet marks all over the place, but i have learned to cope. i laugh it off or make excuses for it... Living in a hot climate does not help either... i'm from the Caribbean... but the good thing is they cont always sweat a lot but to make matters worse when my hands aren't sweating they are very cold... i'm 24 yrs now and as long as i can remember its been like this... i've seen some surgical procedures that can be done but i don't trust surgery for something like this especially when their going through ur chest to correct something in ur hands and feet... altho it is annoying and quite trying to have to cope... i hate having to shake or hold hands with other ppl and using other ppls pens or anything is a no no... i don't want anyone to scorn me... so since i'm scared of surgery i guess i'll hav to stick 2 using a rag or tp to help... i wish there were something else less invasive that could b done that i would hav access to...

I'm 13 years old right now, I don't know if I have this palmar hyperhidrosis, but my sister and my girlfriend and some people who I've had to shake hands with say that my hands are sweatier then normal, it's a little annoying and embarrassing sometimes. I don't know if it's palmar hyperhidrosis, but I'm a little worried, thanks for all the info! I love knowing I'm not alone too!

I'm 18 years old and i remember when i was little my hands became so dry when the weather outside was raining or moist. Which is really weird. it can be soakin wet when its hot. I hate this. As i get older in my teens my hands get worse. I'm jealous of people who have dry hands. It would be nice to hold on to my lover's hand. I hate it when i'm driving i'm constantly wiping it off. I always been kinda self conscious about my hands and touchin other people or giving high 5s. I think i got this from my dad. My brother doesn't have it and my mom doesn't either. I'm desperate to cure this, i want to ask doctor to treat this or try the obdaban everyone is talking about.

My girlfriend has sweaty palms. I think it's great. Her hands are natural lubricants when she rubs my back.

People use Odaban! This will sure cure or at least control your sweaty palms or feet.

Just Another Sweaty Day in South Carolina, Ugghh! but i wish it wasn't.

If any y'all have a cheap home remedy don't hold out on us!! PLz tell!!

I need a cure and fast!!!

There is a really cute guy, that i like and would like to go out with, but because of the hand problem I can't!!

Plz help!!

Hi Peoples

I've suffered the same problem as ya'll for as long as I can remember. As a 12 year-old living in the South it makes it really hard.

I just realized I had a problem when my friend asked me "*eww*! why is your hand wet!?" last week. I just stared in horror not knowing what was wrong with me. I thought sweating in the hands and feet was just a natural thing that happens to everyone. But then I read this article and found out I have palmar hyperhidrosis. I got real upset and started crying thinking I wz a freak and nobody would like me if they knew i had this. My Nana told me it wz all right and that I got it from her.

Now that I think about it the only time they don't sweat is at the beach or in the pool. At least I could still be normal and high 5 and play in water! I guess my dream job of being a Marine Biologist is Ideal for a person with our problem, cause i don't think dolphins would mind if my hand is sweaty.

I'm a 12 year old female and i've had sweaty hands and feet for about a year now... i also do lots of sport and i'm the only one who gets damp sweat patches under my top, it's so embarrassing. when i shake people's hands i get nervous that they'll think i'm weird!!! one time in gym i was asked to do a demonstration and i got sweaty hand and footprints on the mat and everyone was whispering about me when they saw.. i don't know what to do!!!

Omg! thank God i am not alone, am 25 and i have had this condition from birth, it's embarrassing and uncomfortable...doing paper work it's almost impossible, even as i sit here to type am havin a hard time, i have to be constantly dryin my hands. I cant go *anywhere* without a hand *rag*, sometimes it's so soaked that it cant be used anymore. Oh *and driving*, both feet and hands just drip like a broken pipe and i am not joking. Sometimes it gets me so mad that i can't even hold anything in my hands. People think i am not normal. "Why are you so wet?". "Why are you so cold?" "Why is your hand so hot?" "What's wrong with your hands?" and it so on and on..everyday i am faced with these embarrassing questions. BTW my dad, my brothers and my sisters have it too.

I'm 16 years old and female, and people always notice how weird it is that my hands can be permanently cold and sweaty and red. My face is red a lot of the time, and using makeup to cover it up all the time gets inconvenient. I'd love to find something that could neutralize the redness of my face and hands a bit so i wouldn't have to cover it up. Is it a condition or just how some people are?

i'm a canadian female living with this disorder. i find it hard to do simple things like hanging out in huge groups of people but i do it anyway. my sweaty hands are very difficult to understand because sometimes it sweats when i'm perfectly calm!! i just wonder how i'm going to adapt to being in the work force someday. it just scares me!! wondering if i'll ever be able to have my own apartment and love life of my own!!

People use *Obdaban*...trust me it will work!!!

I have had this problem for a long time as well. Please share information on any ways to stop it. Thank you.

I am the mother of a child that's 14. Until I read all of these postings, I thought that he was alone. He bites his nails, his hands are cold and wet all of the time. Are you all sure there isn't a cure? I am afraid for him, because he will reach the age were he will want to date soon. Help! concerned parent!

Hey people,

I would suggest that you guys with sweaty palms should use *Obdban.* It will definitely keep your palms soft and dry for about two weeks or so if used correctly. However, it is not available in the US, but you can order it online. It's cheap and totally worth it. Trust me!

I have had sweaty hands and feet since I was a kid. It's really embarrassing. I hope there's a permanent cure for this. My hands gets really sweaty I can't hold hands with anyone and It's humiliating to even high five anyone.

I am 40 years old and have had sweaty hands since I was 6. I'm surprised to hear that so many people have it.Mines litterally drip.

i'm having big probs with sweaty palms, once when i held my gf's hand, she felt uncomfortable and awful and tried to move her hand off of mine and asked if it's raining.

I am 15 years old and I have had sweaty palms as long as I can remember. When I sit in class and just do my work my palms sweat a lot. I can't help it. I get embarrassed because of it. Before I start playing tennis my palms get really sweaty, and I'm not nervous. Can someone please help me?

I am 21 years old and when I play softball sometimes my hands can get so sweaty that it's hard to grip the ball so I am constantly wiping them off on my pants. I'm not going to give it up cuz I love the sport. I have had this problem ever since i was about ten. What should I do?

This is amazing! I thought I was alone..

Sweaty palms make yoga and pilates practically impossible! Hahahaha.

I find when I spend 8 hours on the computer doing homework (like today) the sweaty palms get worse. It was to the point where I was wiping my mouse off today! Ugh...

Hang in there, people. Positive thoughts.

Yeah, my hands too. Only when I think about them then they start to sweat. Normally, my hands are just perfectly fine when I am busy thinking of something else. But they also sometimes sweat unexpectedly even though I don't think about them. But most of the time, my hands are dry.

The only way I get sweaty hands it's only if I think about it. So, I try not to. I'm a 19 year old male by the way.

Sup guys. I'm 17 years old and I have been experiencing the same problem that you guys have been enduring. Up until now, I have to wipe my hands constantly every time they start to sweat and you must have known that it's worse than being tortured.

So far I only know a very useful simple method to help prevent this but not a cure though... You guys can try using baby powder and rub them on both of your palms. Although it's kinda annoying to have your hands look white in a weird way, especially when you are wearing black clothes, it's even clearer to see on the clothes but it proves to be very effective to temporarily stop palms from sweating for me.

If anyone has any other more convenient ways to share, please do so and I'd really appreciate it.

Hey guys, actually there´s a *cure*:

"iontophoresis." go to youtube and search for: cure sweaty hands... its a video that shows the way to build your own machine. this machine works with batteries and it consists on 20 min daily treatments. it's not expensive and really works. in about one week your hands will be completely dry.

Hi Guys! Sweaty palms is caused by a Nerve Hyperactivity problem that is genetically programed to turn on mostly in the teenage years. It starts in the autonomic centers in the hypothalamus and this increases sweating in the palms, armpits and feet. The good news is that it can be cured! Dr. Prem Pillay is one nerve expert that cures people with a small keyhole procedure with a mini-endoscope. The treatment is a day procedure with 97-99% success rates.

Hey all,

I'm 18 and I have the same problem. My hands and feet sweat irrespective of the weather conditions(I live in Arizona by the way)so you can imagine my plight. The sweating hardly ever stops and at times I wake up in the morning with my palms and feet all clammy and moist and when they aren't sweating(which is very rare)they're ice cold and numb.

I've had this condition for as long as I can remember(My mum and grand dad had it too so in my case it's hereditary but my brother doesn't have it..lucky devil!). I'm happy to know I'm not alone and about the whole bf issue..I guess I've given up hope every time a guy asks me out I turn him down flat because I know sometime he'd want to hold hands. So hang in there guys...you're not alone. Oh and I'm going to try the warm water and salt thing, lets hope it works..will keep everyone updated. :)

Hi I'm a 17 year old male and I've had this sweaty hands and feet problem ever since I can remember. My uncle used to have it, but has gone now. My older brother, who is 21, has it but it's not as serious or annoying as mine. It is really embarrassing when shaking someone's hand or any contact what so ever!

I also play the electric guitar which makes it really really annoying. Every time I'm going to play it, I need to have some sort of towel to dry my hands with! Sometimes I can't even get through a full song because sweat starts dripping! So you can imagine how bad it is.

I really hate it, and there is nothing I can do to stop it! But it is good to know there are people like me out there. I would like to meet one of the girls that have this problem, because we would feel comfortable with each other!

Please find a cure. The worse thing is..I'm afraid of passing this terrible disease to my kids that I would have some day! Please find a cure somebody... You have no idea how much money I would give you for it, and everybody else with this disease...you would be rich!

I'm a 13 year old girl and I have had sweaty hands since I was about 10. My 3 year older sister has the same problem, but she got it before me, and I was depressed when I figured out that I was turning sweaty too. Once we bought this water stuff, it didn't work though. I found out that there is an operation that helps, but that seems a little harsh, I'm only 13. I'm so embarrassed holding someone's hand and at school when I put my hands on the desk you can see a big wet puddle. It's cruel!

I'm left handed and the worst for me is when I have to do an in class writing assignment and my sweaty hands start smearing my pencil/ink. They also make the paper look all gross and deformed.

I need a cure!

Wow, you would not believe how relieved I am to know that I am not alone. I feel so much better already. I've had sweaty hands as long as I can remember, and it's not fun. My friends have gotten used to the idea, but shaking hands with people I don't know, not a good idea.

My mom had sweaty hands, and they ended up going away in her twenties she said, so I'm hoping that will be the case with me. I'm nervous about the whole boyfriend thing too, but I just keep telling myself, if they dump you just cuz they think your hands are gross, they weren't much of a boyfriend.

I try not to let what others think of me get to my head, but it's extremely hard. Throughout all this, though, I'm constantly praying that this problem will go away. Don't forget, you're not alone. Not only are there other people supporting you, but God is here for you too. Don't give up!!

I, a 17 y/o male, like so many others have this same problem. I would kill for a cure. My sweaty hands (and now that you mention it, feet) are bugging me. I can never hold hands with a girl, and giving anyone else a high five is really awkward. They're like, "dude, why is your hand so sweaty?". I need a cure, scientists of the world. Pls work on this.

Hi, I'm 15 years old and I have had sweaty hands for about 2 years. What makes it worse is that I go to a catholic school, where we celebrate mass every week. This makes me extremely uncomfortable during church, especially when saying the Our Father(because of us having to hold hands) and giving peace to others. This makes me seem standoffish when people want me to give them high fives or do hand shakes. This also causes some of my friends to think I'm weird, but I can't help it.

Just writing this, and thinking about it makes my hands sweat. I can make them sweat on command almost instantly. This also affects me with my girlfriend because when she wants to hold my hand, she gets grossed out by the sweat and stops. I need a cure for this. For those of you that don't have this, consider yourself lucky.

I'm 12 years old and I've had this for my whole life. I never knew this was abnormal until my mom asked me why my hands were so sweaty. Sad. Both my hands and feet are extremely sweaty, and they also cool down because of it. I am known for sweaty/*freezing cold* feet and hands. I can't pet any fury animals because I will like rip their fur out!! =(

Has anyone had ETS surgery? Why is this banned in Sweden?

Does this get better with age?

hey, i am 14 years old and i am *always* sweating on my hands. it is so uncomfortable and it is really embarrassing. like in school, when i write papers and stuff they get so sweaty that my pen starts to slowly slide down. it is a real pain. i also can't hold hands with people for anything because, they are always sweating. i have tried other things like rubbing limes on them and that does work; but only temporarily.

i really want to get rid of this embarrassing characteristic because, it also happens on my pits!! like i can never wear t-shirts. i always have to have a sweater or a sweatshirt on because, i *always* have pit stains. i've also tried using antiperspirant deodorant, but nothing works!

you people who don't have this are so lucky!

i hope there's a cure!

I'm 16 years old and i've had sweaty hands my whole life. I also have sweaty feet. It's so bad that i don't wear sandals anymore bc i was wearing them one time and my feet started dripping with sweat...everyone made fun of me. I can also voluntarily make my hands sweat by rubbing them together for a few seconds. Can anyone else do that? Its like the superpower that nobody wants.

Hello,

I am 17 years old and had this problem ever since i can remember. At first it was just sweaty hands but then i got sweaty feet too and that really makes me self conscious when i go to buy shoes and people want to touch my feet. It also makes my feet really smelly. It totally ruins my social life and makes me appear standoffish when I don't want to give people "high fives" or shake their hands.

I have drysol which has worked pretty well for me the last couple times I used it. But drysol effects are only temporary and last maybe a week (plus its super expensive.. around 70 dollars) But I used it again today and for some reason I had a reaction! Now i have chemical burns on my hands so I obviously can't use drysol anymore.

I need a solution and fast. (also how do I treat those chemical burns?)

Hi. I'm 15 years old and have been struggling with constantly sweaty palms since about the second grade. It got old years ago. I hate having sweaty palms if I'm holding a girl's hand, or playing video games, and especially when I'm writing on paper. The paper actually gets damp and fades the lead. This is really frustrating. Please, I would love a cure that works for longer than three minutes.

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hi! can you suggest some treatment. I am also experiencing sweating palms..

pls.. thanks..

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Hey don't take advice on drugs from blogs, this is one of those things you'll have to actually go to a doctor for and he'll give you something suitable to your level of sweatyness ex: Drysol, Drionic, Maxim, Oral Medications, or Botox.

I'm a 15 year old girl and I noticed that my palms started to sweat more than normal around about a year ago. They seem to sweat a lot when I'm in school, and even when I'm calm. The only time they don't sweat is when they're cold and purple.

I hope drinking a lot of water and diet can help me.

hey, 16 year old guy talking. for me the problem is about 50% of the time, and its not like dripping or anything, but its uncomfortable because i spend a lot of time with girls, and am a 'physical' person by nature (i mean i like to hold hands with girls and stuff while i watch movies or whatever) but the problem has started in the last year and been really inconvenient and embarrassing. a cure would be nice...

I am a 22 year old male and i have never had this problem until i moved to the south. I thought that the heavy humidity had something to do with it...But now that it is winter and its bone chilly out i still find my paws dribbling.

I laugh at it cuz its really not that serious. Just a lil sweat. I just think its the fact that i notice it that bugs me. Cause its really not that bad. I actually think its the reason my paws are so soft. The females love it!!!..Lol(but never mistake me for bein sweet) of course when they are not sweaty lol...

Anyways, i recently been searching for a remedy to this little problem. And pills a brotha can pop to make this all go away?? Lol

p.S. I had to go purchase a 'vegetation grinding apparatus' because of this small condition, and i must say these little things are hella useful! Lol...Stiky-icky-ooowweee!

Dear All,

I am a 24 year old female and I have had this condition my whole life. To me it's really no big deal. It's just sweat, which everyone has. It wont hurt a person if you shake their hand and you yourself will not die from it. I for one am actually very comfortable with it. Granted, I didn't always feel that way.

When I was younger, a lot of the other kids would make fun about it, but I didn't let that get to me. I still had fun and played all the games the other kids did. I think if you all just think positively and just keep it mind that there are worse things then sweaty palms that you could have.

My condition is genetic. I have it, my dad has it, his mom had it, and we are all living *happy,* *normal* lives.

So, if you think that by having this condition, it makes you less of a person who doesn't, than the real condition you have is not in your sweaty hands, it's in your small minds!

Hi i'm a 14 yr old male and my palms are driving me crazy! Recently, we had ballroom dancing in gym class. You have to dance, which is bad enough without holding hands with members of the opposite sex

All of the girls looked so disgusted by my hands, thoroughly drenched in sweat. I finally faked sick and camped out in the nurses office for the rest of the period. *Help*!

wow i would never have imagined that there are this many people with the same problem as me. i have a theory that the sweat is related to my body mass index. i am a fat 16 year old male and sweat excessively. however, last summer i started working out and lost about 10 pounds. not enough to look different but enough to lose some of the sweat. i still sweat and recently i have started sweating more since i have put the weight back on. there are times when i'm not sweaty at all when i'm around situations that would normally make me sweat but then there are times when i start sweating by doing nothing. any suggestions or comments?

I am a 16 year old guy and i have constant sweaty palms i never thought about treating it until i would leave stuff soaked after sitting on the couch or i would leave wet footprints where i walked after sitting for a while my hands and feet sweat all the time ... the only time i noticed they don't sweat is while i'm at church ... which is when i give the most hand shakes so the hand shake thing isn't such a big deal, but i still do feel self conscious of it and i want to have dry hands for an extended period of time.

also since i was a kid i have had sweaty palms and i'm told by my older siblings and parents i had really bad warts on my hands as a kid. i'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

good luck to everyone with HH

P.S.

i don't know about anyone else but if i can't cure this i just wish i could find a girl that i like with sweaty palms. haha. then they would understand just what it was like. haha.

I'm a 15 year old girl with this sweaty hand problem. It does get very annoying because I always worry that the person shaking my had is getting grossed out. My friends give me a pretty hard time about it and it really gets on my nerves. If there is any kind of solutions please let me know.

I have sweaty palms too but the only thing that can be a solution to this is by not thinking about it don't be nervous and its not too embarrassing its just sweaty palms its not illegal or contagious or something bad that's the way you are. I am 17 and have been very active in high school and if I told them I have sweaty palms, so what? As if its a big deal. If you are having problems because you can't hold hands then walk arms to arms. Work your confidence out! Nobody's perfect! Even if the world had turned their backs around you God will always be there. Ask Him to heal your palm sweats! It is the most effective way!

I have sweaty palms and yes it's certainly annoying. Out of curiosity, does anyone on here also have Asthma? For some reason, I remember hearing that the medication people take for Asthma could be a cause. I'm a 27F, and have had this as long as I can remember. I'm a professional as well, so the hand shaking thing does come up. I've caught myself trying to keep things in my hands, so I'd have an excuse not to shake someone's hand, but then after thinking about it, I think the best thing to do is say 'Forget it' and shake w/ a great deal of confidence. I ask myself, if it were reversed and I shook someone's hand that was sweaty, would I really remember and would it be a big deal? *nah*!

I'm Allan, 21 years. This sweaty palms problem is really annoying. I'm a dancer and a magician who really have embarrassing situations because of this problem. I'm from India and didnt find any cure here. If anyone knows something hopeful, please inform me. I'll be very grateful for it

I'm a 14 year old girl. I've had this sweaty hand thing for about 2 years. I hate it because it's ruining my life. I don't only sweat when it's hot outside, but when it's really cold my hands get sweaty and my skin turns purple. Before I shake someone's hand I always have to wipe my hands off on my pants. It's really embarrassing because I can't live my life anymore.

Hi I am a 13 year old female. Recently, I have been noticing when I am around the guy I have a crush on, my palms get extremely sweaty and I have to wipe them off on my pants. This happens about every five minutes. Then when I leave the room to go somewhere else that away from him, the sweating stops. Once I get back into the room, or am near him, it starts all up again. I was just wondering if there was anything that could help prevent this from happening anymore, even if it is temporary.

I have had sweaty hands and feet all my life. When it affected me holding my new baby grandson ( they thought he had wet his nappy!), I decided to order a product called Odaban on line. You spray it on at night, wash off next morning.

It's brilliant, I went to a big church meeting this week, hall full of people, really hot, no sweaty hands.

Anon 1234 hi, My hands drive me crazy!

i'm a 14 yr old girl living in Singapore an extremely humid place in Asia and having sweaty palms just makes it worst. my palms started sweating when i was 8. they sweat like 70% of the time and its ruining my life. being a teen and going through 8th grade is already stressful enough...urgh! but i am glad to see that i'm not alone in this. pls help me!

jeez!! Thank goodness I'm not alone, I'm a 16 year old girl and I have suffered with this for as long as I can remember and reading this article seeing that only one percent of Americans suffer with this. I was like Omg!! That's it I talked to my doctor just today and he had no clue what it was and why it occurred and my mom and all my friends said I was not normal. I'm so glad im not alone. Anyone have a cure!!!!! This sucks and when I told my ex boyfriend he kinda looked at my funny embarrassment!!

hello, im a 16 year old female and i have had sweaty palms and feet for as long as i can remember...its really embarrassing to shake people's hands and them wiping their hands afterwards. Im in colorguard, so gripping the flag and catching it is something very difficult for me especially when we are performing. Im scared to have a boyfriend because i dont want him to think im gross when i hold his hand...this has been taking control of my life and i would do anything for it to stop. Im currently using drysol and i have seen some improvement but nothing extreme. Does anybody know of any other treatment or medication?

Hi, I'm a 15 year old guy almost 16. I started noticing the sweating just before I hit 15. Right now as I'm typing this my palms are sweating. I get so jealous when I see a guy and girl holding hands because I've had to turn down so many girls that I like because of this problem. A piece of dirt towers over my self esteem now. I feel so bad for humiliating girls and guys by not high fiving or hand shaking. I wear jackets and jumpers on extremely hot days just so my sweat patches won't show. Keeping your mind off it is certainly the trick but I find it impossible! I don't go to parties, socialize with less people and even had thoughts of suicide. I don't think I could live with this my whole life because i'm worried I'll never get a job and I had such big dreams and so much potential but my self esteem has ruined everything. I want it gone! I have tears in my eyes just from writing this. I've also stopped caring for myself. I've noticed I eat more and stay inside on my of 24/7 just to stop people from being uncomfortable around me! Nothing has helped my sweating and I hate the feeling of possibly being smelly! Please let there be a cure. I don't know how much longer I can bare this suffering... The thought of being a homeless person in the future is scaring me so bad..

I had problems with my hands getting sweaty when playing basketball. I tried a lotion call Ghost Grip that worked during my games. I also tried it on my feet and hands when i went snowboarding and it worked pretty good. It is not a permanent solution for me but it works usually for about 4 or 5 hours.

Try Cayenne Pepper ! Try Cayenne Pepper !

Try Cayenne Pepper ! Try Cayenne Pepper !

Ok, I too have sweaty hands but not that bad like some of you but enough to notice when about to shake hands. My hands are moist and sometimes completely fine. It's really strange, even when I'm all alone in a warm room where no external stimuli is affecting my mind but still have sweating hands.

Right now, as I type, I'm all alone in a warm room. My hands and feet are very warm too the touch but they are slightly moist. when i look at my palms to the light i can see the reflection of the sweat like stars in the night twinkling but it is not completely wet like water, if you will. like i said before, my condition is not that bad sometimes it is completely dry and warm and sometimes its a tiny bit moist.

So I too tried to look for a solution to this problem and I asked my colon hydro-therapist about my hand feet condition and she said that I may have a circulation problem, which I then decided to do research on circulation problems which led me to Cayenne pepper.

So now I've been trying cayenne pepper (C.P)for over 2 weeks now and majority of my time taking C.P my frequency of having warmer hands and feet has improved but still a little moist.

The C.P opens your blood vessels which improves blood flow to all parts of your body. The heart is the first to receive it's direct benefits. It also lowers your cholesterol, circulation and many, many other symptoms that you may be experiencing.

I started taking 1 tspn of CP mixed with H2O in the morning, noon and night wash it down with more H2O and i also added chili seeds as well.

Do some research on CP and circulation and see what you come up with the websites will probably corroborate what I'm saying. Give it a try.

how gay...so u gotta live wit dis the rest of ur life? dats so gay..

Hi I'm a 15 year old female from Melbourne, Australia. I have really really sweaty hands like 80% of the time. It sweats soo much that it drips and even leaves a wet patch when ever I wipe them on my thighs so embarrassing! and the page of my school books always go all wrinkly and damp.=(

i really want to know what i can do so that my school books doesn't go damp! Can anyone help? I feel so sad because i have sweat hands. I cant high five anyone, hold hands, and have a pretty page in my school book :(

yeah the same does apply to sweaty feet but there is an easier solution than botox or surgery. It is called iontophoresis. And you can make it yourself at home. Just search google for "cure my sweaty feet" or something.

oh my god! i have never read of anyone who has had the same problem as me! it is VERY embarrassing, i mean i wipe them before i shake hands with somebody and my palms are sweating right NOW! i mean it's winter, in canada, i'm in the basement of my house.. i have no idea why it never stops even when its cold. my family has always picked on me about it because NONE of them have this problem. my sister got all the amazing genes :(

my advice to everyone with the same problem, is when people bring it up - laugh it off.

also, i went to a dermatologist about this he did tell me there were certain mild medication you can put on your palm before bed, and he suggested botox. but i really don't want to get botox.. i may down the line though

hold on guys! you're not alone :)

OMG im so happy im not alone here. according to my mom, even when i was a toddler along the boardwalk she'd hold my hand and notice it was sweaty. i remember as far back as kindergarten all those "class hold hands" activities that are so great for little kids and i couldn't enjoy them bc i was SO self-conscious and i knew other people were grossed out too. in random classes or just sitting at home typing my hands sweat like crazy. i HATE shaking hands b/c at those moments my hands are, of course, moist. also my feet which isn't too bad until summer and sandals come. I love them too but sometimes I nearly kill myself sliding around. I know it's soo gross but i have to deal with it like every day. My armpits too. I just sweat it's abnormal. And my hands are really cold as well. No matter the temperature/situation I cannot quit sweating and the second I notice it it just worsens. Im still not sure what a treatment could be I've heard of injections,therapy, etc. Im willing to try something good luck to everyone it's soo comforting to know someone out there understands what Im feeling. And yes I am a high schooler so it's a major pain on top of every other element I have to deal with=[

oh ps- my hands are normally red as well as cold(and of course, wet)

AND im a lefty so now ive learned writing techniques but in elementary school left handed kids generally smudge writing but my work was completely illegible b/c of my palms! ugh-.-

hey everyone ..im a 13 year old female .. well nearly 14 ..its only this year that i realized that my palms and feet sweat. it might of happened to me earlier but not as bad as it is now. i dont sweat all the time . maybe 70% of the time when im awake . and sometimes i wake up in the morning i realize i have sweated a little under my armpits. it is really embarrassing and sad . im afraid that i'll never have a bf because he wont wanna hold my hands and its embarrassing when i have to hi-5 my friends etc.

i really dont think its genetic for me. coz it doesnt happen to my sister or parents. i dont know how to stop it. and when it happens it eventually goes away. it doesnt happen because im nervous or excited . it just happens ! which is really annoying ! because of it sometimes my feet can smell and so can my armpits :( once my friend touched my hand and said ' ew why is your hand all wet? ' ' ew its sweat ! '

it made me feel really bad . and it ruins my self esteem . and just makes life a whole lot harder then it already is . im gonna try and find a cure.

I have some good and bad news for you fellow sweaty-palm sufferers. First the bad: You don't outgrow the condition as some have hoped in their postings. I'm forty-nine and still suffer with the problem. I have a dual condition. Not only do my hands and feet sweat but they get freezing cold as well. I can be perfectly warm and comfortable, and yet have these freezing cold, clammy hands and feet. I notice many of you are teenagers. I empathize so much with you. I was scared to go to dances because hand touching is so much a part of that. I was a relatively good looking guy in high school, but would only go out with a girl once because after that I knew she would want to start holding hands. It broke my heart because I really wanted to get to know them better. What made it worse is they would drop hints that they wanted to go out again. They thought they must have done something wrong. I was too humiliated to tell them about my hands so I just avoided them. To this day I have have regrets about how badly I treated girls I actually liked. The worst part is I've passed the condition onto my kids. They all complain about their sweaty hands. It makes me want to cry. I didn't get married until I was thirty-two. I can't stand the thought of them having the same emotional baggage I've had. I'm a financial consultant. I have to meet and shake hands with people all day long. I keep a heater under my desk and I warm and dry my hands just before meeting them--what a pain. Now the good news, when I was a young adult I read about iontophoresis. I went to a doctor, got a prescription (this is necessary) and ordered one. It works with electricity and somehow plugs up the sweat glands in your hands. (I didn't worry about my feet. As a guy socially my feet were always covered, anyway. It's not like you hold feet. It might be different for a girl.) It was actually pretty effective. But it's a fair amount of time and costs several hundred dollars to buy. I haven't used it for years. Unfortunately for me it only solved half my problem. I still had cold hands. Somehow I managed to find a wife. We can sit together and hold hands and I'm usually fine because I know her so well. No one without the condition can possibly understand how embarrassing it is. In the U.S. we're a hand holding, hand shaking culture. This is very hard on people like us. Because you do become more comfortable with your spouse over time you won't find it as much a problem once you're married. Like me, it might take you a while to get there, however--Good Luck

As with the other posters, I'm a sweaty-palm sufferer. What's worse, I frequently pass my time playing video games or working on a computer. I sweat all over the controllers and keyboards and mess them up... It's terrible.

im a 17y/o asian guy lol and i have sweaty hands... whenever we gotta hold hands at church, cuz im catholic, my sisters always make fun of me for having sweaty hands. Even if its my grandpa who doens't really understand english, my hands sweat. when im nervous, excited, or have any kind of feelings, my hands sweat. I have the fear of holding hands with girls cuz of my hands and when me and my friends played slapjack, my hands began sweating when i didn't noticed and my friends were grossed out so i quit but they all knew it was me even though i didn't say it. shaking hands is the worst, whether its formal or with just ur friends. when i had to go to a dance for my pe class, my hands were sweating so much cuz i was so nervous and the girls i were dancing with felt my hands but they just kept dancing and eventually everyone kept switching partners. Even playing games makes my hands sweat cuz im excited. Whats worse is if im nervous the slightest bit, my body temperature rises and my whole head sweats-- one time i went to this group meeting, and im not really into dancing or singing, but thats basically what the meeting was trying to make us learn to do something later... but anyways i was standing in the 2nd to front row and doing everything and i was sweating sooo much! my head was like it had been dipped in the shower... i hate excessive sweating and i would just love a solution to cure it, even if its temporary. i have my friend's first debut practice coming up and im already nervous and scared that my hands will sweat with whoever my partner will be. Even as i type, my hands are in a slight sweat. And the fact that im still 17 and seeing as how options of surgery or buying things online are not applicable to me, i need something that i can buy at stores that sell stuff over the counter that actually work. Also as i was reading, i had thought that my condition was genetic and i was right =/ my dad's hands as i noticed when he handed me something, were sweaty lol. This problem that may not be as serious to others, is one of our biggest problems and we need to find something that can help everyone in our condition. i think one of the best ways to help this calm down would be to talk to ur friends and people you come in contact to the most. It does seem more psychological than physical but i wouldn't really know sooo please someone find an easy cure for us!!

right now as i am typing my hand are sweating and im just in my room alone with it freezing cold but nothing keeps them from sweating even when im calm as can be there is nothing to make it stop so who ever can figure this out is amazing.

I'm 18 and I live in W.V. I'm in college Studying Musical arts and Religion and Phil. I hate it when I have an audition or judging and I have to shake hands with people after. Its so embarrassing! I just got back from watching a movie with a guy that I like. I think he was trying to hold my hand but I moved it because my palms were sweaty. This is so annoying.Even with family members I have known all my life this happens.. Will it ever end??

I'm glad to know that many other people have this problem also.. Hopefully some day there will be a cure!!

hello. i'm living in singapore. i too, have sweaty palms. i tried oral medication before and it does not work. today is the first day i'm trying out dryclor (can be purchased in guardian or watson) and seems to be working for me. however, it does not work for my sister.

even as it does work for me, and even it's the first day im trying out this product, my hands have become rougher and feels like rubber. it's like having super glue stuck onto your hand. however, it does stop the sweat.

thus, i recommend people out there to try drycrol.:)

Hi I'm 17 and I also live in Singapore. Sweaty palms are so annoying. I do not dare to shake my friend's hands and when I'm meeting new people or receiving a prize it makes everything so difficult. Even when I wipe my hands on my clothing, my hands still remain warm and moist.

It's really embarrassing when someone shakes hands with me and then wipes their hands on their pants straight after. It's especially embarrassing when I have to hold the hands of someone I've just met (when playing games).

Nice to know i'm not alone (: This condition is terrible. Im 17, i live in singapore and the weather here is soooo humid, my hands and feet wont stop sweating. I can't wear covered up shoes/socks cause that will make it worst. I dont really sweat when i wear sandals/flipflops (footwear that allows my feet to be exposed) It really annoys me cause i cant shake or hold hands. Sometimes its so terrible that i feel that it's worse than having a disease. If this doesnt stop im afraid i wouldnt be able to find a boyfriend.

hi..erm..anyone can tell me where to get this drysol in singapore? or is it even sold in singapore?

thanks..

Hello i've had this problem since a kid but it got worse after high school around age 18. I think it gets better with age I pray it does. But for me it never happens in colder weather only moderate or warmer temperatures. I suggest you try Hydrosal gel it's like drysol but better and iontophoresis for your hands and feet. DON'T do surgery unless you've tried everything as this can have bad side effects and can ruin your life permanently.

Im 23 and ive had this problem for as long as i can remember. I am an active person. Ive been looking up homemade remedies for my sweaty palms and nothing seems to work. My sweaty palms is not as bad as other people. Some days i can shake my friends hands and some days i have to wipe it or i don't even shake their hands. It's weird because im so comfortable around them but when i know the goodbye handshake is about to come i have to try and rub my hands on something real quick or initiate a fist-pound shake. It also affects my social life alot because i avoid saying hi to friends i see in my college even though i want to. Some of them think i am shady even thought i am not. My family and friends always say how can a nice guy like me not have a girlfriend yet. I always find excuses like "I still haven't found the right one yet" when the truth is i'm scared the girl will be grossed out. I really hope they find a cure that works even if it's temporary. Having this problem has really made my life somewhat difficult to live the way i want to live it.

I've had sweaty palms all my life and never really thought anything of it. When people ask why my hands are so sweaty when I shake hands with them I tell them it's cause I have sweaty hands; it's just what they do. It doesn't bother me at all.

What annoys me is my right armpit which sweats copiously no matter what state of physical exertion I'm in. Sometimes it can drench part of a tshirt and then when the that part of the tshirt touches my torso or arm it's all cold and wet! Gross eh!

HI everyone, I have suffered with this since I was about 5 years old and have never spoken with a doctor about this condition and have been secretly looking for a cure for about the past 5 years. The other day I cam across a youtube video on how to make your own iontopheresis machine for about 15 dollars at home with products you can buy anywhere. This has been the cure I have been hoping and praying for!! The video is made by shannonbowling and hope this works for everyone else!

im 15 too and it sucks walking down the hall in school and everything and seeing people holding hands and it freaks me out cuz i cant hold hands with any1 due to my sweating. and it has nothing to do with nerves ill be perfectly comfortable with friends or in front of strangers or crushes and it still doesnt matter they still sweat!!!!

and its starting to distract me because wen they sweat thats all i think about.

i tell people now that i just dont like germs and touching people to cover it up

does any1 know sum1 i can at least TALK to in order to get help?.....and by the looks of it this occurs in more than 1% of the u.s

Hi all, i am a 19 year old girl living in the coldest state of australia, and for as long as i can remember i've had super sweaty palms, underarms and feet waaaaay more often than any of my friends and it seems like antiperspirant deodorant doesn't work at all :'( When it gets hot here (rarely) i could lie in an empty swimming pool and fill the damn thing up with sweat.. lol, probably not quite but yeah, ew.... sad, sad face.

just pray all you who are suffering from this stress

I have mild sweaty palms since young and i think since this year, my sweaty palms get real serious. they sweat even at times when im most relaxed. this really sucks. i feel like a freak. i cant shake or hold hands with people and i dont dare to go into a relationship. there is 1 time when i couldnt stand it anymore and cried in front of my mum and dad. they brought me to this doctor and he gave me medicine which he said would decrease the sweating. but it doesnt seems to work at all. people say that we will soon outgrow it but do i have to wait til im in my 30s or 40s?? im not living in the future but now..i really dont know what to do..even after cleaning my hands dry or applying powder, the sweating comes back just a few seconds later. also, by keeping a towel or handkerchief beside you will make me feel so outcast. its like im the only freak having this pair of sweaty palms..this is so unfair...why are we the unlucky ones to have this illness?

Im 17 Male and i'm afraid of relationships as i will feel embarrassed if i have to hold a girl's hands and i have all these fears that they will go ew and what not.

my hands have been sweating for as long as i remember and it's really an annoying thing when i shake hands with friends/other people and they rub their hands on their pants/shirts right after i let go.

the pain i have to live each day is terrible.

but i'm thinking that it may be some condition,

as i sweat easily throughout my whole body.

Any ideas?

hey everyone im 17 years old and suffer from the same excessive hand sweating problem. I use to use drysol and other medical things on my hands but all it did to my hands was make my hands irritated and eventually sweat again. Until i found a device called drionic that u purchase online that stops your hands from sweating. you can purchase this device for 200 dollars although it costs alot it is well worth it all u do is use it for one or two hours a day for a week straight and your hands wont sweat trust me it really works

try speed stick 24/7 antiperspirant deodorant! it really works! you can buy it from a drug store for like 5$.

Try smearing cornstarch or talcum powder between your palms. Medicated powders are available to soak up moisture, too. The idea is to keep your palms dry as much as possible. For people staying in humid areas, this may be difficult to maintain, especially if you are working constantly on the keyboard. You could still keep a small bottle of talcum powder, preferably baby talcum powder, to help you solve this situation and yet give you a wonderful fragrant feel.

Im 17 and have had this problem for as long as I can remember. I never really paid much attention to it until I reached puberty and my armpits started sweating as well. I wake up in the morning and my hands, feet, and armpits begin to sweat. I have tried Drysol, Maxim, Xerac, and even had acupuncture. The problem with the antiperspirant medications is that they are not always effective. For me, it didn't work at all. It's weird because drysol dried out my hands giving them cracks yet the sweat began soon enough. And the horrible thing is that my hands would get irritated because they were so cracked up and scratchy because of the sweat (which contains salt).

It is so hard to go through life with this problem, and yeah people do have it worse than us. But it's not a problem that can be avoided. It is a horrible feeling to come fresh and clean out of the shower and have your armpits, hands, and feet sweat profusely. Whenever my hands sweat they turn beet red and that is what catches people's attention - not the fact that they are sweating but the odd color of my sweaty palms. Flip flops cant be worn because my red feet will be exposed to the whole world. Whenever I go shopping for tops I have to make sure I get a certain color that will not show the sweat marks. Dark colors are usually what I go for. Winter is hard for those who have sweaty palms, feet, armpits..at least it is for me. When the weather is cold I start sweating and it makes it worse to deal with because when you sweat you feel even colder. And yes, it is true, thinking about sweating does provoke it. But honestly, it is very hard not to when it has such a big impact on our lives. I also heard that excessive hand washing can cause sweaty palms. If anyone has heard otherwise please let me know. If anyone knows anything that can help sweaty palms, armpits, and feet please share the love! It is nice to know that we are not alone.

Hello everyone around the world

I also suffer from the same condition as most of you for as long as I can remember. I am 26yrs old and about to get botox injection to treat the condition. I will keep you posted on the outcome. I have also been told that the condition will reduce as we get older and eventually stop. There are not many people over 40yrs old with this condition. Of course I'm not going to wait until I'm 40yrs to find out....so I really hope botox will work for me!!

It's good to see that i'm not the only one...i have sweaty hands and feet ever since i was really small...and i hate it so much...to shake hands i have to wipe them on my pants or jeans...it sucks...and when i sit on my couch and put my feet up u can't imagine when i get up the couch is soaking wet...it's like i have to sit on a towel or something...i just hope they find a cure cuz i can't live w/ this any longer...

Hi, i'm 17. i think i have sweaty palms...my palms will get sweaty whenever in cold or warm places. though my palms dont get so wet till when i write i wet the paper, but when i write my palms get oily (sweaty) that my pen slips...my palms get wet a little.

Hi I am 15 years old {female} and I've had sweaty palms I think since I was 12. I really don't know what triggered this problem but I think its nervousness. I'm living in the Caribbean and its really a problem to keep dry I always have a tissue. Its really embarrassing in school for me when I am writing the page would get all wet. I hate it. I try not to think about it but it doesn't work. Plz help.

eeek! i have sweaty hands but only when i think about how i have to hold someones hand.. when im by myself watching movies..my hands are SOOOO dry

when im out with a guy or with my friends and i know that hand contact is coming i usually have to wipe my hands down my jeans....or i refuse to shake their hands..it's gross.

Well i think i have the solution because i never had this problem before, now i have it but occasionally. (i usually have soft smooth hands when i'm not dating but when i am the sweating begins). It certainly has to do with emotions. If you love someone just tell him don't keep it inside you.

Also try staying away from the computer for a while because the majority of you use the computer a lot i presume. Try to go outdoors to the nature. Touch the trees, the earth from time to time, climb trees if you can because most of you here have stressful lives (city life) or emotionally unstable ones and haven't often had a chance to get in contact with nature. Hope it helps. by the way i find women with sweaty palms sexy. (i don't know if others also do):D

this is such a relief to find this site with all of this information and all these people who describe all the stuff i have been so embarrassed and isolated with for so long. i thought i was crazy to even type "sweaty palms" into google, but there is so much information out there. still i need a solution, but it is much better to just know that a lot of other people are dealing with the exact same thing.

im 35 years old and have been sweating on both my palms and feet since i can remember. Its really difficult trying to live a normal life like shaking hands with business associates, holding hands in church and so on. I cant tell you how much pain its brought me but i have managed some how. I wear shoes that have some sort of opening either at the back or front. I am found of buying shoes, slippers or sandals that are padded with suede-fabric so it soaks up my sweat. I have also learn to train my brain to stay calm, that way i dont sweat excessively but i have dozens of hankies & just recently, i've started excusing myself from holding hands by telling people straight-up that i sweat in my palms. It makes things easier to handle. I hopeful for a miracle... a cure some day.

Hi,

having sweaty hands is definitely not fun. im 14 (female) and i'm going into high school. i just made the cheer team, and of course im a flyer so i always have to hold hands to get in and out of different stunts it sucks! i can't tumble on the gym floor because i'm afraid i will slip because of the sweat. and worse of all....i have turned down about 3 guys i like because im embarrassed if they want to hold hands with me. now i like someone else and im told he likes me, if he asks me i dont want to say no, but i dont want to hold his hand either, and gross him out. i tell people i dont like people touching my hands, that its just a phobia of mine, but its so hard. one thing i heard of at cheer practice is that if you get chalk like baseball pitchers use, it helps, you just lay your hands in it, then rub it in, it doesn't turn your hands white, and not only will it stop the sweating, but if you do sweat it soaks most of it up.

good luck everyone, hope this works for you!

I am 20 years old and ive been having this sweating problem ever since i was little, i sweat excessively from my palms and feet and arm pits, it sucks so bad, cause if i have a girlfriend i can hold her hand without her thinking its gross, and i have to use foot powder every time i wear socks to stop athletes foot, i cant shake anyones hand, and it just sucks, there has to be a way to stop this, if anyone knows let me know please, oh and not thinking about it isnt a good advice at all, it doesnt work, their has to be some medicine that dries up your hands and feet

Im 14 and i have this problem as well whenever i see people holding hands in films and stuff i feel really upset so i know how you feel. but i just told my mum and it made me feel better and less stressed. im not saying it wont be hard i was really scared but when id started it was ok. I know its really bad but finding this site made me feel less alone i hope they find a cure soon

It really works if you dont think about it. sometimes the problem can be psychological. My problem stopped when i stopped worrying so much about it. Just keep your mind off of it and you wont even notice a problem.

im a 15 year old boy. and my hands dont sweat first thing in the morning. when im hot (ironically) or after i shower. but if i am sitting in class or at home. or just with some friends. and i start to think about them sweating. they will start and wont stop until my mind is off of them. do i have sweaty palms or is it purely psychological in my case?

gah..how i wish they found a cure for this.. God be with us..all..

I am 18 now (male) and i have had sweaty hands for as long as I could remember...my friends seem to find it funny..it gets to the point where I wish gardening gloves were a fashionable trend. I never want to touch someone (especially girls) and being in high school u can imagine its tough. I decided to try to write this post and search for a cure because I got close to a girl I liked and she wanted to hold my hand..but as u would guess I wouldn't let her (made things awkward...) =( It sucks being attractive but having these hands...seeing how I have already been through several surgeries due to sports related injury..I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable with the thought of the surgical option, but i wouldn't recommend it. Plz help :(

Hi

My name is mojtaba, I’m from iran .as you know the military service is mandatory in iran and unfortunately it takes about 20 months. according to one rule, when someone’s palms are sweating, he can get exemption from military service. my palms are sweating and I want to get exemption if I can. i went to the military service's doctor, he check my palms and said : your palms' sweat must be more than this one. is there any tablet , injection or ... that makes my palms' sweat more than this even for only 1 hour? the quality of your hyperhidrosis for getting exemption : you have to wash your hands, keep it in front of the fan for 3 minutes , after that if your palms sweat, you can get exemption.

With regards

Mojtaba .k

My hands make me sooo sad:( They ruin my life! My hands are pretty much sweaty 24/7. I always just tell people i have a hand phobia...which is actually true now i guess. But seriously...it stinks not being able to enjoy a high five, a hand shake, or a date because your hands are dripping. st church they hold hands and pray...i always have to leave the room or it in the corner by myself because my hands are too gross. my graduation is coming up and i'm going to shake a bunch of hands- i'm going to die. palmar hyper hydrosis stinks, we should all make it known so that we can get some respect or something so we're not so strange

hello,

its all in your mind. when you think about your hands that they will get sweaty they do. when you don`t think about it then they don't. so when you are in school just try to relax and dont think about your hands and try to stay confident.

I have also had problems with Sweaty palms my entire life. There are times when it is worse than others and my doctors and I are still trying to figure out what my triggers are. As soon as I am feeling a bit sick, or run down because of stress or other factors my hands and my feet sweat. I have found that keeping healthy and stress free keeps my hands less sweaty (not dripping anyways) and I have also found that alternative treatments such as acupuncture and Bowen therapy has great success in keeping my hands dry. Repeat therapies are required obviously but my hands were actually dry! Not even clammy but cool and dry, in my 22 years of life that has never happened to me but my Naturopathic Doctor was able to stop it for a short time anyways.

I'm a 17 year old girl and living in a state that is as hot as Florida, doesn't help much with my situation. Like most of you here, I suffer from sweaty hands and feet. Occasionally, my armpits will begin to sweat but it's only because I'm thinking so much about my hands sweating that I can't help it.

Ever since I was in seventh grade, I have noticed my hands sweat. I confronted my parents about it, but they just simply say "it's the nerves" and it will "go away". One could only dream it would. When they first started, I figured that everyone had to deal with it and that it was completely normal, but once I got into high school I began to see an increase.

High school is a stressful time of your life, but it can be even more stressful for people like us. People with sweaty hands, feet, armpits, heads, and beyond. For us, note taking is one of the most horrible things a teacher can present to us, as it will only result in a very sloppy copy of the information to avoid our hands sitting on the paper to create wet spots, our pencil to slip out of our hands continuously and our neighbor to notice the paper keeps sticking to the side of our hand. I know I dread it. Because I have to go through it every day.

Being the age that I am, I have been wanting to look for a job, wanting to get an advancement in my future career. But alas, I decide to pull away from the outside world and stay huddled in my home (which seems to be the only area I can remain in without my hands sweating.) instead of going out to fill out job applications. I'm afraid that if I do get the job, not only will I have to go through an interview with my employer, but I will also have to worry about actually doing the job and people noticing.

Of course, we really shouldn't care much about what people think of us. If they don't like us because we have sweaty hands, they apparently have bad character because they don't even bother to begin to know us from our personalities. They instead think "Ew" and leave us alone.

But surprisingly to you all, nobody really notices the problem. Usually when you're at school or work, everyone is so absorbed into their own thing they don't pay the slightest of attention to you. Even less, your hands. But even though all that is said and done, the thought is still going to linger in your mind, which will cause your hands to remain sweating.

I have tried many different ways to stop my sweating problem, and surprisingly enough it is the simplest of them all that has made the biggest impact. Don't believe the "urinate on your palms" technique. Does it work? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. I haven't been able to bring myself to do it myself. But by all means you can go for it an post if it works. But don't expect me to jump on the band wagon. I have experienced a few techniques that have definitely lessened the fact my hands sweat, but they don't deplete it from my mind entirely. It seems like a lot of you need these answers, so I shall present them to you.

Deep Breaths.

I know this sounds lame and some of you are thinking, "What does breathing have to do with sweating?!" But it has to do with everything. Whether you're completely comfortable in the environment, you are reading a book, or taking notes... one thing I have noticed that helps keep the sweating down is breathing. I don't mean regular breathing though, I mean deep breaths.

Of course I do not mean breaths so deep people are thinking you are about to dive into an invisible pool in the middle of the classroom, but I mean just strong, slow breaths. Ones that will help ease your mind and take your thoughts off of your sweaty hands for just a moment. Sweaty hands attacking you while you are taking notes? Sit down your pencil, quietly. If you want to slam it down, by all means do so, but I can guarantee you someone will stop and stare at you like you are crazy and it will only draw attention to yourself.

After sitting your pencil down, glance around the room or wherever you are. Read a poster on the wall, try to count how many redheads or blondes are in your class. Just something to help take the thought of "omg why they stop sweating" off your mind. As you do this, take deep, strong breaths. Let your body relax as you do this too. Relaxation and breathing are key to calming yourself down, and relaxing so that you are comfortable in the environment.

Don't believe breathing works? It did for me today in my Algebra 2 class. We were taking the biggest test of the year, and though I was not nervous at all about it as I knew my material, my hands were sweating profusely and I could barely keep the pencil in my hand. Has anyone ever tried to use a calculator when your hands are sweating?

Your mind becomes so overwhelmed with consciousness that someone's going to notice that glisten of sweat that lays on the side of your finger as you tap in the keys and it only seems to make the situation worse. I seriously wanted to just smash my calculator up to my chest and tap away in secrecy, where I was sure that no one would see. I could barely write the answers down and trying to work the half-page problems out on scrap paper was even worse. The second my hand laid on the paper, if I pulled up I would find splotches of wetness where it had previously been. But eventually I could not take it anymore. I sat down my paper and pencil and pushed my calculator aside. I closed my eyes and took about ten evenly deep breaths and thought about something other than school. And what do you know? I finished the remaining twenty questions in a breeze without leaking faucets coming out of my palms, but rather a light, cold sweat that seemed to not bother me at all.

Try it yourself, you'll see that it works. Most people who suffer from sweaty hands and the like notice an increase in the sweat when they start thinking about their hands sweating while they are doing something. You are afraid that it's going to get worse, so you start thinking about bad situations that may happen, or how you aren't going to finish your paper because you are smudging everything. Majority of your body will end up tensing up at these negative thoughts, resulting in your body's hormones reacting and releasing the sweat to help cool and calm the body.

Get in depth with conversation.

As I said before, majority of the major sweating or increase of sweating is because the mind wanders away with negative thoughts about it all. Try to get yourself into a conversation that people are partaking it, that way your thoughts will eventually roam away from your hands and they will be engrossed in the conversation as you take in everything everyone says. Distractions always help when it comes to reducing your sweaty hands.

Long Sleeves.

You may be thinking, "Don't long sleeve's end up heating you up more instead of stopping the sweat?" Well the answer is partially true, but did you think about the cotton fibers in your clothing that will help hide away and reduce your sweat? When you wear long sleeves or a jacket, your sweat has somewhere to go. It absorbs into your sleeves instead of lingering there on your hand, piling up until it looks like you dipped your hand into a bucket of water and didn't bother to dry them off. Of course, when you do this, you have to know how to do it right.

Don't go layering five long sleeve shirts under a thick sleeved jacket thinking it will absorb everything. Of course, it will... but it will also increase your body temperature as the day progresses, causing you to sweat even more under all those layers of clothing. You'll find yourself shedding off the shirts one by one throughout the day until you eventually are sitting shirtless in the middle of nowhere.

I see that it is the greatest help because it sort of "hides" your hands, and they aren't laying down on the desk for all the world to see. If you want to try this tidbit of information. here's how you'd do it.

Try finding a relatively thin jacket, one that will look like you are just trying to protect yourself from a small chill. Not one that hides your entire body and makes you look like an Eskimo ready for a blizzard. If you find a thin jacket, try finding a light or thin shirt to wear under it. I have experienced that if you wear a thick shirt and semi-thick jacket, you'll find yourself hot and wanting to strip it off. But in the back of your head your mind will be screaming "NO!" because that means there will be a chance that someone will see your hands. Of course, if it does come to the point where you need to take it off, sit it in your lap or tie it around your waist for easy access. Don't throw it on the floor where you won't be able to reach it again.

I have found that by laying my jacket in my lap I kind of develop a comforting feel. And not to forget to mention that if you hands start sweating, you can easily just rest them in your lap and hide them in your jacket. Try to pretend like you are neatly folding your jacket or adjusting it from a comfortable position, that way it looks as if you are fixing something when you are really just wiping off your hands so you can continue on with that nasty essay that's due at the end of the period.

Socks.

For those of you who have sweaty feet, and sweaty hands in some cases, you may have noticed that wherever you sit them they just wont seem to stop. You try to put them in the direction of a draft or a breeze, and yet the cold air only makes them worse because not only is it chilling your feet to the bone because of the sweat that is now freezing on your skin, but also your body will send more blood to that area in order to heat them. And everyone knows that where the is heat, there is sweat. At least in our cases.

One way I have found that has helped erase sweaty feet from my mind is socks. I love socks. I can't tell you what I would ever do without my socks. Many times I forget that I am even wearing them and the material soaks up any sweat your feet give off, and I can't tell you how great of a relief it is.

Before I found out about this obvious option in cutting down my sweaty feet, my feet used to drip sweat like a running faucet. I dreaded going to dances because I was forced to wear heels, not to mention I'm a lousy dancer. By now although, I am thankful the ballerina flat fad has come of age because they are all I wear now when I have to dress up nicely. But along with the socks, wear closed shoes.

If you have sweaty feet, for the love of all things holy don't wear open shoes such as heels or flip flops. They are only going to make your life a living nightmare because they are exposed for everyone to see. In eighth grade, I decided to wear flip flops to school and let me tell you. I don't think my feet stopped kicking because I needed that breeze on my feet so badly. Anyone who looked at me probably saw them as a blur because they were kicking so fast. But I tell you what, I never wore them again. Those shoes are hidden away in some crevice so far out of my sight in my closet that spiders and the like are probably devouring them as some type of food source as we speak.

Drink plenty of water.

You may think that drinking lots of water would cause your body to sweat more, as there may be excess water and your body needs someway to get rid of it other than the obvious fifteen trips to the bathroom to "relieve" yourself. Though in my eyes, I believe it helps tremendously. Not only does it cool down your body a bit when your nerves are acting up and over heating your body, but it also gives your hands something to play with. You can secretly wipe away any sweat on that wrapper that is around the plastic bottle and holding it can also cool down your hands if the water is cold.

Another use with the bottle I have found is placing it on your wrist. This may look silly to some people watching you, but I'm sure they'd rather see you playing with a bottle than fidgeting in your chair because your sweaty hands are making you scream throughout your head. If you place an edge or side of the cold water bottle against your wrists, maybe pretend like you are rolling it on your desk while listening to someone lecture or the like, you will instantly feel a relief and cut in the amount of sweat from your hands. The coldness helps, in a way, cool off the blood traveling through your veins that are exposed to your skin, along with your nerves. It helps relax you. And if you put it in with other techniques such as the deep breathing listed above, it can help even more.

Talk about it.

This may seem like the craziest, most reckless, and hardest part of suggestions, but I have to admit it works. My boyfriend and I have been together for over a year now and he knows everything about me, even my sweaty hands. Of course it was incredibly hard to tell him about it and I told him around two in the morning, but I felt so much relief after I said so and believe it or not... my hands never sweat when I'm around him.

Why you ask? It's because I've become comfortable. I can be relaxed and open with him now, instead of tense and shy away from every move he makes towards me because my mind is too occupied in thinking about the sweaty palms and pits hidden under my seven layers of clothes. And he accepts me for it all.

My boyfriend has taught me that no one is perfect, no matter how much everyone would like to believe. He has made me realize that everyone has their little quirks that are different from each other. And mine just happens to be sweaty hands. It could be a lot worse, couldn't it?

But other than my personal life, sit down. Talk to your parents, your best friends, your significant other and any one who is close to you as well. I'm not telling you to go around the world wearing a shirt that reads "I have sweaty hands!" but expressing your feelings and what's going on with your body to people who you care for and know care for you will reduce the stress insanely.

I was always tense when it came to my parents and friends about my sweaty hands and feet, and I was planning on telling them about it (and chickened out several times). But one day, I became so fed up with my sweating problem that I sat down with them and just blurted it out. Halfway into the conversation I then noticed what I had said and how I got there, and it immediately spread relief through my body.

It isn't going to be easy, I can tell you that right now. Working up the nerves to even say something will be hard enough. And obviously you're going to have thoughts in your head that revolve around, "What if I tell them... and they completely isolate me from them forever? What if I lose my best friend because they think it's 'icky'?" Well I can tell you right now what everyone else would say, that's for a fact... If anyone decides to not have anything to do with you because you have sweaty hands, they are NOT worth the time.

I can guarantee if you tell your best friend about your "problem", they will accept you in every way and more. Not only that but it will also build a stronger bond on your relationship because he/she understands that it is something you can barely speak about to your parents and you are sharing it with them.

I also guarantee that you will feel much more comfortable around the people you tell as I have. I'm completely comfortable around my parents, close friends, and my boyfriend because they know of this. I feel that I do not need to hide anything from them anymore and that they accept me for who I am.

Sweaty hands included.

So if you are suffering from these conditions, the least I can say is don't let it run your life. For a while it has run mine, but I am finally putting a stop to it. I will not let my sweaty hands and feet control what type of career I achieve, whose hand I hold or shake, and if anyone has a problem with it, let them have that problem!

It's part of what makes you, YOU. And no one can tell you otherwise. And always remember, you are NOT alone. Many people suffer from sweaty hands and feet. It's only up to you if you are going to let it control you, or you control it.

I wish the best of luck to all of you on stopping your sweaty hands. There are many other ways you can stop your hands from sweating out there and I encourage you to search for them as well.

I hope I could have been of some assistance to you all.

Does warm water and salt work? please help me!

Man, some people have it for life. It definitely comes to you genetically and a lot of people would still have great social life, date their girlfriends/boyfriends, do sports but when it comes to ceremonies, graduations, important events they would still go through hell to shake hands. Like my mother is having that for life, my dad too. But as for me, I found a solution: just do some work like carrying stuff, that stuff that build-up your hands, you know? Work-out. When you have soft-hands you are most likely to get sweatiness! But when working hands, not sitting around the computer with sweaty mouse.. Do stuff. Holding hands could be an issue too. Like the person you don't know, you don't what to expect. Like, I was once sitting in college lab and the guy came up to get social, he shook my hand but then he wiped it off his pants, because it was so sweaty since I didn't know him, I was browsing Internet right? I got so embarrassed. Or like some idiot asking you: "Why you always have sweaty hands?" What do you say back?

Everybody has this but in different quantities. Not to sweat is bad too. Imagine taking your socks to laundry, but they don't smell? Take it easy. Like that. I'm 21 and I still have it. Cold showers are not for me. It's crazy, dog. But, ironically, people with sweaty hands are the most real! I love U!!!

Folks! If anyone tries to get you to do surgery to 'CURE' your sweaty palms, feet, head, etc. run for the hills. My husband had this surgery for excessive sweating of the head and hands and his life was truly ruined. They've banned this surgery in other countries and, frankly, they should ban it here. The side effects are far worse than your sweating. Where maybe you sweat a lot from your hands, later you won't sweat from your hands, but you'll sweat buckets below your nipple line. It affects your heart and lungs and a host of other things. They're cutting or clipping your nerve ganglia and it's not reversible. Google "ETS surgery" or "ETS" before you ever consider that route.

Hi, I'm 15 years old and sweaty palms are becoming a pretty bad problem when I do social dancing in phys. ed. class. Thinking about sweaty hands and how i dont want them just makes it worse!

Does anyone know if this can be connected with Raynaud's syndrome?

hi guys, i've been into this problem ever since i can remember. during my teen days i never thought about it too much I thought everyone had it too. I had realized it was a big upset when my friends started to joke around. It was too embarrassing when someone wants to shake hands with you and tend to wipe out theirs afterwards that was too embarrassing. then my uncle told me about soaking your hands into warm water with salt. I tried it every night and it worked well but the cure is not that fast you have to do it continuously until you get satisfied. hope this helps

I am a 14 year old male in high school and I share the same problem with many previous posters! Sweaty palms and feet! I share the same social and functional problems with you guys and girls, but my problem is mostly functional. I keep smearing my writing.. -_- This is most annoying. The social impact is great too. :|

I don't believe there is any permanent cure other than surgery as of now, but I hope something works out soon in science. God be with us all.

hello.

i am going through a problem with sweaty hands.

its extremely embarrassing, and i dont like to be around anyone when it happens, in case of hand shaking. please help me! i need something to stop all the sweat. i would love it if i could go a day with dry hands! :)

God be with you all people, is as simple as this: start taking cold shower and you will see results in a couple of hours. Take care God bless.

This is the cure for all you ppl. Get a speaker magnet and hold on to it a couple minutes a day and you should be good. also washing your hands in vinegar. I personally find that if my feet are sweaty in my shoes then my hands will also begin to sweat. So i found out that bacteria causes ppl to sweat sometimes. So vacuum your carpet often, or just put socks on after you shower. I hope this helps.

I am a 15 year old girl in high school. I also suffer from excessive hand perspiration. Its really embarrassing when people try to give me high fives. And i used to go to a catholic school, so every tuesday we would have church and i would always be embarrassed to hold hands with anybody. I dreaded tuesdays!!!....i also get really hot easily. If i have a long walk to class, my body gets overheated sometimes and i might start a small sweat on my forehead (which is the worst)......please help.

ps- i am very relieved to know that i am not the only teenager with this problem. i know how all of you feel, and it sucks!

I have heard if you get botox on your hands it will remove the sweating, i am also a 16 year old with sweaty hands 80% of the time im anywhere. my parents tell me i have been like that ever since i was a child. i seen on oprah the other day that if you have sweaty hands it could be due to an illness such as diabetes or something, they also said to try to put antiperspirant deodorant on your hands, but if any 1 has any reasonable non surgery solutions im open for anything worth trying...

I have the same problem as most here, im a 16 year old female. School is definitely the worst time, although im not terribly nervous, my hands usually sweat whilst sitting down. As well as this though my hands always seem to be bright red, after any sort of exercise, even walking from class to class, its very embarrassing and people are always making jokes and i agree when the article says that sweaty-handed people smudge writing, its terrible! I can't shake peoples hands, im far too embarrassed and this will certainly have a negative impact on my future.

there is no history of sweaty palms in my family and i hope his means i'll grow out of it as it is severely affecting my self-esteem

thanks for the article though, was helpful

Guys, use drionic. I have been using it since one year and it keeps my hands so dry that I have to use moisturizer sometimes :-)

This is quite interesting, I frequently get sweaty palms, or heat up unexplainably... I also wake up in the middle of the night a lot and feel as if I am extremely dehydrated (I cant sleep without a glass of water by my bed). I have had this since I was little. I used to joke and say I was having a hot flash, even though I was probably only 8 or so when it started (thats as far back as I can remember having episodes like this). I would be curious to hear more about this... I also have other 'symptoms' that may be related to a malfunction with the sympathetic nervous system. I am startled very easily, to the extent where it is embarrassing. Its like I am always on edge, I jump or yell out with the smallest things (like someone 10 ft away coming around a corner and into my field of vision). My coworkers used to take advantage of this and see who could scare me the worst, it was quite comical to them, thank goodness I got a good laugh at my absurd reactions as well. I also sometimes get surges of what I guess would be adrenaline... where I feel like I need to tense up my muscles and release them constantly... this started a few years ago... I thought that I was having mini anxiety attacks... but have not spoken to a dr yet (im only in my 20s and didnt think this was that big of a deal). Anyone have any suggestions?

I suffer badly from sweaty hands and feet and not least sweaty armpits. My 4 year old also suffers from it as well. I mostly get sweaty feet when I am hot, not nervous or maybe when I'm overexcited. It is very embarrassing. And the thing about it is that if my feet or hands are not sweating I get uncomfortable because my skin just feel so dry so I need to put lotion on for it to feel ok and then that's when i start sweating again.

Alcohol dries your hands temporarily. Or you could try applying cornstarch before going out. I've tried that. But the results are very temporary

hello,

all i can say is... it's embarrassing whenever I try to shake hands with people who i don't know.. i usually have to warn them ahead of time.. like 'sorry my hands are sweaty'... my hands tend to get sweaty pretty much the whole day.. especially during the summer.. and whenever i get really nervous.. it's just pouring... out..

my feet also gets sweaty... not as much as my hands.. tho.. i've always thought i have bad circulation in my hands.. is there any cure besides.. having a surgery...

hello. I'm 14. and i have sweaty palms, sweaty feet and armpits. it's really hard for me to be confident with all this going on. i hate shaking hands with other people because their expressions are really mean and full of disgust as if it was my fault. my friends make fun of me sometimes and although i laugh with them deep inside it really hurts me. i've tried certain dri, pills and e few other antiperspirant, oh yea i had botox too. but none of that didn't work. although the botox did reduce the sweat it wasn't enough plus it was too expensive and u have to keep doing it every few months. i need a cure fast!!

I'm 16 i had sweaty palms as a kid never thought anything about it really, thought everyone had it. Someone said why are your hands so sweaty and i then realized it. Some people refer to it as clammy hands don't know why. Its an on and off thing. Although its weird in the morning my hands are almost too dry. Well if i ever shake someones hand i usually wipe my hands on my pant legs hope that helps. If someone doesn't want to be with you because sometimes your palms sweat, I might judge the character of that person. Thanks

I'm working on a cure

I too have excessively sweaty hands- it's been this way ever since I can remember. I get so upset when people say that it's caused by anxiety, they just don't know what it's really like. Anyway, I have tried to wash my hands a lot (didn't work), tried powders (didn't work), tried Drysol, you have to get a prescription (didn't work). I am now going back to a dermatologist to talk about other options. I hear there's some kind of oral prescription, there's also botox injections as a temporary fix and surgery can be done. Of course the last three cost $ and I'm not sure if insurance will cover the cost, but at this point I'll almost pay anything for a cure!

I'm the same Anonymous as the person two comments above...

I find that when I'm in school, my hands get sweaty a lot. But once I'm out or with my friends, they're actually okay! It's really strange. Does anyone have any tips or something to help me not sweat as much?

Thanks!

Well, I'm 18 years old and I have had sweaty palms ever since I could remember. I get nervous when I'm around a lot of people and the place that I'm in with this type of problem would be school. I would just like to get rid of this problem. I'm too afraid to ask a girl out due to the fact if she wants to hold hands, I can not do it for my hands would be all sweaty.

I agree with the people above..I'm 15 too, female..I don't remember having sweaty palms as a child. But maybe a year back, I started realizing how sweaty my palms were for no particular reason! I found that after showering, sleeping or exercise, my hands would be fine. But then it would get sweaty for no apparent reason throughout the day. Sometimes just thinking about having sweaty hands make me start sweating!

I really need a solution, and fast. It's embarrassing not being able to shake peoples hands...and going on dates, that's even worse!

I would just like to say that being a teenager comes with enough insecurities and having sweaty hands just makes life so much more difficult. Imagine feeling ashamed to shake someone's hand at church, give somebody a high-five, or just socially interact at school...It sucks. I've been dealing with this problem for almost a year now. Strange enough, I really can't remember how it started but i'm really interested in finding out why my stupid hands are doing this to me. help! If anyone has any suggestions of a treatment for this (this does not include surgery) please speak up. Thanks so much...

I'm desperate :|

maybe some of that gold bond powder?

Mitchum antiperspirant is a very powerful, non prescription tool to stop ( and i mean stop!) under arm sweating...it would almost surely work on hands, but I don't think I would like the feeling of having it on my own hands

Hello i am 18 and i have sweaty hands 80% of the day. Sucks-- help me out ? I am not nervous or scared i swear.

well i'm a 15 year old girl and have excessive sweaty palms and i have had this problem my whole life and i'm trying to look for a cure that doesnt involve surgery..and it's very embarrassing....i hate holding anything because my hands are excessively sweaty....and i don't know what to do to cure this.....

any suggestions?

thank you very much..this was a great and helpful article.

that is very true, but the grimace one has after you shake their hand with your sweaty, gross hand is just embarrassing. I don't know about the anonymous person but i do not want to get surgery to remove my sweat glands in my hands. That is just ridiculous; if you see anything please tune back into the discussion, thank you bigmetal

sweaty palms must be the pits! i have a friend who seemed to be a profuse sweater. i would ask my doctor for his/her advice. there may be prescription strength antiperspirant you can use, or some other treatment available. something like this should not change the way you want to live your life!

hello kind people, I was wondering if there is any medication to treat sweaty palms? I can't stand being so self conscious anymore about my hands before i shake someone's hand! It has gotten to be such a burden. I choose not to go to social events sometimes because I don't want to shake anyone's hand. Please tell me if there is any ointment or cream that can stop my problem.

hi! can you suggest some treatment. I am also experiencing sweating palms..

pls.. thanks..

do the same conditions apply to sweaty feet? i actually get sweaty feet when my feet are cold, and when i am pregnant. weird!