Medications
Aluminium chloride’s used in regular antiperspirants. However hyperhidrosis sufferers need solutions with a much higher concentration to effectively treat the symptoms of the condition. Its main secondary effect’s that it can cause irritation. Also, the solution’s usually not effective for hand and foot hyperhidrosis. For severe cases of palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis there’s some success using conservative measures such as aluminium chloride antiperspirants.
Botulinum toxin type A injections are used to disable the sweat glands. The effects can last from 4–9 months depending on the site of injections. The procedure when used for underarm sweating has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Several anticholinergic drugs reduce hyperhidrosis. Oxybutynin (brand name Ditropan )’s one that’s shown promise. although it’s important side effects, which include drowsiness, visual symptoms and dryness in the mouth and other mucus membranes. A time release version of the drug’s also available (Ditropan XL ), with purportedly reduced effectiveness. Glycopyrrolate (Robinul)’s another drug used on an off-label basis. The drug seems to be almost as effective as oxybutynin and has similar side-effects. Other anticholinergic agents that’ve been tried include propantheline bromide (Probanthine ) and benzatropine (Cogentin ).
Antidepressants and anxiolytics were formerly used on the belief that primary hyperhidrosis was related to an anxious personality style.
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