Excessive head and face sweating

I am also an excessive sweat sufferer, with fibro, so reading this forum makes me think it is fibro related. I have found two things help. 

One is to use my deodorant around my hairline and where possible into my scalp. I sometimes put deodorant on my fingers and rub it on my scalp. 

The other is a product I've just found that seems to help. It's called odorban. Used at night every few days that seems to help. 

hi gill. my name is tammy and m 35 also expiriencing this problem. it is very debilitating. mostly i just stay home because itss embarassing as well as uncomfortable. still have yet to find a working fix. i have wanted to try oxybutynin but they have yet to let me try it till i get results back from my oncologist on whether i have lymphoma or not. so heres hoping it helps. i see your post was from a couple years ago. if you have tried anything new thats helped please let me know. would love to feel normal for even a day. thank you for sharing your post. much appreciated.

Just found this site.  Thought I was the only one with excessive head sweating.

Looking forward to my appointment with endocrinologist later this week.

What you are all describing is hyperhydrosis.  It can present in many different areas, most common is the hands.  Craniofacial hydrosis is really the most debilitating because you can’t hide your face. I suffer from this too.  And for  40 years my feet were always wet.  In the summer they would slide out of my sandals and in the winter my boots stayed wet on the inside.  Because my feet were always wet, I had fungus on my toenails.  I used every medication to treat it, but it never went away because my feet were never dry.  I’ve always had facial and scalp sweating too. But over the past 20 years it’s gotten so bad that I don’t plan anything outdoors away from air conditioning. Humidity, even when it’s cool, makes the sweat pour into my eyes.  My hair is very thick, but it will be drenched.  This often happens when I really haven’t done anything active.  About 10 years ago, I researched and found out about hyperhydrosis.  I’ve not taken oral medications except for hormones, because all doctors insist it’s menopause.  It’s not. It’s been happening my entire life.  Last year I bought an iontopheresis machine.  It was very expensive, $850 for the machine and accessories.  I bought the face mask to treat my feet, but the things necessary to treat hands and feet were included.  I began treating my feet at least three times a week and continued for about 6 months.  I didn’t think it was really making much difference, so I stopped treating my feet and started trying to work on my face and scalp.  The face mask only works on the face and all of my sweating is from my scalp and hairline, so I’m making some modifications to use it on my head.  Recently I noticed that my toenails have grown out smooth and clear, my feet are not dry and cracked and sore, so evidently the machine has worked wonders for my feet.  You must continue maintenance treatments indefinitely.  So, now I’m hoping that I can get the same results on my scalp.  I think the iontopheresis machine was a good investment.  Good luck to all of you. It’s a horrible way to live!

Hi Gill I can understand how you feel because I’m 66 & I’ve been sweating for over 20 years too.My head & face sweats are really bad & my hair looks greasy & dirty all the time.I’m fed up with it all because like you I don’t go out cos I’m soaked with sweat even in the winter,my doctor told me it was the menopause still but I don’t believe that & she’s not very sympathetic at all so I’m on my own with this miserable sweating.

Sorry I can’t be helpful but at least you’re not alone eh!

I swear you wrote this just for me! I’m 72 and have had this problem for years. Had half of my thyroid removed but with medication all is well there. If you have found anything that has helped Please let me know.