Excessive head and face sweating

I started Oxybutynin 5mga week ago and I am so happy.  My sweating is now strictly in the normal range.  I did yard work today and had beads of sweat on my forehead, but I didn’t look like someone poured a bucket of water on me!  Normally My eyes would be burning from all the sweat .  I am dry when I’m working inside and I wake up with dry pjs and dry hair.  It feels so good!  The only side effect is a somewhat dry mouth, but it’s an easy fix, drink more water or chew gum!  Any of you who haven’t tried this, please do! You may have to tell your doctor that this is an off label use for this medication. Otherwise they’ll tell you the only treatment is a prescription antiperspirant or surgery. I had to tell mine, but he checked it out and then prescribed it!  I have a new life!

Hi, I get Probantheline or Probanthine(some Docs have it as), I take one or two tabs in the mornig, they work better on an empty tummy, so take before breakfast and give them 10 mins to start working before eating, thats what i have found, i sometimes have to take 3 tabs all depending how hot the weather is and how bad my sweats are, but when you first start taking them i advise 1-2 tabs to start with, they last for about 6 hours with me, sometimes only a couple of hours, all depends how many i take and how hot the weather is, but i cant live withought them now, they dry everything up tho, i can hardly open my mouth to speak if i take them and dont suck a sweet or something, i get gums off the Doc which are part sweet part salty and they do the trick nicely, the pills also leave a not very nice taste in your mouth so mints come in handy too, its a small price to pay for no more embarrassing situations outside, i will never really know why this happened but i do know it started when i had been sterilised in Hospital, the day after was when it started, for years the Doc's said they didnt know what started it and they wouldnt be able to fine out withought an operation to look at my ovaries etc, i wasnt going throu that, the Doc i was with for years and complained constatntly about the sweats, didnt even mention about Probantheline to me, it was my sons girlfriend that told me about them, she had the same problem and got them from her Doc,  i had to go and ask my Doc for them, i asked him why he didnt tell me about them and he just shrugged his shoulders, didnt get a proper answer, however i am so greatful to my sons girlfriend for telling me about them or i would still be sweating like a mad women, Hiperhydrosis is the name of what we have and the Doc didnt even tell me that, i had to look it all up for myself,  ihave been taking them for about 4 years now, and some days i have to take 2 twice, in the morning then again in the afternoon if its a hot day, which doesnt happen often at all tho, being in a country thats mostly cold is a benefit and i usually just take 1 or 2 tabs per day and i try not to take any at all if im not going out anywhere, and no vistors are coming round, these wee tiny tabs are a god-send and i would recommend them to anyone with this condition, because they work, they keep you dry and thats the important thing, im so glad im not on my own with this horrible problem, tho i do feel sorry for anyone that has it, its the most embarrassing horrible affliction to have, i ruined jewellery and jackets because of the sweats i had, the collars of jackets were ruined and although the jewellery was only costume jewellery i ruined lots of chains and necklaces, my hair was always dripping wet as was my face and neck,I had to take a face flannel with me everywhere and some days i need two it was so bad, the stares i used to get off people will haunt me forever, it was sooo embarrassing!, so i hope this works for you, give it a try anyway because you never know until you try it, i just wish they could do something a bit better so i didnt have the horrible taste in my mouth, it would be nice if they could cure it or put an implant in that lasted a year or two and didnt give you all the bad symptoms, ie horrible taste in mouth, dryness of mouth, etc, that would be ideal but i guess will never happen in my lifetime, at least i have something that works and the side effects are worth putting up with for being dry, so good-luck all you sweaty peeps, hope it helps.xAnne.

Hi Gill I have just found this website I am 63 and have the same condition as you,I've no idea what it is,its been going on for more than 20 yrs my hair is cut very short,I have Rheumatoid Arthritis which was confirmed 15yrs ago,I don't know anyone else who has this condition,can you advise me please.Thank you

I am 53 and have suffered with excessive sweating on my head and face for most of my adult life, although it has been worse the last 20 years. I agree it is very uncomfortable and embarrassing. I can get ready in the morning and do my hair and make up and it can come on that fast in the matter of minutes. Its not Menopause. My hair is simply drenched within minutes of it coming on. and I feel cold and clammy. If I can get to a hair dryer and dry my hair, I can almost outsmart it and it stops,.. weird huh? besides carrying around a hair dryer...... any suggestions? Besides this, I have RA, FIBRO, Chrons, gastroparesis, diabetes and osteo arthritis.....