my son has hands that sweat all the time can anyone help?

Question

he had this as a child and is 26 today. was seen by alot of doctors but nothing helped. he is a computer software developer and has a cloth to dry his hands, I wish their was some thing that would help anybody?

Answer 1

Your son most likely suffers from a condition called hyperhydrosis, which simply means that he has over active sweat glands. It is usually not diagnosable until puberty. However it can be diagnosed earlier, for example if his palms are excessively sweaty. It is nothing to worry about, and is treatable. Botox is one of the leading treatments for Hyperhydrosis, but it will be very unlikely that a doctor would prescribe it for your son if he is still pre-pubesent.

Some over the counter anti-perspirants may work, but if it doesn't there are prescription anti-perspirants. Your family physician should be familiar with the condition, and you should have tests ran to make sure that is what it is. There are other medical conditions that a rather rare, and more serious than hyperhydrosis that sweaty palms are a symptom of. Make an appointment with his pediatrician, and he will most likely give you a referral to a dermatologist.

Hope everything turns out well.

Answer 2

Ask your doctor about Botox injections. I know that sounds weird, but they've been shown to be really effective in reducing overactive sweat glands, especially on hands and feet.

Answer 3

I used to have this all the time until I decided it was me getting nervous when I was stressed so I started to take deep breaths to relax until I became more assure that I could relax and it went away on its on. It takes practice now I don't even have it any more.

Answer 4

My nephew has this too. His palms are always sweaty. Check out the links below. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Tell him to put a little antiperspirant on them. It works for sweaty feet too!