My younger sister (16) has always been a ray of sunshine. She has always been outgoing and athletic, the opposite of me. About a year ago, I noticed that her confidence and self-esteem has gone down. She is no longer active and outgoing. She avoids large groups of people and wouldn't dream of dating. I thought it was normal, you know its her teen years so I wanted to talk to her about it and see if I could help.
She later revealed to me that her confidence has indeed decreased but its not because of her teen years, its because she started sweating under her arms a lot. She took off her jacket and showed me. She had a huge puddle under her arm almost to her breast area. She said she is self-conscious about it so it makes her draw back. I bought her some Certain-Dri, some other product that starts with a D, some larger shirts that don't hug her underarms, all of these went with no results. The doctor says she has doesn't have hyperhidrosis. What can I do to help?
2007-03-26 12:00:59 · 5 answers · asked by First Lady 5 in Health ➔ Women's Health
all you can do is encourage her to participate in activities and have fun. do fun things with her.
there are deodorants that are available by prescription that will stop her from sweating, however they do discolor the armpits of t-shirts.
sweating too much is a common problem. my boyfriend and I both have the same issue.
just go with her to do things that will get her out of the house.
2007-03-26 12:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the exact same thing.
I got a perscription and it helps... alot!
It also does get better the older you get.
I use to have to wear black because that was the only thing that didn't show the puddles.
There is a help group also on the web that talks about a light therapy that can be done in the area that sweats a lot that closes the sweat glands... and it is proven to work really well.
2007-03-26 19:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by Christian4life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what is wrong with certain dri, the first day i used it i was dry all day but thats ok. I would reccommend wearing two shirts. So the bra, an undershirt, and a medium (not to loose not to tight) top or even a hoodie or style jacket.
2007-03-27 19:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is really that bad all i can think of is letting her get a botox shot under her arms. i don't know how expensive it is but if her parents can afford it maybe it would be a good idea. i believe it stops sweating under the arms completely. i do not know if it is a permanent fix though. maybe it only lasts for a few months or years and then she would have to get them again.
2007-03-26 19:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by Annie Rod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they may have to do surgery on her armpit to remove some of ehr sweat glads that happen to most people but she should be fine after the surgery
2007-03-26 22:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by MRS DEE 2 U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋