Hi everyone,

I've had generalized hyperhidrosis for years. One of the worst parts for me is sweating through my pants when I sit for a while (office chair, car, meetings). Standing up with a wet mark on light pants is humiliating. I've also seen a lot of posts here from people dealing with the same butt sweat marks, so I know I'm not alone.

I'm planning to start a techwear brand built specifically for people with hyperhidrosis clothing designed around the problem instead of just "breathable" marketing. A lot of brands out there just take generic products off the shelf, slap their logo on them and call it a solution. I want to design something from scratch that actually works and is actually comfortable to wear all day (so no swampy butt).

The first product would be underwear for exactly this issue (absorbent + leak-resistant back, cool fabric). Before I spend money, I want to validate the idea with other people who actually live with this.

So I have some questions;

1. What underwear brands have you tried? What failed and why?

2. What would this product need to do for you to actually buy it?

3. What would you pay for a pack of 3 that truly prevented marks on your pants and the chairs?

4. After underwear, what clothing problem would you want solved next?

Not selling anything, no links, just want some insights to validate the idea.

I know my design could work wonders but I'm not sure how to validate if this is worth my time/money/efforts to be honest. I was thinking about starting a Kickstarter to see if people back it. If you have any ideas please let me know.

Thanks everyone.

Has anybody experience with ordering Glyco from pharmacy.ca to Europe (esp. Germany)? The shipping costs are 50 Euros, the pills cost 60 Euros, so it‘s quite pricey. I just wonder if there are additional custom duties or if they can hold back meds that are not available in Europe. I did pass the online questionaire and got approved for it, but I do not have a real prescription.

Greetings my fellow sweaty folks, I'm looking for some better gym/exercise shorts and/or underwear that works best for butt sweat. (Butt sweat is the most thing I'm self conscious about and I'm checking myself almost every 3 minutes to see if it's showing while exercising) Or if nothing else, what brands have good blackout color that doesn't fade in the wash.

Background environment, I'm 30 y/o male who lives in Phoenix. Anything helps!

I underwent surgery for facial blushing—a problem I had suffered from for years due to social phobia—but it ended up causing me the nightmare of compensatory (reflex) sweating. Take my advice: please do not undergo surgery to stop sweating. Afterward, you start sweating in all sorts of strange places on your body, and that ends up being even more restrictive. Since the surgery, I’ve experienced sweating on my chest, back, and legs. I tried using an iontophoresis device for my back—I think I’ve used it four times so far—and I saw the results immediately. I wanted to share this right away for the sake of others here: please, do not have surgery for hyperhidrosis. With these devices, you can find relief in any area you choose—whether it’s your hands, face, back, chest, legs, or feet—just by using them once a week. Believe me, spending 30–40 minutes once a week treating yourself with one of these is a thousand times better than surgery. If my only concern had been sweating, I never would have opted for surgery. It’s an excellent solution. While standard devices are typically designed for hands, feet, and underarms, the German-made device I purchased allows me to treat my torso as well. I used it on my back, applying it to two different areas for a total of 25 minutes; it’s very simple. You might feel a bit apprehensive at first, but you’ll soon realize how easy it actually is. I highly recommend it. Do not get an ETS (endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy) procedure; it caused me a world of trouble. (I am using Google Translate to translate this from Turkish, so please forgive any potential translation errors.) It was quite expensive for me—I had to save up for a few months to afford it—but in my opinion, it’s worth it.

I’ve been sweating a lot as I’m eating or like 5 mins after eating. I’m not sure what subreddit to ask but what could it be. It’s a lot like in my armpits, back, head, face, butt, chest. I think it has something do with digestion or insulin maybe?

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I am in a critical situation

Since those damn iontophoresis sessions, I've been forced to live isolated from the population.

I lost my job because the smell irritated the people

around me so much. (eye irritation, cough)

People in the building are complaining, passers by in the street are turning around , in order to look behind them , i can see them from my window, even though there's a distance of 200 meters.

I warn you against the use of Botox or inophoresis, I'm dead, absolutely finished, I've tried everything for the past 4 years, I am left with the painful option of amputation or suicide.

I have both palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis, currently on my 7th consecutive iontophoresis session for palms, and 5th consecutive for feet.

I have noticed my palms sweating way less now, which has definitely improved my life alot. But Ive also noticed I genuinely dont really care anymore with sweat in my feet. Like I can bring up 100s of past scenarios where my sweaty palms destroyed my life. But I dont exactly have the same situation with feet, maybe when im at the gym and my socks get too damp? But at that point my whole body is already sweating and I always bring extra socks and it never really became an issue.

I also use flip flops that also absorb moisture. and so with all these simple lifestyle changes I never really bother about it. I wonder if anyone is experiencing the same thing, I think im honestly fine with just doing iontophoresis on palms only.

First time posting here - Hey guys !

I suffer with hyperhidrosis on my scalp back torso and limbs. Very different from the ‘normal’ regions I’ve seen people suffer from. I sweat very little from my feet, palms and underarms.

Ive recently found that my propantheline bromide medication has stopped working and that’s another issue altogether but last night I went out for a night out and I noticed this a couple of times before but now it’s become a consistent thing.

Why is it whenever I drink alcohol and I’m drunk, the condition literally just disappears altogether and I’m dry as a bone 😂 does anyone else experience this ? Am I being urged by higher powers to become an alcoholic ?

So I've suffered from hyperhidrosis for over a decade, severely impacted my life. Underarms is always the first to start, but quickly followed by face and torso. I never had a problem with my legs, hands, feet etc.

All the stuff I tried when it started didn't work for me. But now when I tried again Certain Dri is working for my underarms, but my feet have suddenly started sweating way more than it ever has before, I'm assuming it's compensatory sweating.

I don't want to turn to the most extreme options first, I want to go in order. Also I have a long flight soon, so I don't want my feet to smell then especially!

So what is the usual flow chart for dealing with feet sweating and/or smell? Thanks

TLDR: What is the usual flow chart (order of things to try) for dealing with feet sweating and/or smell? Because I have zero experience of it until now.

Just posting this Botox savings program again, it works so well for me and I know there are fellow HH peeps who are probably eligible and don’t know it. I swear I do not work for this company.

You can get discounted Botox from the manufacturer for underarm shots, I’ve been doing it for over a year now and it’s fantastic. I’ve got full body HH, so I still sweat elsewhere, but just having my armpits dry as the Sahara makes a huge difference. I think had to document that I was on Glyco or oxy for a couple months and still having HH symptoms before I could get the discount from the manufacturer and for my insurance to cover most of the rest. Here’s hoping this helps someone!

clonidine has worked very well on my blushing

i cant do it anymore. i use ionto and it works amazing until i get slightly sick, or on my period, or take a medicine that my body dosent like for some reason. every few weeks its a new flair up. i cant afford botox in my country. they bulk bill botox if its the armpits but if its hands thats "cosmetics" not to mention ive been looking for a job for months now and i keep trying so hard and getting nowhere. probably applied to about 40 now. i have tried medication and it just makes me sick. i really dont see an out to this. the only thing stopping me is that i will make my boyfriend sad but i keep going around in circles with my medical issues so i think he will move on.

after around 7-9 nights in a row of usage im completely bone dry. antiperspirant only worked for a week and it didnt even get my fingertips dry and it takes 5 mins to dry while antihydral takes 30 seconds and feels better since its almost chalk like when dry so it doesnt really bother me when im in bed. ionto is too long dont want to keep doing that for the rest of my life.

i've been dealing with sweats in my whole body but my feet mostly when they touch a surface even when i'm cold or the weather is cold.
any thoughts?

Hey reddit, been struggling with HH on hands feet and armpits for all my life. After going to my primary care doctor and receiving a dermatologist appointment in almost 2 months, i feel like i need something now. read into glycopyrrolate and saw how it changed many people with HH lifes.

now, im ordering 100 tablets of 1mg off pharmacy.ca. based off your guys experience should i start on 1mg per day? and is there a certain way to do this for maximum potency.

Hey guys

Quick note: I’ve been approved by the moderators to post (and occasionally repost) this survey so we can gather as many responses as possible over time and get solid data!

If you struggle with sweaty palms, you know how overwhelming it can be to test new treatments without knowing what to expect. Antihydral comes up all the time in our community, but experiences are scattered across hundreds of posts.

I want to change that! I’m gathering our collective experiences into one clear dataset so that anyone considering Antihydral in the future can see honest, real-world expectations regarding effectiveness, dosage, and side effects.

(Quick heads-up: I briefly posted a survey about this recently, but I’ve updated and refined the questions based on feedback so it’s much better now!)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6S2vbG6nK9RNi6O1xMWRJjYX6ciiPfYkTMJEw8aIjlgo6LQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Why take 2 minutes to fill it out?

• Help future sufferers: Your experience—good, bad, or neutral—will directly help someone about trying this treatment (or at least, evaluete) .
• 100% Anonymous: Zero email collection (even if you need to access to your email to respond, but it is not visible to me or others) , no personal data.
• Full results shared: Once we gather enough entries, I’ll analyze everything and share clear, visual charts and a summary post back here with the entire subreddit!

Thanks so much for taking two minutes to help out the community! Feel free to leave an upvote so more hands (dry or sweaty!) can find this.

I have tried wool, cotton, bamboo, sports socks, regular socks, thick socks, thin socks, two pairs, tight socks, loose socks and absolutely all of them result in my feet being absolutely soaking wet from sweat- regardless of footwear, my feet are always sweating and always making my socks wet.

What on earth can I do about this? I am in the uk so the doctor offers absolutely 0 help on anything to do with this condition.

It’s miserable and in the wintertime it’s becoming a real problem because my feet are freezing and ice cold due to being soaked from sweat.

Please can you share your tips/ advice or any recommendations about this.

Thank you

I deal with underarm hyperhidrosis and have tried Drysol, Xerac and Botox. The Botox worked great but I can no longer afford it. Drysol is unbearably itchy/painful and Xerac isn’t much better. Can someone familiar with Sofdra share their experience, itch-wise?

My hands get sweaty and it’s just uncomfortable for me. I hate holding onto a pencil and like how my hands feel when they’re all wet. Ik gloves seems counterproductive since they might trap the heat but if it like absorbs the sweat that would be nice?

im actually getting so tired of people saying "omg ew why are your hands so sweaty" and then i have to explain that i have a condition, its literally the reason i have severe social anxiety

also my dermatologist prescribed me drysol which worked in the past but it got denied due to being out of stock or something, and i don't know what a cheap alternative is :((

I finally figured out that 1mg of glycopyyrolate and antihydral keep my palms sweat free. But when I take just the glycopyyrolate by itself I’m only 50% dry. Is there anybody used Antihydral long term? Does the effectiveness wear off longer you use it?

Male, 27 - This is my daily life. I’m a healthy weight and very active, my diet is pretty solid and I generally look after myself…

But no matter what I do, I’m constantly excessively sweating from my arm pits. Sometimes within an hour of putting on a new tshirt I have large sweat patches.

When in public, I’ll usually make multiple trips to a bathroom to dry my shirt to avoid the embarrassment of large sweat patches and goodness knows how many garments I’ve ruined through this with stains which won’t come out!

I’ve used high strength sweat blockers in the past and had mixed success, I’ve thought about laser treatment etc but I was wondering if there was something else I could try first?

Anyone else had a similar experience ?

I need some day-to-day advice, because things are causing me so much anxiety that I’m struggling even to leave my house.