advice on meds please

Hi all,
this is my first post on here and like many of you i am suffering a lot from sweating. I get the problem all over and i think it has got worse over the last couple of years. i cannot even walk 10 mins without sweating and now i think it is in my head as well, like i expect it to happen. I have recently started using driclor which i think has helped a little bit, but since i have all over sweating can anyone recomend a medicine that can be bought.
I went to my doctor about this problem and she basically turned round and said nothing can be done, i was really angry about that. I even suggested a med to her but she wouldnt perscribe it. It was like i was doing her job completely and utterly useless, i still cant get over it.
i do manage to live with this, since i cycle to work and then get changed but i am constantly trying to avoid situations where i have to walk anywhere, unless i get the chance to change when i get there.
this is really something i would love to sort out, any advice is much appreciated,
thanks
dan

Hello Dan, welcome to the fourm
(I can't help with the meds advice, but I am sure someone who can will soon)

Hey Dan! Glad to have you on the forums. Like you, we all suffer excessive sweating and whether it be on the armpits, face, or back, it sucks nevertheless. It also must be frustrating to find out that your doctor refuses to cooperate with you. I'm pretty sure that the medication you tried to recommend to your doctor was glycopyrrolate. But, if you haven't heard of it yet, it's a medication that blocks the secretion of bodily fluids such as saliva and sweat. Don't lose hope yet if your doctor rejected your proposal for a prescription because there is an alternative. You can purchase the medication online without a prescription. There is a trusted website that I've seen some people use on the forums ***********************************. If you visit the online store, there should be a tab for excessive sweating. Once there, you should be able to see a category for oral antiperspirant. The product name is Avert, which is the generic version of glycopyrrolate. It is a tad expensive, but if you can control when you take the medication, it shouldn't be much of a problem. I also use glycopyrrolate for my facial/scalp sweating, and from my experiences, I would have to say it is effective against hyperhidrosis. Keep in mind that this is a temporary cure, as the medication does wear off after a couple of hours. The dosage really depends on the severity of your sweating, but I would recommend the 2mg dosage. It's important that you take one in the morning or before your daily schedule. The medication must be ingested on an empty stomach for it to be effective, so plan on skipping breakfast frequently. If 2mg doesn't seem to be cutting it, up the dosage with another 2mg, though I wouldn't recommend going any higher than that because I've also heard stories of the medication wearing off over time. Try and not take it every day if you can, so you can extend the effectiveness of the medication. If you have a day where you're just sitting around the house with nothing to do, you should let your body relax without the medication. Also, this medication comes with many side effects, and affects people differently. Some of the common symptoms are drowsiness and blurred vision, dry mouth, difficulty eating, and urination problems. Don't worry, I also deal with the same side effects that I have listed and the worst would have to be the dry mouth and the difficulty eating. All I can say is, start chewing a lot of gum, and make sure you always have a glass of water handy while you're eating. If you can get over the side effects, the medication will do wonders for your hyperhidrosis. If you find that the medication is not working for you, don't try and keep amping up the dosage, which is what I did wrong at first. Let the medicine try to adjust to the body. Go a week or 2 taking 2 mg, and if you find that the medication has not had any effect, then and only then can you raise it another mg or 2. I hope you and your hyperhidrosis can come into agreeable terms. I try not to think about it as a huge problem, but an obstacle I can overcome later on. I hope I helped somewhat, and I really do hope your hyperhidrosis gets better. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

thanks for the reply, just to confirm is this med like a tablet? maybe a bit of stupid quesiton. how is it possible to get without a perscription isnt that a bit dodgey?
cheers
dan

The medication is a white oblong shaped tablet. It's not too big, so it's easy to swallow. As stated above, you can get the medication without a prescription. For the reason though, I'm not entirely sure, but it is a trusted website on this forum, I can guarantee you that.

Due to the conditions of our advertisers, I removed the website link. Maybe inform people in private?