eurekamoment
Member
Hi, only realised after research that i have suffered with HH most of my life. I had a very disturbing childhood and assumed my extreme sweating was due to anxiety. I spent years in counselling/therapy, tried almost every alternative therapy you can think of all to no avail. About 15 years ago i saw an article in newspaper about HH, I cannot describe the relief I felt that I wasnt the only one suffering in this way. I was always nervous in social situations, but could never understand why i sweated "buckets" when I was at home just sitting in a chair! I went to see my GP who had gone through all of my anxieties depression etc. asked him if I would be suitable for ETS surgery, but because my HH is generally all over my body he didnt think it would be a suitable option for me. I felt totally defeated and just carried on living with this horrible condition. When I turned 50, I started on the menopause, believe it or not this actually helped me because i used it as an excuse for my terrible sweats. Im 56 years old now, and I know I have more or less finished the menopausal phase, because the hot flushes I was having are toallt different to my HH. I stumbled on this site a few months ago, and am very interested i giving pro banthine a try. My main problem is cranio/facial and upper body HH. Its taken a lot of courage to post on here, as I have had a lifetime of shame about this condition, not worked in years, though I am in a relationship and consider myself lucky in that respect. I am presently trying to pluck up the courage to visit my GP, but I am even thinking further ahead than that...If he wont prescribe it then I am going to order it online! All I want is to have a normal life, I would also love to be able to exercise and improve my overall fitness, not asking for mcuh really. Sorry for this long winded post, thanks for reading, will update you if I ever do get to the doctors!!!