Flatcap
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Just wanted to say hi as I stumbled across this forum whilst searching for some information.
I started suffering with HH in my mid 20's (I'm now 39) and I was very fortunate to have an understanding wife and doctor. My main problem was I'm an actor and when I'm not acting I work as a salesman, two jobs that don't lend themselves to HH very well. My main parts that cause me problems are underarm and palms. I took Propanthaline for a long time and used various underarm AC deodorants which had little effect. To cut a very long story short I ended up having a Sympathectomy in 1999 which worked very well and still does today. However, I do get some compensatory sweating on my chest, back and stomach area but this is much more manageable with Propanthaline than the underarm and palm sweating was. But I do still get a dry mouth and on some days it just doesn't seam to work, no idea why??
But this is the reason for my post.....many people who have had a Sympothectomy will suffer from compensatory sweating (CS) on the head, neck and face when eating certain foods. I was particularly bad with cheese, chips, salt and vinegar crisps, bacon, and most spicy foods. Anyway, I have a prolapsed disc in my lower back and often find it difficult to sleep because I struggle to get comfortable. I take strong pain killers but I was still struggling. I went to see my doctor and he put me on a drug called Amitriptyline. Now these are supposed to be used for depression and also for helping pain killers work better for people with severe back problems. However, since taking these I have noticed that I get no CS when eating the foods that would normally cause me major problems. Even to the extent that I had a Chicken Tika Madras last night and my head was as dry as a bone. I told my Doc about this and he says he didn't know anything about it helping with CS in HH.
So there you go chaps, if you get bad CS from certain foods after having a sympothectamy have a word with your doc and if they're happy to put you on them talk to the about Amitriptyline.
By the way, I mentioned that I'm an actor. I'm far from being a household name but I've had some fairly good parts and did my first feature film last year which is released in the next month or so. My ultimate plan is to get into a high profile position and then raise awareness for HH. Many people have no idea of the problems we endure both physically and emotionally and I think if someone was to make the general public more aware it it wouldn't be so bad because peoples perception of our problem would change.
Thanks for reading my ramblings.
Darren.
I started suffering with HH in my mid 20's (I'm now 39) and I was very fortunate to have an understanding wife and doctor. My main problem was I'm an actor and when I'm not acting I work as a salesman, two jobs that don't lend themselves to HH very well. My main parts that cause me problems are underarm and palms. I took Propanthaline for a long time and used various underarm AC deodorants which had little effect. To cut a very long story short I ended up having a Sympathectomy in 1999 which worked very well and still does today. However, I do get some compensatory sweating on my chest, back and stomach area but this is much more manageable with Propanthaline than the underarm and palm sweating was. But I do still get a dry mouth and on some days it just doesn't seam to work, no idea why??
But this is the reason for my post.....many people who have had a Sympothectomy will suffer from compensatory sweating (CS) on the head, neck and face when eating certain foods. I was particularly bad with cheese, chips, salt and vinegar crisps, bacon, and most spicy foods. Anyway, I have a prolapsed disc in my lower back and often find it difficult to sleep because I struggle to get comfortable. I take strong pain killers but I was still struggling. I went to see my doctor and he put me on a drug called Amitriptyline. Now these are supposed to be used for depression and also for helping pain killers work better for people with severe back problems. However, since taking these I have noticed that I get no CS when eating the foods that would normally cause me major problems. Even to the extent that I had a Chicken Tika Madras last night and my head was as dry as a bone. I told my Doc about this and he says he didn't know anything about it helping with CS in HH.
So there you go chaps, if you get bad CS from certain foods after having a sympothectamy have a word with your doc and if they're happy to put you on them talk to the about Amitriptyline.
By the way, I mentioned that I'm an actor. I'm far from being a household name but I've had some fairly good parts and did my first feature film last year which is released in the next month or so. My ultimate plan is to get into a high profile position and then raise awareness for HH. Many people have no idea of the problems we endure both physically and emotionally and I think if someone was to make the general public more aware it it wouldn't be so bad because peoples perception of our problem would change.
Thanks for reading my ramblings.
Darren.
) and I did some work in summer as a teen working at a distribution centre for supermarkets, loading up boxes of juice carts and water most of the day, which was quite intensive and probably not the smartest thing to do at that age. Still, I would be dissapointed in the quality of my spine if that would have worn it out...