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How to reduce hyperhydrosis or overcome that
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Question #22798
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How to reduce hyperhydrosis or overcome that - #22798

Rishabh
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I experience excessive sweating, which I believe may be a condition like hyperhidrosis. Even with minimal physical activity or short exposure to warm environments—sometimes just 30 seconds outside—I start sweating heavily, particularly from my face and body. This sweating occurs even when others around me seem unaffected by the temperature. It’s not always related to heat, exercise, or stress, and can happen unexpectedly throughout the day. The sweating affects my daily life and confidence. Simple tasks like walking, standing outside briefly, or engaging in conversations can quickly lead to noticeable sweat, making me feel self-conscious. I often need to change clothes, carry a towel, or avoid certain social situations because of it. The discomfort is both physical and emotional, and it can interfere with my focus, comfort, and appearance.

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Hello Rishabh

" NO NEED TO WORRY "

“I WILL HELP YOU TO MANAGE HYPERHIDROSIS EFFECTIVELY”

I can understand ur concern difficulties facing Hyperhidrosis and it’s Impact on your Quality of Life Work Social insecurity "

UR ISSUES

Hyperhidrosis Abnormally excessive sweating involving the extremities, underarms and face, usually related to Mental Stress body temperature exercise climatic changes

PROBABLE CAUSE

• Overactive synthetic Nervous Systems signals Faulty nerve Stimulating Sweat gland • Hyperactive Brain • Nervous Emotional Personality • Stress Anxiety Overthinking • Raised Temperature Body Heat Hot Items Food Climate Activities Exercise Sun Heat Exposure • High Stimulants like Spicy Salty Sour Masala Fried Fast Foods Non Veg Tea Coffee Carbonated Beverages Alcohol Tobacco Smoke Artificial Sweets Packed Canned Processed Foods • Hormonal issues High Cortisol • Overactive Thyroid Diabetes Heart issues Obesity • Genetics Heridity Issues

AYURVEDIC APPROACH

It related to High Agni & High Pitta Vata Dosha Imablance Affecting Blood Fat & Sweat Swadavaha Srotas ( Sweating System) to produce profuse sweating

" NOTE - Taking Medicine only is not enough to Cure Hyperhidrosis "

IN MY CLINICAL PRACTICE I HAVE SEEN BEST PROMISING RESULTS BY COMBINING FOLLOWING TREATMENTS

" identifying & Managing Cause + Ayurvedic medicine+ proper Diet+Yoga+ Lifestyle Modifications+ Stress Management+ Counselling+ Following Hyperhidrosis Instructions "

IN MY CLINICAL PRACTICE I FOUND BEST ASSURED 100 % RESULTS ORIENTED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES

U MUST TRY

" Continue Treatment 3 + Months Given Best Results "

* " AVOID HURRY WORRY CURRY " * Tab.Soothshekhar Ras (Baidyanth Pharma) 1 -0-1 Before Food * Cap.Gughulu Tiktak ( G.T.) Kerala Ayurveda Pharma) 1 -0- 1 After Food * Tab.Chandanadi Vati( Baidyanth Pharma) 2 -0-2 After Food * Syrup.Ushirasav + Sarivasav ( Baidyanth Pharma) (10 ml+ 10 ml )-0- 10 ml+ 10 ml ) with ½ Glass of Normal Water * Tab.Manamsitra Vatakam ( Sitaram Pharma) 1 -0-1 After Food * Dermacharge Powder ( Aimil Pharma) Use as Dusting Powder) Application over sweating Areas * Chandanadi Tailam ( Kottakal Pharma) Whole Body Self massage daily 30 mins before bath and then Luke Warm Bath

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW IN HYPERHIDROSIS

* Avoid Hurried Work,Always Worried nature, Avoid Spicy Curry items * Maintain Proper Personal Hygiene * Trt Keep areas Dry always * Use Comfortable Cotton Silk Anti sweat Fabric getting now a days * Change Sox and Cloths Often * Identify & Avoid Triggers like heat, anxiety, stress, spicy foods, caffeine, and alcohol. * Stay Hydrated Drink Plenty of Water for Good Hydration * Try relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing yoga Dhyan Meditation. * Make habits of Being Calm Cool By Body Mind * Avoid Unnecessary Racing Thoughts Overthinking fear stress

IN EXTREME SITUATION PAIR AYURVEDA WITH OTHER MODERN THERAPIES UNDER GUIDENCE OF QUALIFIED DERMATOLOGIST FOR COMPLETE RECOVERY

* ANTIPERSPIRANTS - like Aluminium Chloride to Block to control Sweet Glands * IONTOPHORESIS DEVICES - that emits a mild electric current to block sweat glands in the affected areas. * BOTOX INJECTIONS :These can be used to temporarily block sweat glands

• DO’S - Plenty of Water Fluids Juices intake Approximately 3 Liters Per Day All Alkaline Highly Nutritious Healthy Leafy Vegetables Fruits salads sprouts Fibers Soaked Dry Fruits Milk products Maintain Personal Hygiene Rest Good Sleep Mild Activities Mild mobility Yoga Surya Namaskar Dhyan Meditation Flaxseed Pumpkin seeds Almonds Aloe Vera Beet Carrot Juice Apple Pomegranate Watermelon Juices to take

• DON’TS - Too Acidic Spicy Salty Sour Masala Fast Juck Foods Bakery Non Veg Heavy Sun Heat Exposure Late Night Sleeps Carbonated Beverages Excessive Tea Coffee Packed Canned Processed Sweets Stress Chemicals Related Skin Products and procedures.

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Dr Arun Desai

God Bless You 😊🙏

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Excessive sweating, especially when it happens without any significant triggers like it exercise or emotional stress and is far more than what other experience in similar condition strongly suggest as you mentioned that is hyperhidrosis According to Ayurveda point of view, it is due to imbalance in PITTA DOSHA especially when combined with excessive blood and sometimes VATA aggravation causes dysregulation of the nervous system It is indicating that your ex excessive sweating is due to long-term PITTA imbalance, sometimes stress, or anxiety triggers excessive sweating Sometimes overactive, sympathetic nervous activity Along with internal medicine, you had to make changes in diet and some lifestyle modification Avoid spicy, salty, sore fermented, and oily foods Include cooling, bitter, and astringent tasted, use foods like cucumber, coconut water, coriander Amla pomegranate Eat fresh home cooked food Include ghee in diet moongdal rice Avoid tea, coffee, alcohol, and pickles Praval pisthi+ Mukta pisthi- can be taken Usheerasava + chandanasava- mix together with water and can be taken Neemghan vati- Kaishore guggulu-one Tablet twice daily after food Avoid sun exposure and heat Use natural cotton clothing Sleep before 10 PM Stay away from screen light after 9 PM Can apply sandalwood paste mix with Rosewater to whole body Take cold showers or name, infused bath Amla juice 10 mL diluted with water on empty stomach Practice Pranayam Yoga meditation If symptoms are severe or affecting your quality of life continuously, then better to offer Panchkarma therapy

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Hie RISHABH HYPERHYDROSIS ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA IS PITTA DOSH DUSTI OR PITTADIKIYA …ITS NOT ACCOSIATED WITH HARABY WORK OR WEIGHT GAIN ASSOCIATED WITH PRAKRITI… SO IN INTERNAL HEAT ARE GAIN SWEATING ARE HAPPING SO TAKE

DIVYA NEUROGHRIT GOLD CAP=1-1 CAP BEFORE MEAL TWICE DAILY

CHANDANASAVA USHIRASAVA=3-3 TSP WITH WATER AFYER MEAL TWICE DAILY

TAKE A HOME MADE DRINK FOR INTERNAL HYDRATION JUS AS FOLLOWS==

TAKE SABZA BEEZ=100GM TAKE CHIA SEEDS=100GM GOND KA TEERA=100GM…TAKE 1/2 TSP SABZA BEEZ AND 1/2 TSP CHIA SEEDS SOAK NIGHT WITH GOOND KA TEERA 2-3 …MIXED WITH 200 ML OF WATER ADD LEMON WATER and pinch of pudina powder…consume every morning …

You can cured eaisly

Avoid hot and spicy food

Bharmri /anulom vilom PRANAYAMA daily

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Please consult cardiologist.

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Take amla juice 10ml+ Aloe vera juice 10ml twice daily after food with water Avipattikar tablet 1-0-1 after food with water Do sheetali pranayam daily 3-5 mins. Can have chia seeds 1tsp twice daily/ or gond katira soak overnight and take it during the day dissolved in water

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HELLO RISHABH,

HYPERHYDROSIS AS DESCRIBED BY YOU ALIGNS WITH PITTAJA VYADHI OR SEDADHIKYA IN AYURVEDA IT RESULTS FROM VITIATED PITTA AND MEDA ALONG WITH AGNI IMBALANCE AND IN SOME CASE AN OVERACTIVE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM . IT IS NOT MERELY A COSMETIC CONCERN BUT A SYSTEMATIC IMBALANCE.

CAUSES- EXCESSIVE INTAKE OF HOT, SOUR AND SALTY FOODS HIGH METABOLIC OR EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY OVERUSE OF STIMULANTS LIKE TEA, COFFEE, ALCOHOL,SPICES WAEK DIGESTIVE FIRE, MEDA(FAT TISSUE) DUSTI, EXCESSIVE STRESS OR ANXIETY

TREATMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO NORMALISE PITTA VATA DOSHA, CLEANSE AND STRENGTHEN RAKTAVAHA AND SWEDAWAHA SROTAS, IMPROVES THERMOREGULATION AND STRESS RESPONSE REDUCE SOCIAL ANXIETY TRIGGERED BY SWEAT RESPONSE.

INTERNAL MEDICATIONS TO TAKE:- 100% EFFECTIVE MEDICATIONS YOU SHOULD DEFINATELY TRY 1)MUKTA PISTI- 125MG WITH HONEY OR ROSE WATER- FOR 21 DAYS- COOING,ANXIETY REDUCING)

2)SURASHEKHAR RASA- 1 TAB TWICE DAILY AFTER MEALS- FOR 1 MONTH

3) CHANDANSAVA- 15 ML+ EQUAL QUANTITY OF WATER AFTER MEALS- FOR 1 MONTH

4) SARIVADYASAVA- 15ML+EQUAL WATER TWICE DAILY - FOR 1 MONTH

EXTERNALLY APPLY MIX MULTANI MITTI+MANJISTHA POWDER+ ROSE WATER- APPLY TO FACE AND NECK WASH AFTER DRYING

TAKRADHARA(IF FEASIBLE GO TO PANCHAKARMA CLINIC)

FOODS TO EAT- THIN BUTTERMILK WITH JEERA COCONUT WATER, FRESH AAM PANNA GULKAND, KHUS SHERBET MOONG DAL,OLD RICE,DUDHI,CORIANDER,AMLA

FOODS TO AVOID SPICY,SOOUR,FERMENTED,DEEP FRIED ITEMS RED MEAT EXCESS TEA COFFEE PICKLES,MUSTARD,GARLIC IN EXCESS

LIFESTYLE TIPS- WEAR LOOSE COTTON CLOTHING GENTLE YOGA WALK IN MORNING

AVOID GOING OUT AFTER A BATH WITH WET HEAD DO SHEETALI,SHEETAKARI PARANAYAM DAILY AVOID OVEREXPOSURE TO GADGETS AND HEAT APPLY SANDALWOOD WITH ROSE WATER ALL OVER BODY- ONCE A WEEK

PSYCHOLOGICAL - IF STRESS LIMKED TAKE BHRAMI VATI- 1 TAB AT NIGHT ASHWAGANDHARISTA- 15 ML AT NIGHT WITH WATER AMLA JUICE-30 ML DAILY IN MORNING

PANCHAKARMA ADVISED- VIRECHANA TO REMOVE EXCESS PITTA TAKRA DHARA AND SSHIRO ABHYANGA RAKTAMOKSHANA IF ASSOCIATED WITH SKIN FLARE UPS,ITCHING OR ACNE

TAKE COLD WATER BATH-TWICE DAILY

THANK YOU DO FOLLOW THIS YOU WILL GET RID OF HYPERHYDROSIS IN JUST ONE MONTH OF THIS TREATMENT HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFULL

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Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, can be quite unsettling and it sounds like you’re dealing with some truly uncomfortable symptoms. In Ayurveda, we look at this through the lens of dosha imbalances. The primary doshas involved in sweating are Pitta and Vata. Hyperactivity or imbalance in Pitta might cause the heat-related symptoms, while an imbalance in Vata could lead to unexpected episodes.

Let’s dive into some actionable steps. First, cooling off that fiery Pitta dosha is key. You might consider starting your day with a glass of cool water infused with mint or a few rose petals; these can help pacify the Pitta. Including foods and spices in your diet that are naturally cooling can also be super helpful. Think cucumbers, melons, and coconut water.

Additionally, you’ll want to avoid certain Pitta-aggravating foods like spicy or oily dishes—all those curries with extra heat might taste great, but they don’t help with the sweating issue. Limit caffeine and alcohol as these can spike the heat in your body, leading to increased sweating.

On the lifestyle front, wearing loose, natural fiber clothing like cotton that let’s your skin breathe might ease some discomfort. Regular meditation and calming yoga poses, like forward bends or legs-up-the-wall, helps keep Vata at bay and reduce the stress component of sweating. A self-massage using a cooling oil, like coconut oil, can be calming—try doing this before a shower.

If your body’s ‘digestive fire’ or agni is imbalanced, it can also lead to sweating issues. Ensure consistency in meal times, opt for clean, easily digestible foods and don’t go overboard with late-night snacks.

For persistent or severe cases, seeking advice from a Primary Care doctor or a dermatologist is very important. Ayurveda works well, but in cases of severe hyperhidrosis, a medical practitioner can add value with treatments or recommendations that complements Ayurveda.

Your path toward ease can involve layering these methods—diet, lifestyle, mind-body balance. Making adjustments step by step should guide you towards finding more comfort and less frustration.

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