Excessive sweating otherwise known as Hyperhidrosis is a condition where parts of your body sweat beyond what is necessary. Excessive Sweating is usually inherited and most often affects those on an emotional, social and functional level. Depending on the severity of your sweating problem there are numerous ways to combat it.

The sympathetic nervous system is the cause for excessive sweating. It is a part of our autonomous nervous system which we have no control over. Blood Pressure, ansiety levels and heart rate among other functions are affected.

Most excessive sweating cases are found in those that are otherwise healthy although metabolic, neurological and other systemic diseases can trigger the sweating. Many who suffer from Hyperhidrosis experience the sweating regardless of the weather or their emotions. Many who suffer from Hyperhidrosis experience the sweating regardless of the weather or their emotions.

A more focal sweating condition affects hands, armpits or the feet and face. Most experience excessive sweating on a more general level where sweating occurs over the whole body.

Hand Sweating medically known as Palmar Hyperhidrosis is the most widespread form of excessive sweating by far. It appears to be genetically related with about half of all patients having a family history of the condition. Those who suffer from Palmar Hyperhidrosis usually start doing so at a very young age most notably in grade school. Sweaty hands affects people more than any other area making it dificult to use a pen, shake hands or even grip a steering wheel.

There are many methods being used to treat cases of profuse sweating including oral medications, lotions and injections of botox just to name a few. Alternative therapies are also very popular as they are inexpensive, non invasive, uncomplicated and do not carry the potential side effects that surgery and medication do.

Sweating stains clothes, is embarrassing and makes social and business meetings uncomfortable and can sometimes affect someones love life. In more severe instances it can also have practical consequences such as the inability to grip a car steering wheel, use a pen or shake someone's hand.

Important Facts:

- Hyperhidrosis affects without regard to race or gender

- Between 1% and 2% of the population is affected with Hyperhidrosis

- Sweaty hands impact patients socially, functionally and emotionally more than any other area

- There is much evidence to support that hyperhidrosis is genetic

- Junior High is most often when hyperhidrosis appears