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I have the same: post-menopausal woman with excessive sweating only from the head. Went to my dermatologist who diagnosed it as hyperhidrosis and treated with meds. Hope this help as I know how awful this is.
August 16, 2018 - 6:56amThis Comment
I've got the same issues; my PC doctor doesn't know about this condition. I need to educate h6
June 5, 2019 - 11:50pmThis Comment
Me too. Same thing: In situations where I used to just sweat a little, I now sweat a lot. It drips down my head, like I just got out of the shower. And I used to be able to take the heat. It seems like an overreaction. And it is not my fluctuating hormones-I wear an estrogen patch and also take bio identical progesterone cream. I am not anxious. My ratios of estrogen to progesterone are in normal range.
August 22, 2017 - 7:08pmThis Comment
I never sweat my entire life. I am 63 and for the past year I have sweat like never before! My head seams to be dreanched all the time! Yea it is summer but this is ridiculous. Every morning when I go to the gym, I get the sweat started and it is very difficult for me to cool down.
August 9, 2017 - 1:36pmThis Comment
I will be 61 in a few months. The last year, I too sweat profusely. Only from my neck up. It is so bad that I look like I've just gotten out of the shower, still dripping. Does anyone have any remedies?
August 12, 2017 - 5:59pmThis Comment
I suffer from the exact same thing. It isn't a hot flash. That's why it is hard to get an answer. People that don't experience it say it is hormone levels, or a hot flash. No, it happens when I may normally sweat just a bit, but instead sweat is dripping from my face and neck, my hair is wet and sometimes my bra gets so wet I could wring it out. I will ask my Dr about the Drysol someone mentioned. This can be super embarrassing. I am 57
August 1, 2017 - 1:38pmThis Comment
I am only 51 have not had a period in two years. I will walk to the back of Walmart to get something and once I get back to the cash register the sweating of my upper torso begins and the sweat rag comes out. I sweat every where above the belt line. I can never get out of the store fast enough. It seems like people are staring at me which causes more sweating it is horrible
March 22, 2018 - 9:07amThis Comment
Absolutely the same symptoms plague me. Drenched with sweat from top of my head and face. The only thing that helps is keeping my hair off my neck. I turn 64 next month. My mother had the same problem too.
June 25, 2015 - 5:46amThis Comment
My doctor prescribed Drysol and the embarrassing excessive face sweating is gone. I suffered for 10 years.
March 19, 2017 - 12:29amThis Comment
Me too. It's embarrassing but mainly very uncomfortable. Stress seems to trigger it as well. You can't put on makeup when perspiring so bad. That causes the stress which triggers the sweating cause it happens nearby every time. So frustrating. My PC doctor hasn't heard of this condition cause he's stumped.
June 6, 2019 - 12:03amThis Comment