For people with axillary hyperhydrosis, or excessive armpit sweating, antiperspirants may reduce odor intensity but do nothing to reduce the amount sweat secreted by apocrine glands. Associated with unusual over-activity of your sympathetic nervous system, armpit hyperdyrosis can occur when you are calm or anxious, physically inactive or active and even when you are sleeping.
Although hyperhydrosis does not present medical concerns, it is embarrassing and often socially debilitating. In addition, excessive armpit sweat stains clothes permanently and does not respond to any type of antiperspirant. You can buy armpit pads to soak up perspiration but they are uncomfortable, expensive and carry the risk of falling off at the worst of times.
A few years ago, researchers discovered that Botox provides some relief from hyperhydrosis. However Botox for hyperhydrosis requires a series of injections that may reduce sweating for only about four to five months. After that you will need to start injections all over again.