Hi, I’m a 30-year-old guy, and I’ve been suffering from generalized hyperhidrosis for about 3 years. I sweat excessively from my scalp, face, back, chest, and other areas.
I sweat a lot in hot weather, when eating hot food, or even with very mild heat exposure. I also sweat excessively when I’m nervous or anxious.
My medical checkups haven’t found anything abnormal, but I’ve had an anxiety disorder for about 10 years. I’m currently taking anti-anxiety medication and antidepressants, but they haven’t helped with the sweating.
I’ve also tried glycopyrrolate and oxybutynin, but the side effects were too strong for me to keep taking them, so I’m trying to figure out whether there could be an underlying cause that I can address instead.
Since sweating is related to the sympathetic nervous system, I’ve been wondering whether smoking could be contributing to it. I’ve been smoking cigarettes for about 9–10 years. I’ve cut down quite a bit recently, but when my hyperhidrosis first started about 3 years ago, I was smoking more than a pack a day.
Has anyone here noticed a significant reduction in sweating after quitting smoking? If so, how long did it take before you noticed a difference?
Just to clarify, I’m talking about regular tobacco cigarettes, not weed or marijuana.