Why do my armpits keep sweating?

Nowadays, most people encounter the problem of underarm sweating in the summer. In fact, underarm sweating is quite common, and there are many reasons for it. For example, it is because of excessive mental tension, emotional excitement or personal emotional instability. The body's hormones may change with the mood, and the patient's armpits may continue to sweat. Some medication and physiological factors may also be seen.

1. Be nervous and avoid being nervous and emotionally excited. For mental and emotional problems, you can take oral medications such as oryzanol, bromide, and diazepam.

2. Anticholine drugs such as atropine, belladonna, propantheline, etc. taken orally have temporary effects. When the dose reaches the level that reduces sweat secretion, the patient will experience obvious side effects such as dry mouth, skin flushing, and palpitations.

3. For topical astringent drugs, you can apply 10% glutaraldehyde solution or 2%-4% formaldehyde solution. People with excessive sweating in the armpits can apply 20% aluminum chloride ethanol solution externally. The armpits should be wiped dry before use. Apply it externally every night before going to bed for 7 consecutive days. Patients with palmoplantar hyperhidrosis can also soak in 5% alum solution or compound copper sulfate solution; those with plantar hyperhidrosis should change socks frequently and wear shoes that are breathable and absorbent.

4. Iontophoresis therapy: Iontophoresis therapy using tap water and direct current is suitable for hyperhidrosis.

In addition to the above methods, current treatments for hyperhidrosis mostly target the sympathetic nervous system, such as surgery to ligate the sympathetic nerves and eliminate the sympathetic nerves' regulatory function on sweat glands, in order to achieve the effect of reducing sweating.