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cliche · 04-26-2005, 11:50 PM

I was told by one of my coaches that being fit helps as far as losing the excess pounds, but when you get fitter your body starts turning on its "cooling mechanisms" a bit earlier - hence sweatier, sooner.
For localised sweating there are various things you can apply (eg something containing aluminium chloride, or a more basic antiperspirant). For more generalised sweat which is becoming a real problem (I used this when I was starting to drip on patients in the summer) there is a drug you can take which will dry you up a bit. Sadly it dries your mouth too, and can have other effects so it's not something to use unless there's a real problem.
But weight loss and avoiding warm clothes should help.

04-26-2005, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	I was told by one of my coaches that being fit helps as far as losing the excess pounds, but when you get fitter your body starts turning on its "cooling mechanisms" a bit earlier - hence sweatier, sooner. For localised sweating there are various things you can apply (eg something containing aluminium chloride, or a more basic antiperspirant). For more generalised sweat which is becoming a real problem (I used this when I was starting to drip on patients in the summer) there is a drug you can take which will dry you up a bit. Sadly it dries your mouth too, and can have other effects so it's not something to use unless there's a real problem. But weight loss and avoiding warm clothes should help. __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)