i dont know if this helps but ive found that getting my core temperature as even as possible helps me alot... if im hot i take a cold shower and vise versa... and obviosly just keeping yourself in your ideal temperature will always help... hope that helps at all rachie

Auri777
Thanks for your reply! I search and search and search on the internet fo answers in regards to hyperhidrosis in general, especially hyperhidrosis in pregnancy. Of course Dr's say do this and do that but sometimes these things just don't help. I sit at a computer all day for work- I work in a clinic and sometimes the temperatures get high because everyone else is complaining how cold they are, when I am on fire! Have you ever taken any medications for your HH? I have been taking Glycopyrrolate (Robinul) for over a year now and it worked great for my HH to reduce the sweating in my face, back, and legs. My feet were still sweaty but I could tolerate that. Of course Glyco is considered a Category C for pregnancy which means they have no evidence that it is safe for pregnancy so I am VERY nervous to keep taking it. I stopped taking it the day I found out I was pregnant and I am already suffering from my HH. I use a small fan daily and keep it on me and try to stay cool with ice water and going to my car to sit in the AC on lunch break. I take cold showers too but I mostly struggle at work, and if I am out running errands. I really don't want to take my Glyco and take the risk of it harming the baby. Have you heard of any other ways to cope with HH in pregnancy? I am only 6 weeks and already suffering from HH and it is dead winter here in WISCONSIN! Any suggestions would be welcome please!!

Winter in Wisconsin does sound a bit rough... I've never taken any medications at all actually I had the surgery for my hands and I'm a guy so I don't mind as much sweating other places... The cold can be very hard... I know that HH is a very weird stress related thing, that's the only other thing that has seemed to help me is accepting that I sweat and just owning the crap out of it.. Ya I sweat what's up.. Haha, it seriously seems to help a ton just to not worry excessively about it.. It's amazing our minds ability to adapt and do what we tell it... Tell your brain not to worry so much, sweating is not that strange of a thing everyone does it.. We just do a bit more than most, in the big picture there's a world full of people with flaws and disabilities and we aren't that different than the average person... Hope any of that helps..

Hi Rachie, I'm sorry you are suffering so much. I also have suffered from HH my entire life, had the surgery 15years ago, comp sweating since then and relied on Anticholinergic since then. I started dialing it back when I planned to get pregnant and I too started to try and keep my temp at comfortable levels and if that meant wearing 5 layers then I am OK with it. I tend to sweat when I'm cold, but since the surgery also when I'm hot. It's a total bitch. I was pregnant last fall and somehow the sweating totally went to the background because I was more consumed with the pregnancy and the fatigue helped too! Not enough energy to give a fuck, lol! I would say try to hang in there and try not to take anything. It's hard but it gets easier once you learn to care less about it. Try to think of your baby instead, it helped for me.
Good luck and maybe consider seeing a therapist to help with the relaxing. That helped me a great deal as well.
Much strength to you!
Anne

Thanks MightyMinnie (Ann)!
Your post is defnitely helpful because you have been through it- pregnancy and all. I am doing ok so far because I live in WI so it is winter right now. Nice and cold when I get outside. I am only 7 weeks pregnant right now, so, not much discomfort in the belly yet.
I usually have a fan on me at work most of the time and try to stay cool that way. Summers are the worst of course and I will be my biggest then. I am trying not to worry about something that is months away and hasn't happend yet but it is on my mind. I have been super tired and like you said, don't give a fuck because I just want to go home and lay down :) I have being researching natural ways to help reduce sweating and I found that apple cidar vinegar, mixed with regular natural vinegar a day can help. I haven't quite tried it yet but it gives me hope that there may be other things out there to help. Just nervous about my whole pregnancy but trying to take it one day at a time and worry about it when it happens. Just hope that my baby doesn't have HH when they grow older like me. I have had it my whole life, I even remember in Kindergarten drawing or coloring, and my hands were so sweaty, the whole paper would be drenched. I was only 5! Thanks for your replies!

Hey Guys,
Just a quick question, I have just found that my wife has HH on hands and feets, we are planning a family soon, can someone please advise if HH is a genetical diseases i.e., will it affect the new born baby ?
Look forward to hear back from you.

I just had a baby almost a month ago and took Robinul throughout my whole pregnancy. I had a healthy baby. My doctor said it was okay to take since it was in the C category. I stopped taking the medicine the day I had my baby. My hands and feet have been sweating like crazy plus it is August and hot. I was hoping my hormones would make a change for the better. My grandma had hyperhidrosis and got rid of it in her 20's. She had kids in her 20's. I just had my first child at 33 years old. I first noticed this problem in 2nd grade. My papers would have yellow spots from sweating. I would love to get rid of this problem.

Kasey1323 what was your daily dosage of Robinul?

I am just now reading this post. Rachie - did you continue to take Robinol during your pregnancy or stop? I am just curious. I currently take a total of 6 mg daily most days and it absolutely helps with the HH, but am planning to get pregnant and am worried about taking it during pregnancy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.