In a first, the FDA approved a drug that is designed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, the Associated Press reports. Most people are unaware this common disorder exists, and for those that do have it, excessive sweating is clinically known as hyperhidrosis. The condition can be localized to a particular area on a person’s anatomy or it can be diffuse, meaning that it involves most of the skin.
Many of us sweat when we are hot, stressed or when we exert ourselves. The excessive sweating that is experienced by people that have hyperhidrosis far exceeds normal sweating episodes.
Axillary hyperhidrosis is another form of the condition, and it involves excess sweating localized to the underarms. Still another is Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis, which is localized to the palms and soles of the feet. These two types of hyperhidrosis cause at least one episode weekly, and they happen during waking hours. The episodes of sweating in these cases often occur on both sides of the body.
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