Frequent sweating in the armpits may be related to physiological factors, hyperhidrosis, hyperthyroidism, etc. Drugs, surgery and other treatments can be considered.
1. Physiological factors: the human body itself has more sweat glands, some people have more developed sweat glands in the armpits, it is easier to sweat after the external temperature rises or exercise, this is a normal phenomenon.
2. Hyperhidrosis: may be due to anxiety, nervousness, fear, etc., emotional fluctuations caused by sympathetic nervous system dysfunction, excessive sweating in the armpits. You can consider taking oral medication such as phenobarbital and ghrelin to relieve emotional hyperhidrosis, and you can also use 20% aluminum chloride ethanol solution externally.
3. Hyperthyroidism: due to abnormal secretion of thyroid hormones, resulting in accelerated metabolism, causing increased heat and excessive sweating. Disease-related treatment is needed to relieve excessive sweating, such as propylthiouracil, methimazole and other drugs, as well as radioactive iodine, surgical thyroidectomy.
The above drugs need to be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, frequent sweating in the armpits can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause, standardized treatment.