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Does anyone know how to control the extreme sweating caused by lyme? I realize it is good to sweat out the toxins but I have a wedding to go to and there are other times when I am in public and I need to contol it. I sweat so much the water just pours off of me. If I dry my hair with a hair dryer I end up wet then before. sick
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Do you use nontoxic products? I found out for me that some of the sweating I've experienced was r/t toxic ingredients in beauty products - like stuff I would use on my hair or face cream and makeup etc. The worst offender for me is anything containing sodium laureth sulfate - and it's in everything! Since Lyme I am allergic/have sensitivities to many many things, which I understand is quite common.
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These symptoms are more often babesia related. BTW, testing for babesia is not reliable.
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Babesia and/or bartonella can cause sweats. Also excess of toxins.
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The sweating sounds like the hallmark for babesia. I didn't get the really bad hot/sweats until I started treating the babs and really getting into a good herx. I have been in babs treatment for about 9 months, and have been in a constant sweat for the last 6 weeks.
Good luck!
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Hi, many years before ever having lyme issues I was diagnosed with hyperhidrosis (excess sweating) It's awful and embarrassing I've tried various topical treatments and my favorite is Odaban. You didn't say where you were sweating, but I use the stuff on underarms in addition to regular deoderant. I know you can use it on hands and feet as well, but I'm not sure about face or other areas.
I order off the web site - www.odaban.com. I think one bottle usually costs me about $14 and lasts well over a year. It's not instantaneous though, usually takes about a week to work fully.
hth, Pam
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You may have Babs.
Red root tincture and boneset tea seems to help my sweats. These are listed in the Healing Lyme book under treatment for Babs. I take the entire core protocol for Lyme and art for Babs.
I used to have drenching sweats and they have calmed down quite a bit.
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I've tried various topical treatments and my favorite is Odaban. You didn't say where you were sweating, but I use the stuff on underarms in addition to regular deoderant. I know you can use it on hands and feet as well, but I'm not sure about face or other areas.
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