How to Stop Underarm Sweat Fast

Excessive underarm sweat can be an uncomfortable and embarrassing condition for anyone who experiences it. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to stop underarm sweating in the short term and treat it in the long term. Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for underarm sweating that has no cause such as exercise or stress; both hyperhidrosis and normal sweating can be dealt with in similar ways.

Things You'll Need

• Prescription underarm medication
• Prescription-strength antiperspirant

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Instructions

• 1

  Wash your underarms and gently dry them with a towel or washcloth and use antiperspirant if it is available; applying an antiperspirant will help stop you from sweating.

  Do cooling-down exercises after working out in order to stop sweating.

• 2

  Purchase prescription-strength antiperspirant and use it throughout the day as needed; a stronger antiperspirant will be more helpful in stopping underarm sweat quickly.
  Discuss treatment options with a doctor if your underarm sweat is an ongoing concern.

• 3

  Use a prescription medication for hyperhidrosis if necessary; medications like Hypercare contain solutions of aluminum chloride that will help reduce the causes of sweating and prevent excessive underarm sweating.

• 4

  Talk to your doctor about surgery to remove underarm sweat glands if traditional methods of stopping or reducing underarm sweat are ineffective.