Hyperhidrosis

Diagnosis

If you have excessive sweating, you will likely see a skin doctor (dermatologist). The doctor will look for sweat droplets on your body, even when you aren't anxious and your heart rate and blood pressure are normal. Your doctor will ask about family history, since excessive sweating on your palms (palmar hyperhidrosis) tends to run in families.

Your doctor may order lab tests to determine if the excessive sweating is caused by another medical condition.

Doctors may also recommend a thermoregulatory sweat test for people with severe hyperhidrosis. A moisture-sensitive powder is applied to your palms and you are exposed to high heat in a sweat cabinet. This test is available only at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

Read more about diagnosis of hyperhidrosis.