I went to the hospital today to have blood drawn for a blood test. Once the results are available, I'll see the doctor again. If there's nothing wrong with my blood test results, what other things could be causing excessive sweating?
I'm 20 years old and since I was around 17, I've been sweating much more easily and heavily compared to everyone around me. I used to attribute this to my hormones changing as a young guy or generally having an inactive lifestyle, but lately the issue hasn't decreased, it actually got worse. Even though I had multiple embarrassing moments in my life because of unnecessary excessive sweating, I had always made up some excuses for all of them. However, a situation I experienced recently completely crushed and broke me. I have never felt this bad before. Now I think I understand that my sweating is a huge problem, and I want it to decrease or stop.
When I started seriously researching this issue, I learned that there are some medications for it. But not every medication works for everyone. Or after using the medication for a while, the problem recurs. I'm insanely scared of the thought that if this issue never decreases, I'll have to continue my life like this forever. But on the other hand, I don't want to stay in the background and miss out on life because of this problem anymore.
I guess I need to make an appointment with General Internal Medicine first? Which clinic should I book an appointment with? Should I wait for the doctor to recommend medication, or should I do detailed research on the medications beforehand and ask them myself? For now, as a start, since I couldn't find a hospital appointment available in the near future, I will go to a local health center to get a blood test done. Maybe that will direct me somewhere.