Case Study: Excessive sweating only from armpit

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Please advise if your are inclined.

 

30 yr old male.

1 year of excessive sweating from arm pit.

Worse in am, at work, with stress.

better at night and at home when relaxed.

recent weight gain and headaches

4 shots espresso in am

pulse;ht excess and sl. wiry, kdyang/pe=weak

tongue; small, thin, red, small scallops shriveled edges

hara; cold and damp all over, st 27 tender both sides

pe channels very tight and sore w/ pressure

All other questions/systems checked out ok

 

Any suggestions besides treating the pattern?

Any specific herbs you would add for sweating from the armpit specifically.

 

Thank you for your input.

Sincerely,

david

[Guest guest]

I haven't treated anyone for this specifically, but I remember that HT 8 is

supposed to be really good for excessive armpit sweating... maybe PC 8 too?

and add KD 7.

 

This looks like a case where that Huang lian would help a lot.

What about suan zao ren and Long gu, Mu li which also inhibits sweating?

Definitely a sympathetic nervous system overdrive, right? 4 shots of

espresso in morning...

 

Suan zao ren tang + Huang lian, Long gu, Mu li ?

 

How about just cut back on the caffeine? and drink more water.

 

ST 27 is indicative of male fertility-type issues, right? (TCM/Kiiko)

In Manaka's school, it's LI issues...

http://www.yinyanghouse.com/theory/japanese/manakas_modern_mu_acupuncture_points

 

any aortic pulse down the abdominal midline (pulsing) (fu ling, gui zhi

indication)

or beside the navel (long gu, mu li indication)...

 

K

 

 

 

 

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:55 PM, dmvitello01 <dmvitello wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> Please advise if your are inclined.

>

> 30 yr old male.

> 1 year of excessive sweating from arm pit.

> Worse in am, at work, with stress.

> better at night and at home when relaxed.

> recent weight gain and headaches

> 4 shots espresso in am

> pulse;ht excess and sl. wiry, kdyang/pe=weak

> tongue; small, thin, red, small scallops shriveled edges

> hara; cold and damp all over, st 27 tender both sides

> pe channels very tight and sore w/ pressure

> All other questions/systems checked out ok

>

> Any suggestions besides treating the pattern?

> Any specific herbs you would add for sweating from the armpit specifically.

>

> Thank you for your input.

> Sincerely,

> david

>

>

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi David,

 

Besides treating based upon differential diagnosis and usual recommended points,

you should consider that underarm sweating or hyperidrosis is a response of the

sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and can be treated by needling at T2-T4 where

the nodes of nervous ganglia of the SNS activate the sweat glands responsible

for excessive sweating. One technique that I was taught is cases such as this

is a five needle technique: Needling on the du, Hua Tuo Jiaji, and UB first

line. Palpate each three vertabrae and choose the one which is most tender.

Then do kinetic acupuncture, by having the patient gently swing his or her arms

and shrug her shoulder and scapulae.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dmvitello01 <dmvitello

 

Fri, March 12, 2010 6:55:24 PM

Case Study: Excessive sweating only from armpit

 

 

Hi All,

 

Please advise if your are inclined.

 

30 yr old male.

1 year of excessive sweating from arm pit.

Worse in am, at work, with stress.

better at night and at home when relaxed.

recent weight gain and headaches

4 shots espresso in am

pulse;ht excess and sl. wiry, kdyang/pe=weak

tongue; small, thin, red, small scallops shriveled edges

hara; cold and damp all over, st 27 tender both sides

pe channels very tight and sore w/ pressure

All other questions/systems checked out ok

 

Any suggestions besides treating the pattern?

Any specific herbs you would add for sweating from the armpit specifically.

 

Thank you for your input.

Sincerely,

david

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Pot?

 

Have you asked about drug use? I've seen this in some pot smokers. IIRC, I

seem to remember armpit sweating is d/t Ht heat - and that fits with your

description, except is his sweating worse with stress or anxiety - that's not

always clearly described by the patient.

Geoff

 

, " dmvitello01 " <dmvitello wrote:

>

> Hi All,

>

> Please advise if your are inclined.

>

> 30 yr old male.

> 1 year of excessive sweating from arm pit.

> Worse in am, at work, with stress.

> better at night and at home when relaxed.

> recent weight gain and headaches

> 4 shots espresso in am

> pulse;ht excess and sl. wiry, kdyang/pe=weak

> tongue; small, thin, red, small scallops shriveled edges

> hara; cold and damp all over, st 27 tender both sides

> pe channels very tight and sore w/ pressure

> All other questions/systems checked out ok

>

> Any suggestions besides treating the pattern?

> Any specific herbs you would add for sweating from the armpit specifically.

>

> Thank you for your input.

> Sincerely,

> david

>