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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ROBINUL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Hyperhidrosis- primarily hands/feet | Excessive dryness at first, dry mouth, peeling, and sore throat all of which subsided. | Worked excellent! My excessive sweating of hands and feet was constant and intense. At its worst I developed eczema on my hands. The doctor said this had a short half life thus to work constantly I'd get a prescription for 3 times daily. However, I do not need to take it that often for it to keep me dry. I usually take it once a day and it keeps the sweat from being a problem. If there is an event in which anxiety would exacerbate the problem I take as needed. No problematic side effects. | F | 24 | 5 months 2 MG 3X AN | 2/2/2011 | 5 | hyperhidrosis | dry mouth | started with 1mg in the morning the first day didnt work too great at all the 2nd day i took 2mg and i noticed a bigger difference, and today only the 3rd day i took 2mg and i noticed it helps significantly, gonna up my dose one more mg tomorrow and should be fine i havent had any bad side effects thus far definitely worth it and would reccommend | M | 23 | 3 days 2mg 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 5 | hyperhydrosis | Extreme dry mouth, but I keep a bottle of water with me and it's getting better | This medicine has had a huge positive impact on my life. Have been dealing with hyperhydrosis for over a year now. Have only worn black clothes or patterned clothes to hiding sweating. Have been embarrassed in work and social settings. After much internet searching (and trying many home and store remedies), decided to set up an appt with a dermatologist to discuss botox. Derm recommended a trial of robinul before botox. It's been 3 days and I am sweat free, even wearing tight fitting, light colored, solid clothes. I truly feel like a new person. | F | 41 | 3 days 2 mg 2X day | 1/22/2011 | 5 | Palmar HH | Some dry mouth, and very rarely eye dryness | I commented back in 2008 after using the drug for about 1.5 years, and now I am back to tell everyone that I am still pleased by this miraculous drug (for me at least). I regularly get my yearly physical check up, and no internal side effects of any kind. I take 2mg once a day about an hour before meal and no worries for the whole day. I have almost forgotten what it used to feel like when I was sweating! I am soooo past that phase, now I am giving my girlfriend a massage everynight with my warm (actually very warm during the evening) hands. Hope it works for everyone! | M | 42 | 5 years 2 mg 1X day | 1/6/2011 | 5 | excessive sweating | dry mouth and VAGINAL DRYNESS | THIS DRUG HAS BEEN A GOD'S SEND. I STARTED SWEATING A FEW YEARS AGO AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING BOTOX SHOTS FOR SWEATING, I ASKED THE DERMATOLOGIST FOR ADVICE FOR MY PROBLEM. SHE SUGGESTED ROBINUL....THE REST IS HISTORY! SOMETIMES I SKIP DAYS TAKING I BECAUSE "I'M COVERED" :) YAY!!!!! | F | 39 | 10 months 1mg 2X day | 12/22/2010 | 5 | Excessive Sweating | Horrible dry mouth in the beginning. After a couple months this side effect slowly became less and less. Now I don't really experience it. Headaches/Nausea/Blurred Vision ONLY WHEN TAKEN IN EXCESS. | This has been absolutely life changing! I found out about this drug and though hesitant, my doctor let me try it out. This pill makes my life so much better. Heres a piece of information that I tried to find when I first started taking this drug that I think is useful. This drug works when you take it, it doesnt take a week or two to get into your bloodstream. I don't even bother taking it when I'm not going out because I don't care if I sweat at home. Another thing is, this drug does not work well at all if you eat before or right after taking it. Try and take it at least an hour before eating for best results. Started out on 1mg twice a day and found slowly increased does till I found what worked best with me. Absolutely AMAZING! | M | 18 | 8 months 5mg 1X day | 12/21/2010 | 5 | Hyperhydrosis | Dry mouth, dry eye(s), swelling when levels are too high. | I have suffered for many years with hyperhydrosis and didn't know what it was. I just knew how embarrassing it was to be sitting/standing somewhere and be the ONLY one sweating profusely! I was mortified over and over and finally decided that I was NOT going to leave my doctor alone until there was a cure or at least help with the issue. After having just had lab work done and knowing my thyroid was okay, my doctor said that the sweating is likely due to anxiety. He suggested a anti-depressant. I was already on one for depression. So he said the next step was to see a dermatologist. I thought it sounded strange but was willing to do anything for help with the issue! When my dermatologist told me there was medicine to help, I almost cried! It started working very quickly and I am reminded how well it works if I let my prescription run out.... the sweating returns pronto! I take 1 mg but I take 8 a day. The dermatologist said that this is the absolute limit (even at my current obese weight- I had hyperhydrosis even when I wasn't overweight) because of potential dangerous side effects. Notably, the inability to urinate, therefore hurting/shutting down the internal organs. Even with the above mentioned risks, I would not stop this medicine for anything! It has helped my life feel normal again. Once I was out to eat and a manager there had stopped by to check on our table. He was sweating profusely and his shirt was very wet. I felt SO very bad for him, knowing what he was g | F | 41 | 2 years 1 mg 4X day | 12/17/2010 | 4 | Hyperhidrosis | Dry Nasal passages, dry nouth, dry eyes | Suffer from aux, plantar, and groin sweating. Had plantar sympathectomy in 2009. I still have sweating causing bo. Went back to my derm for a followup and to get a refill of clindamycen wipes (works well for cutting down bacteria) and she asked if i wanted to try robinul again. I said sure, but was worried about side effects. First day I tried two mg (2pills), second day took a break, third day took 3mg in the morning on empty stomach. I was still sweating mildly and receiving reactions. I took 4 mg today in the morning on empty stomach and ooh my god I am so dry with little to no BO. So far so good and hope it lasts..Wow..this stuff really works...The bottle says 1-4 tablets as needed daily however, my derm said I can ramp up to 6 if need be. I am cautiously optimisitc though. | M | 35 | 4 days 4mg 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 4 | Hyperhidrosis | Excessive sweating pretty much everywhere, but mainly my feet, hands, underarms, lower back, and face. When resting, there would be sweating, when stressed out, more sweating, when embarrassed, or suffering anxiety, even more sweating... and when it's warm or humid, holy cow, the wetness don't stop!!! | It works pretty well. I guess the best description would be an overall feeling of dryness. Like I can rub my hands together and they feel nice and dry, something that I rarely experience. However, it's not totally a miracle. The sweating is pretty much eliminated at rest (my keyboard is dry as I'm typing this... YAY!!!), but when I start getting nervous or feel a little warm, the sweating still persists, although to a lesser extent than before. And I'll usually still have sweat stains on my shirts at the end of the day, but it's not nearly as obvious as before where I would have to keep my arms to my side so people hopefully won't notice. I also suffer from really bad acne and an oily face (Yes, I know, I definitely did not win the genetic lottery :( And I've noticed that my face is less oily since I started taking this drug. Not sure if it has anything to do with Robinul or perhaps my face is just going through a dry face (as it does every once in a while), but I'll probably need to see if this continues. As far as the side effects go, you'll definitely notice the dry mouth (especially after waking up, your mouth will feel... icky and dry), and dry eyes. I wear contacts, but I have found only a little discomfort and dryness when wearing them. To wrap up, this is definitely worth trying if you're suffering from hyperhidrosis. Although it's not a complete miracle, it does work to some extent. Perhaps I need to try a higher dosage, but I definitely | M | 24 | 7 days 2 MG 2X day | 11/16/2010 | 5 | Underarm Sweating | Slight Dry Mouth | I have had severe underarm sweating for as long as I can rememeber. I am a 26 yr old female. My whole wardrobe is black shirts and shirts that don't show sweat. I honestly pour water on shirts before I buy them to do a "sweat test." I have let my sweating problem decide my life for me. I thought there was no help since I tried all the prescription deoderants and home remedies. I did some research and found Robinul. Yesterday was my first day and I started with 1mg twice a day. I didn't see any results. So today, I took 2mg this morning and I will take 1mg this evening. For the 1st time in my life, I have on a bright pink shirt with short sleeves!!!! AND NO SWEAT!!!!!!!! I am 100% thankful that I found this pill!!! | F | 26 | 2 days 3mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 3 | Hyperhydrosis - underarms | Sensitivity to sunlight and chemicals (such as perm processing chemicals). Both have caused burns. | Seems to work OK on the sweating - I sometimes take an extra half a dose on extremely stressful days when I want to be sure to have a chance at staying dry. | F | 31 | 60 days 1MG 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 4 | Very Bad Hyperhidrosis | Horrible Dry Mouth, Some difficulty urinating because this drug relaxes the bladder muscles, Now 4 yrs later having issues with my bladder very overactive bladder trying to figure out why- and possible cause may be this!!! :-( This is an all the time thing too not just a side effect while on drug but mostly likely caused by this medication. | Have been suffering from hyperhidrosis since early teens or at least that is when i realized it. Has ruined my life horribly. Cant stay in class(college) without breaking out in horrible sweats. Problems with relationships, careers, and everything else that involves being in a social environment which is basically doing anything!!! All of u who suffer with me can all relate to what a horribly embarrassing life that this is! This medication I had to find out about and tell my doctor cuz all doctors suck and know nothing about hyperhidrosis. So since i brought it to his attention he resaearched it and decided to prescribe it and basically experiment on me. Yes this drug was sent from heaven. It clearly will make ur sweating 90% better while on if not 100%. If anyone takes this and says it doesnt work its probally cuz ur not taking it on an empty stomach. Cuz i have found thats the way it works BEST! I take it First thing in morning and i wont eat again until a good 4-5 hrs after i take it! You will also feel the horrible dry mouth set in. But I warn all that 4 yrs into it I am now having bladder issues at only 23 and i am feeling like i always have to urinate even when i dont. Hoping the nerve disorder we suffer from hasnt gotten worse or that simply the medication isnt wut is doing this. Cuz u must kno this drug clearly is having affects on ur bladder! and yes most say u'll do nething not to sweat and i felt the same till now cuz can u imagine having overexcessive sweating and | M | 23 | 4 years 2 MG 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 5 | Severe facial and body sweating | Moderate dry mouth, minor headache | This drug is amazing. For the last 15 years, I would sweat uncontrollably at any temperature over 75 degrees or in any social situation that was even the slightest bit uncomfortable. I just started taking Robinul (actually Avert which is the same) last week and I have not dripped a drop of sweat since. For me it was literally just like turning off a switch. The side effects are mildly irritating, but from what I've heard, they get better. For me, this is as close to a miracle drug as I've ever seen. ***** Seriously, though.. take the doctor's advice and start with a low dosage, then work your way up as needed. I thought I'd start at 4mg per dose instead of 2, it was definitely too much for me. | M | 26 | 1 weeks 2 2X day | 7/21/2010 | 4 | severe facial hyperhidrosis | The first week I had a problem with dry eyes and dry mouth, by the end of week 2 I had no side affects, first week dosage was 1 mg 3 times a day had to increase dosage to 2mg 2 times a day | This medicine has worked wonder for me I have suffered with this disease all my life, I wish I had had the nevers to get help for this disease years ago | F | 50 | 1 months 1mg 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 4 | Sweaty Hands | Dry mouth, dry nasal passages | I started by taking 2mg twice a day which had practically no effect and I have recentley upped my dose to 3mg twice a day, and 4mg when I know I will be having interactions of a nervewraking event which definatley helps! since upping my dose I have seen either not a drop of sweat all day or at the most, clammy hands! I've also been using 'Driclor' on my hands which I think has also helps however it does dry out my skin quite a lot so i dont use it all of the time. This is the best treatment I have recieved so far and I just hope it continues to work! Hope this helps! | F | 15 | 4 months 3mg 2X day | 6/22/2010 | 5 | Palmar/Plantar HH | More dried mucous in the nose. Overheating quickly from reduced sweating. Lower tolerance for alcohol. | AMAZING. Changed my life. I can wear sandals and write on paper without using a "cover sheet." It's not perfect, however. Certain activities (which for me is playing an instrument like guitar or drums) still causes sweating of hands and feet, but it's not as intense as it used to be. | M | 21 | 3 months 1 MG 3X day | 6/18/2010 | 5 | HYPERHIDROSIS OF HANDS, FEET AND AX | SLIGHTLY DRY EYES, BUT AM STILL ABLE TO WEAR MY CONTACTS WITHOUT ANY DISCOMFORT | ROBINUL HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM HYPERHIDROSIS ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM DRIONIC AND DRYSOL TO BOTOX INJECTIONS AND NOTHING HAS WORKED LIKE THIS. I STILL SWEAT SLIGHTLY AT TIMES BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE. | F | 35 | 60 days 1 MG 3X day | 6/15/2010 | 5 | Excessive sweating: hands/feet/pits | Dry mouth, dry nasal passages | I have been experiencing excessive sweating since I was in elementary school. I was told it was genetics since my siblings have it too. I have tried Drysol but it made my hands/feet cracky and dry and my underarms stung because I shave, it worked for a little bit but it's very incovenient to put saran wrap on your hands every nite. On my search to finding a cure, I would google what I can find regarding other ways to prevent this embarassing disease and I found Robinul. I've only been taking it for 3 weeks, but it has definitely changed my life! Despite the dry mouth and dry nasal passages, I am willing to have that any day instead of having excessive sweating. So if you are desperate like me...go ask your doctor for this drug even though he might explain that this is for ulcer patients. My life is great and it's almost summertime and I'm sweat-free!!! | F | 27 | 3 weeks 2mg 2X day | 5/5/2010 | 5 | facial hyperhidrosis | dry mouth, dry nasal passages | I can't begin to explain how much this drug has changed my life. I read these posts when I first started it and I thought, "There's no way this will work that well for me." Well, it has. I struggled for over 20 years with excessive sweating. People who don't have this issue can't possibly understand how it affects your life. It was so bad that I would avoid almost any social activity. I wore sleeveless shirts in the middle of winter. The simplest task would make it worse, and you can forget about shopping or trying on clothes! I would look like I had just gotten out of the shower...my hair would be drenched, with sweat pouring down my face. The worst was when it would run down my neck and I'd look like I had just run a marathon. Because of this, I only owned black or white shirts that wouldn't show the sweat stains down my back and chest. Once I worked myself up to three times a day, my sweating almost vanished. I can now actually wear long sleeves and not worry about sweating. Friends commented on it almost immediately. "You're wearing long sleeves!" or "You're not sweating!" For the first time I can remember, I actually get cold and will wear a coat outside in the winter. The dry mouth was tough to get used to, but the nasal passage dryness has actually helped my allergies. My doctor says that I might eventually be able to wean myself down to two pills a day, but I'll take three forever if the sweating stays gone. I actually feel like a normal | F | 39 | 2 months 1 mg 3X day | 3/7/2010 | 5 | hyperhidrosis | Dry mouth/ eyes. | I just got on Robinul and I am very impressed with the results. I had ets 10 years ago to treat Palmar hyperhidrosis (helped somewhat but symptoms returned). Still would sweat excessively in hot/humid environments. Botox treatments were certainly effective but expensive, administratively difficult, and treat only the area applied. With Robinul I took 2mg on an empty stomach in the morning for a few days with no effect, then ramped up to 4mg. For the past two days on 4mg I haven't had a drop of sweat all day. Not even mild clamminess. I'm in disbelief. Side effects were dry mouth and slightly dry eyes. But I just sip water all day and don't even notice it. I'm going to scale down the dosage back to 2mg to see if that works now that I've been on it for a few days. If 2mg is still not effect I'll try 3mg and then back to 4mg. But, wow, wish I tried this stuff earlier... If I just needed to treat hyperhidrosis in one area and money was not an issue, I'd prefer botox to Robinul. Otherwise, I strongly suggest anyone suffering from Hyperhidrosis give Robinul a try. | M | 27 | 4MG 1X day | 2/24/2010 |