Self-Assessment
Think you sweat too much? Make an appointment to discuss your concerns with an experienced dermatologist.
TAKE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE to help you explain to your dermatologist how severe underarm sweating affects your daily activities.
Step One: Assessment Questionnaire
1. How many times a day do you change clothes? 
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2. Do you carry supplies (such as extra clothes, antiperspirants, powders or towels) to help you manage your severe underarm sweating? Yes No
3. Have you been treated with any prescription antiperspirants, powders or deodorants to control severe underarm sweating? Yes No
a. If yes, how many different types?
b. Which ones?
4. How many hours per day do you spend dealing with severe underarm sweating?
5. How often do you think about severe underarm sweating?
Never Sometimes Often
Step Two: Severity Score
FIND OUT YOUR HYPERHIDROSIS DISEASE SEVERITY SCALE (HDSS) MEASURE
The HDSS is a four-point scale designed to assess the severity of severe underarm sweating based on the extent of sweating-related impairment of daily activities. Check next to the score that best describes your severity.
My severe sweating is never noticeable and never interferes with my daily activities
My severe sweating is tolerable but sometimes interferes with my daily activities
My severe sweating is barely tolerable and frequently interferes with my daily activities
My severe sweating is intolerable and always interferes with my daily activities
Bring your self-assessment report to your appointment with your dermatologist.
BOTOX® (Botulinum Toxin Type A) treatment is FDA-approved for severe underarm sweating when topical agents don't work.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
You should not be injected with BOTOX® treatment if you have an infection at the injection site or are hypersensitive to any of the ingredients. Serious allergic reactions and cardiac events have been rarely reported. If you think you are having an allergic reaction or other unusual symptoms, such as difficulty swallowing, speaking, or breathing, call your doctor immediately.
Side effects include injection-site pain and bleeding, non-underarm sweating, infection, sore throat, flu, headache, fever, neck or back pain, itching and anxiety. Patients with certain neuromuscular disorders such as ALS, myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome may be at increase risk of serious side effects.
Full prescribing information is available on BOTOXSevereSweating.com
