Management of hyperhidrosis in social phobia

12/14/04

Management of hyperhidrosis in social phobia

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Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) in patients suffering from social phobia may be controlled by topical application of aluminium chloride in alcohol; while a generalised form of the symptom usually responds to clonidine or terazosin

Ref: - Papp, L.A. (2000) Anxiety disorders: somatic treatment. In: Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Vol, 1, Edn. 7, (Eds.) Sadock, B. J. & Sadock, V. A. pp 1490-1498, Philadelphia : Williams and Wilkins.

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