I bet your doctor didn't tell you about this either. You will need to take several medications to help overcome the side-effects which come with this surgery.

First off, you need something to reduce the effects of your new found full body sweat problem. One of the most common tablets prescribed for this is Oxybutynin (Ditrapan). For most people this medication works quite well. Although it does reduce your sweating, you need to be aware that this medication also comes with a range of its own side-effects. It dries up your mouth, it dries your eyes, gives you constipation, plus it can make you feel drowzy.

In fact, the real purpose for Oxybutynin is to help people who have a leaky bladder, so one of the first things you will notice is it is much more difficult to pee. And if difficulty peeing occurred as a direct result of your ETS surgery, like it did with me, Oxybutynin will only make your peeing problem worse.

Long term side-effects include memory problems, links to dimentia and a decline in cognitiveness. (And your surgeon won't tell you this when he prescribes it to you either). So remember, you will have Compensatory Sweating for the rest of your life, so there's a better than average chance you'll be on this medication for a long time as well.

Glycopyrrolate is another popular tablet taken to help reduce your excessive sweating, but it too carries much of the same side-effects as Oxybutynin.

Then in addition to these, you will also need medication to treat anxiety, palpitations, blood pressure, nausea, headaches, nerve pain and all the other new medical issues that will arise as a result of your surgery.