hi ada,

I used to have total body sweats and did the same things you
have to until I had clonidine put in my pump. Applied to the correct
area along the spine you get a continuous systemic sympathetic block.
I have low blood pressure, 90's/60 and it doesn't affect my blood
pressure at all. So they've SLIGHTLY increased since fall but go away
as the day warms up. I remember you are worse in hot weather.
Actually, Clonidine is used for hot flashes from menopause !!

Unless you have really low blood pressure,
hooshmand has a puzzle on this # ...he mentions "When
the patient is treated with.......Clonidine, not only is....hypertension managed, but also the patient receives systemic sympathetic block." I know you
have heart disease also & this may help that. I don't
know how well you do with patches ?? I have a tape
allergy myself. My sweats have been decreased by 75 -90%. Strange how mine are worse in the winter.
Maybe because my SNS is highly reactive to
cold weather thus more sweating.

www.rsdalert.co.uk/drugs/Clonidine.htm
"A lot of RSD patients have problems with sweating. Clonidine , which is available in patch or tablet form, specifically targets the sympathetic nerves. That is why these patches are used to block the pathway of the nerves, thus relieving pain. In tablet form it acts as a systemic sympathetic nerve block because the sympathetic nerves control the calibre of blood vessels by acting on the smooth muscle surrounding the vessels, thus allowing them to open up . They use Clonidine as a blood pressure tablet, but it is also used for menopausal flushing and sweating… and it can also help RSD sufferers."

I know you are sensitive to meds and this may not be
an option to you, but maybe this will help someone else.
xxoo Hope