Lisa - Thank You for one of the most intelligent posts I've read about
this issue!
 
I sometimes think pharmacists get more education on the effects of
various substances on the body than most MDs do.  My husband is also an
RPh, & I can't count the times he's had MDs call him to ask which drug
would be the best one to use for such-&-such a condition.  MDs get a
few course in actual medicines - pharmacists get at least 5 (until a
couple yrs ago) or 6 (now, w/ the required PharmD degree) yrs of solid
*medicine*.  Most MDs cannot tell you why a certain medication works the
way it does.  Any pharmacist worth his/her salt *has* to be able to tell
you.
 
We joke that water is indeed bad for one's health in excessive quantities
or w/ improper usage.  But, it can actually be cause *2* different deadly
conditions.  One is, as you mentioned, hyperhydrosis.  The other one, I
believe, is called drowning.  ;-)
 
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, Puck, & Ivan
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[Posted in FML issue 5191]