Intopheresis- How to make it work if it dosen't

I have been using the Fischer MD-1a since 2005. It works like a charm until recently. Why? Well I'm in Utah and I decided to go to Nevada for about 2 months. My maintenance treatment is every 8-10 days, 15 minutes each polarity for one hand, one foot. So treatment takes roughly 1 hour to do both hands and feet. As long as I stay on schedule, I stay dry.

Once I started doing treatment in Nevada, In noticed that the tap water I was using was not doing it's job. No matter how many treatments I did, I only achieved 50% dryness compared to the 97% that I was used too.

Now I've read other peoples posts mentioning moving and how all of the sudden their treatments fail to work. Then it hit me. RAINWATER. By using RAINWATER, for the next 5 treatments, I achieved an amazing amount of dryness. You can also use 1/2 rainwater and 1/2 tap water and it still works.

I have yet to see anyone post anything about using RAINWATER or water from a fresh water river or stream. So all of you who have tried with no success to get iontopheresis to work. Try this method. I was amazed of how try my hands got. I'd be curious if anyone else has tried this besides myself.

I have had sweaty palms and feet for about 50 years and been doing iontopheresis for about 5 years. I think it's all about the water, not the machine.

Thank you for this info! Very interesting. I posted in another thread asking how ionto is working out for you, but that was before I saw this thread.

Now I have to wonder about my local water along with picking the right machine, lol.

That plan is so crazy it just might work. I'll give it a shot

thanks so much for this tip, I also own a iontophoresis device, but I could only achieve 80% dryness on my hands.
could you let us know that how did you collect enough rainwater? if it didn't rain for a month, there would be not enough rainwater for this treatment.

what have I been saying all along people!!! its all about the water...hard water is needed for best results. This rain water idea sounds interesting though, I don't think no one else has mentioned using rain water before

In Utah I collected snow in buckets and let it melt. In Las Vegas it just so happened to rain so I collected the runoff from the roof with 5 gallon buckets, mixing bowls, anything that I can find to catch the water. I have modified my trays (improvised) using plastic ware found at Walmart. Between the 2 trays I use a little less than a gallon of water. I mix 1/2 rainwater, 1/2 whatever water. You can probably substitute the rain water with water from a lake, river or stream.

When finished with the iono treatment, I poor the water via a plastic funnel into a gallon water container. Next treatment, I heat the water up on the stove so that it is not freezing cold. I have tried the cold method, hot method, add baking soda, salt or whatever method. Nothing has worked quite like the rainwater... and it's free!

Remember, I've been not using rainwater for the most part during my 5 years of treatment. It's only during the past 2 months, that I have used RAINWATER. All I can say is that my hands are a little 2 dry. Way drier than just using tap water. I was thinking of using 1/4 Rainwater to 3/4 tap.

Since I reuse my precious rainwater over and over, I was thinking of getting one of those Britta water filtering systems. It's the kind where the charcoal sits on top of a pitcher and you pour your water on top into the charcoal and then in ends up in the pitcher. This way my water will remain somewhat cleaner.

I believe now it's all about the water, not the machine, aluminum etc. The Fischer md1a does not use aluminum, just a metal washer of some kind. Lots of people have success with homemade machines.

RAINWATER, LAKE WATER, RIVER WATER seams like the answer. I bet even a small amount of water from a salt water source (ocean, lake) will work. I'm simply amazed! That's why I'm sharing. Otherwise I would just read the posts and not bother posting. I feel I must give back and give hope to our community of sweaters.

And yet another topic I have covered in the past.

So, I have been having difficulty getting my machine to work when I initially purchased the it. Hard water REALLY is the key. What has worked for me is Evian water. I'll reuse the water, so I don't have to burn a hole in my wallet trying to keep my hands dry. I'd say I have a pretty severe case of hyperhidrosis (hards were drenched / dripping in sweat ~95% of the day), and I've achieved remission through the use of Evian water! Rain water and snow water seems like a great idea but err on the side of caution when using untreated water. Iontophoresis, historically, has been used in sports medicine to deliver medicine via sweat pores. from the perspective of infectious disease, the use of rain water or any sort of water (via iontophoresis) that is "less sterile" could pose a risk for inoculating yourself possible infectious diseases ranging from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis. Treating yourself with unclean water can cause bacteria to seed in through your sweat pores. I don't mean to scare you, but I am a medical professional, and I can say with a pretty confident amount of certainty that my colleagues will also agree against the use of rain water. Treatment of hyperhidrosis very individualized and every person trying a new strategy / treatment should discuss with their doctors the pro's and con's of trying something different.

Best of luck to everyone.

I always run my rain water through a Britta filter. Currently I use 1/2 rain water 1/2 tap. In my experience water is not everything as compared to what I originally said back in 2010. I used to bring 5 gallon jugs of water that worked real well to a place I spent part of the year which was 400+ miles away. The same water wouldn't work in the new place, yet worked fine when I returned home.

Thank you for expressing your side of caution when using rain water. I've been to and worked in local places where the tap water smelled like a sewage plant. In one area the water must have been pretty toxic where it would rot out around the drain in the bathtub. I seen water that foamed out of the taps. It's hard to know what's safe and what is not. If you happen to work in a hospital your life is probably exposed to more danger than rain water. Just saying..... your sound advice is noted. Life is risky. When in doubt, ask for advice. Boiling the water might help???