Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: iontophoresis
corrinaelizabeth wrote:
any body tried this machine????does it work???im thinking of saving up 2 get 1 so please let me know coz they r quite expensive!!!!
I use Iontophoresis (Idrostar i2m) as the main way of combating my severe hand and foot HH.
Basically with tap water i'd say it does a decent job but not great. For me the sweating can stop for up to 18 days or there abouts.. and it feels so good when my hands and feet are completely dry, but the thing is as soon as I use the machine again my sweat comes back full force. It's wierd. The main drawback for me is it can take around 2 weeks to reach dryness again after my sweat comes back.
So because of this, instead of water i'm going to be using glycopyrrolate 0.05% solution which I can get from the chemist.. apparently this is suppost to take action much faster and dryness can last up to 50 days! So its a kinda big step up from water. hmm we'll see.
So yeah I deffinately suggest you get a machine if you can. I've heard the Driconic machine is good but it has a ridge in the middle of it.. so obviously users won't be able to reach dryness in say the middle of their feet or hands I wouldn't think. The Idrostar which I use has flat trays so you can be completely dry. On the cost side of things because I went through the hospital I got mine for £190, I think the retail price is around £450? yeah so do that.
edit; also on the glycopyrrolate note if you suffer from facial or axillary sweating it may cease some of that sweating, because glycopyrrolate is an anti cholinergic like the oral medications - glycopyrrolate is in Robinul.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: drionic machine works!
I have been using the drionic machine for a couple months now and I am pretty satisified-my hands have never felt so dry before-i hope you go and buy it because if you were like me, I was ready to give up and was becoming depressed about the situation. I tried evrything before this-pills (that made me feel crazy!) and every over the counter cream,spray, etc. My armpits and feet get real sweaty too but I pretty much ignore my feet and use MAXIM for my armpits which is great. I don't really have the patience to use the drionic for my feet right now becasue i am just starting to get used to my hands. It took me about 12 treatments to reach total drieness( 30 min. in the morning). It lasted about 2 weeks and then some sweating came back. I try to do 2 treatments a week to maintain drieness. the middle of my hand is the hardest as well as my thumb area. I move my hand back on the pad to achieve drieness half the time and thsi works. you just have to play around with it for awhile! I am just so happy something works-even though it is uncomfortable and a pain in the ass! Do NOT take pills for hyperhidrosis-its not worth it-it can damage your organs-especially your liver-I was close to getting the surgery done and backed out becasue of all the horrorstories I read on the net-the thought of someone cutting my nervemakes me freaked out as well. Has anyone heard of the new treatment they have across the world? s it is some substance they inject into you and it cures hyperhidrosis forever-whatever, I read it once and now I can't find where I read it-sounded too good to be true though-lets keep hoping for a cure!!! But until then, try the drionic-it works and is not too expensive!
hiya thank you for ur replys it certainly sounds good!lol i better start saving!i suffer from it all over pinker so hopefully it will help clear that up 2 esp face!!no peaches i havent heard about the injection but it sounds fab!wouldnt that be wonderful!!!!!lol i bet when it does come out it will be very expensive though
well im def gona save up 4 it!i cant w8 to use it!!!lol
peaches: i'm interested are you able to maintain total dryness with your routine or are there periods inbetween where you cant help the sweating coming back for a while?
I need to play around with the routine a bit I think. Maybe if I use the machine once every week or one and a half weeks I could maintain the dryness.. hmm ill try that.
Pinker, I am still playing around with it but I try to two maintian a treatment twice a week to keep dry. I didnt do any treatments for about 3 weeks becasue I was lazy, and I noticed the sweat came back full force and I had to start all over again. So my best advice is not to be lazy and try to do a couple a treatments a week. the middle part between my thumb and index finger is the worst to maintain! It is the hardest spot for me to keep dry. oh well, at least I can hold hands in church now, hold my boyfriend's hand at the movies, and shake hands without worrying. even on a bad day, my hands are no where as bad as they use to be. I still wish it was just more convenient ans less complicated though! And I wish there was a cure besides cutting off my nerve endings! lol Peaches
It's funny after I posted in this thread I read that people need to do 'maintenance treatments' once or two or three a week to maintain dryness. The nurse at the hospital just told me to do nothing then use it when I feel the sweat coming back now I realise where I was going wrong...
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
92 guests
20 members
Forum FAQ
Search
Profile
Private messages
Log in
now I realise where I was going wrong...