I recently purchased a Hidrex ionotphoresis machine and had used it for a few weeks with only a very minor reduction in sweating (I suffer from severe palmar/plantar HH). I'd say overall, the treatments had been ineffective.
About a week ago I decided to change the pulsed current setting to direct current, and immediately I noticed a reduction in my sweating, more so then I had experienced with a few weeks of treatment on the pulsed current setting. The reduction was noticeable, but they were not completely dry. After about a week the sweating started to return to almost full rate and I tried another 20 min session on the direct current setting. It's been two days and again my hands and feet are about 75-80% sweat free.
To me, this is proof enough that there is a distinct difference in effectiveness when pulsed current and direct current are compared.
I am not saying that direct current is more effective, but I AM saying that it was definitely more effective FOR ME. For those of you who have failed to see results when using iontophoresis, it's possible that if you were using pulsed current, switching to direct current may finally net you the results you were hoping for.
Up until my purchase of the Hidrex machine, I had been using a Drionic unit (which uses direct current only) with success since 2008. The fact that I always used the Drionic, which uses direct current, with success for almost 5 years and then failed to see results with pulsed current and then saw results again when I switched back to direct current is further evidence that direct current is more effective for me, and possibly for others.
About a week ago I decided to change the pulsed current setting to direct current, and immediately I noticed a reduction in my sweating, more so then I had experienced with a few weeks of treatment on the pulsed current setting. The reduction was noticeable, but they were not completely dry. After about a week the sweating started to return to almost full rate and I tried another 20 min session on the direct current setting. It's been two days and again my hands and feet are about 75-80% sweat free.
To me, this is proof enough that there is a distinct difference in effectiveness when pulsed current and direct current are compared.
I am not saying that direct current is more effective, but I AM saying that it was definitely more effective FOR ME. For those of you who have failed to see results when using iontophoresis, it's possible that if you were using pulsed current, switching to direct current may finally net you the results you were hoping for.
Up until my purchase of the Hidrex machine, I had been using a Drionic unit (which uses direct current only) with success since 2008. The fact that I always used the Drionic, which uses direct current, with success for almost 5 years and then failed to see results with pulsed current and then saw results again when I switched back to direct current is further evidence that direct current is more effective for me, and possibly for others.