As I have found help fighting HH during the years using the internet and various forums like this one I would like to take the opportunity to share some of my experiences to give something back.
My hands have been the most troublesome for me as my feet and underarm sweating have been easier to hide (not easy, but easier).
I considered having ETS done for some time, but decided not to as it is not reversible and I would likely suffer more from the side-effects. Botox has also crossed my mind but it is expensive, probably painful and will only work for a couple of months at a time.
I have been using aluminium chloride on and off since my teens, and while it can hold back the sweat for shorter periods of time it is not good enough in the situations where I need it the most. Once the sweat breaks through then there is nothing stopping it and it's just as bad as when not using aluminium chloride. Mainly used it for hands and feet. I guess one can get better results using it for underarm sweating.
Then about 7-8 years ago I learned about oral medication such as Robinul and it worked to hold back the sweating in most situations. I managed to get through university studies on these, but after about 4 years of usage I decided to stop due to the side effects. I got fed up with the constant tiredness and headaches so I went back to using aluminium chloride, eventhough it didn't help much.
A couple of months ago I finally found a solution that works for my hands and feet and it's iontophoresis. This was the last resort before going for Botox, and I didn't really expect it to work but amazingly it did. Started by doing daily treatments, and then treatments every second day and now I am onto doing treatments every third day. If you suffer from hand or feet sweating I can really recommend that you give this a try. My hands and feet do not sweat anymore, not even in the most stressful situations. I can even do exercise and while I sweat from all other parts of my body my hands and feet are still dry. It's been like this for about 6 weeks now, and I am hoping that it will last. Before ionto I always had to be aware my HH and did my best to stay away (if I could) from situations where I knew the possibility was high that I would start sweating. Now, gradually, that feeling is slowly going away as I can start to focus on other things instead. Sometimes I even put myself in these used-to-be uncomfortable situations to see if it still works.
My recommendation to others with similar problems as mine is to give iontophoresis a try (Drionic, Hidrex, Idromed, Idrostar, Fischer, the home-made one on Youtube etc.). The success rate is claimed to be really high, and I have no reason to question this as it worked for me within a couple of weeks.
My hands have been the most troublesome for me as my feet and underarm sweating have been easier to hide (not easy, but easier).
I considered having ETS done for some time, but decided not to as it is not reversible and I would likely suffer more from the side-effects. Botox has also crossed my mind but it is expensive, probably painful and will only work for a couple of months at a time.
I have been using aluminium chloride on and off since my teens, and while it can hold back the sweat for shorter periods of time it is not good enough in the situations where I need it the most. Once the sweat breaks through then there is nothing stopping it and it's just as bad as when not using aluminium chloride. Mainly used it for hands and feet. I guess one can get better results using it for underarm sweating.
Then about 7-8 years ago I learned about oral medication such as Robinul and it worked to hold back the sweating in most situations. I managed to get through university studies on these, but after about 4 years of usage I decided to stop due to the side effects. I got fed up with the constant tiredness and headaches so I went back to using aluminium chloride, eventhough it didn't help much.
A couple of months ago I finally found a solution that works for my hands and feet and it's iontophoresis. This was the last resort before going for Botox, and I didn't really expect it to work but amazingly it did. Started by doing daily treatments, and then treatments every second day and now I am onto doing treatments every third day. If you suffer from hand or feet sweating I can really recommend that you give this a try. My hands and feet do not sweat anymore, not even in the most stressful situations. I can even do exercise and while I sweat from all other parts of my body my hands and feet are still dry. It's been like this for about 6 weeks now, and I am hoping that it will last. Before ionto I always had to be aware my HH and did my best to stay away (if I could) from situations where I knew the possibility was high that I would start sweating. Now, gradually, that feeling is slowly going away as I can start to focus on other things instead. Sometimes I even put myself in these used-to-be uncomfortable situations to see if it still works.
My recommendation to others with similar problems as mine is to give iontophoresis a try (Drionic, Hidrex, Idromed, Idrostar, Fischer, the home-made one on Youtube etc.). The success rate is claimed to be really high, and I have no reason to question this as it worked for me within a couple of weeks.
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