Hyperhidrosis Treatments

Hello! Just wanted to ask some questions regarding some of the products.

Do you think Drysol is effective for palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis?

If I purchase Avert, I'd go to the store, located at 311 Sherbourne St. right? Do I need a prescription? Or do they require anything? As in would I just be purchasing it like any other product? What mg should I buy?

Which iontophoresis device would you recommend for someone with money issues? I was searching around and found Drionic but then I read about the batteries. I live in Ontario, Canada. Are there any places I can go to to buy or is it all online? I don't know, maybe I should try to make one. If only I was confident to get a job but I'm scared of the interview where I have to handshake.

I think that's all the treatments I'm looking into. Thanks in advance. I'd really like to stay dry.

I go to the pharmacy.ca place on Sherbourne. They'll want you to fill out a form. In my case, they contacted my doctor, since I have slightly high blood pressure. (Glyco can increase your heart rate.)

BUT, if you clear that, you don't need a prescription. I actually get one from my doctor, so I can claim it on my health plan and income tax, but you don't need to.

As for dosage, take their advice. (They are licensed pharmacists, and actually make the drug there, bless them.)

What I was told, was "Maximum 8 mg a day, in divided doses". That's probably more than you'll need, unless you're active in stinking hot weather. But, everyone is different, and you can need more or less on any given day.

Since you live in Toronto, as I do, just know that now the weather's cooler, I take 4 mg. first thing in the morning if I'm going to be active. More in the hot weather, though almost never 8 mg in a day.

Hope this helps. Depending on what type of HH you have, you might also ask about Secure pads--also glyco, but topical.

Thanks for the reply! It was very helpful. I'm going to try homemade iontophoresis first with two or three 6-volt batteries and see how that goes. How would you measure the current on a homemade device? I'm a bit scared right now about getting shocked. I was wondering, as I'll be using aluminum pans, if it's okay to have my hands/feet touching the bottom of the pan? Because I don't know how I would hold my feet up.

Okay well I just tried the homemade iontophoresis for the first time with two 6-volt batteries (total of 12.8V), aluminum foilware cake pans, and water. I only did it for 5 seconds though because I was using soft water (water softener in the house) and I'll be using the hard water from the hose tomorrow. Is there a difference when using cold water? During these 5 seconds, I guess I did feel a little tingling but barely until I took out my hands and it still feels like it. I noticed a cut on my index finger as well, looks like a 1 cm long paper cut. I'm supposed to put vaseline on it right?

Forget other questions. I just wanted to ask what if I did iontophoresis for my hands only when both my hands and feet sweat? They always sweat together so would it be useless or would they both stop sweating or my hands only? Thanks.

Only your hands would stop sweating. In fact it is the area that is contact with the water that will stop sweating.

No difference when using hot or cold water, I use what is most comfortable.

Yes, you should cover your cuts.

It's a bit weird. Yesterday I definitely felt the tingling and today I felt nothing and I got the water from the same place.

It's possible the batteries are not holding up.

I prefer using cold water because it seems to dull the pain and make the hands less likely to sweat. It also seems to help prevent them from getting wrinkled from the water.

I just use it on my hands. If I can get them under control, it helps everything else.

You should definitely feel it if it is working. I don't know if there is a way to adjust the intensity of the homemade unit. I would recommend trying to get to a level where you can feel it but it is not too uncomfortable.

Avoid picking at cuticles around the nail because any opening in the skin will sense the pain much more than the surrounding area.

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate it.