TDCS trial update.

To start off -- for those who have not read anything I posted, I'm well researched on tdcs and its techniques and methodologies. I did plenty of research and consultation before I went into these trials.

I did three 7 to 10 day tdcs trials with no improvement in pain & increase in sleep disturbance.

then I pulled back for 10 days or 2 weeks and did some rereading of research & techniques, and did some outside consultations with some of the users on this forum and other “experts” (if there are such people)….

I could find nothing I was doing going into any reasons that I would not be a responder, with the exception of the fact that I have a pretty darn angular head and a unusually shaped head….. something that didn't bother most others -- but kept popping up in my mind….. I also determined from discussions with other experienced users -- and that my sponges were either not wet enough or the sponges were not getting exposed to enough of my skin area & that was causing a little burning and tingling sensations and flashing of lights -- nothing that was unduly bother some him a side effect manner -- but just indicated the methodology I was using was anomalous…

Anyway -- I ordered some different electrodes -- I'm using the flexible carbon electrodes that you will see in the tdcs JOVE video. The square AMREX metal/sponge electrodes that ballerina and most others are using on this forum -- they just would not lay against my head and make good contact.

These new electrodes slip into sponge pockets that I had made up. They conform to my very angular head quite nicely and are much easier for me to use and the sensations I experienced during tdcs are different --much less flashing of lights and no burning sensations -- just some slight tingling.

So I started another trial (number 4). I'm a little over 10 days into the trial. Once again -- no change in pain levels that I can discern. I can discern a slight change in pain levels immediately after the 20 minute, 2 milliamp session --- but it doesn't stay around. I'm still doing 20 minutes, 2 milliamps, once a day. The one symptomatic change is that I do not get any sleep disturbance anymore. I'm sleeping very well.

The location I'm using currently is C-3. I guess since I have not had any changes in pain levels -- I will change the location down to the area that ballerina is using. And see if that changes.

I am happy that ballerina, CRPSjames, and Catra121 are responding. I'm curious if you 3 have any kind of suggestions. Yesterday I think I hit the frustration point.

this may seem like a silly question -- but.... how are you 3 determining that your pain levels are lowered? I'm not questioning that they are. I'm just wondering how long after the tdcs treatment do you notice the lowering of pain levels, how long it lasts, or am I just getting into more detail than I should and that one the pain levels change -- I'll know it.?

thanks in advance...