Sea Sickness Prevention
Medications:
There are several good medications on the market. The best is probably the
scopolamine patch by Transderm Scop. It is still a prescription medication
but usually easy to obtain with a simple call. to your doctor. Dry mouth is
usually the only side effect. but that is true with most all sea sickness
medications.
There are several over the counter medications but the one we like best is
Bonine. Drowsiness is the side effect but less so with Bonine than with other
brands. To be effective you should get this medication in your system 8 hours
before you board the boat. If possible, sleep on it and take more when you
board the boat and you tend to be less drowsy. That way, it's in your system
and working when .you wake up.
Smooth Sailing is a ginger drink that many people say works quite well
especially to settle your stomach. Combining smooth Sailing and Bonine can
work well also. Wristbands can work for some people but are not generally
considered the best remedy.
Severe sea sickness can be treated by using a combination of both the
scopolamine-patch and Bonine and almost never fails. But you should check
with your doctor. The side effect is hunger and more drowsiness.
More on Sea Sickness prevention
http://www.biobands.com/motionsickness.htm
http://seasickness.co.uk/
Medications:
There are several good medications on the market. The best is probably the
scopolamine patch by Transderm Scop. It is still a prescription medication
but usually easy to obtain with a simple call. to your doctor. Dry mouth is
usually the only side effect. but that is true with most all sea sickness
medications.
There are several over the counter medications but the one we like best is
Bonine. Drowsiness is the side effect but less so with Bonine than with other
brands. To be effective you should get this medication in your system 8 hours
before you board the boat. If possible, sleep on it and take more when you
board the boat and you tend to be less drowsy. That way, it's in your system
and working when .you wake up.
Smooth Sailing is a ginger drink that many people say works quite well
especially to settle your stomach. Combining smooth Sailing and Bonine can
work well also. Wristbands can work for some people but are not generally
considered the best remedy.
Severe sea sickness can be treated by using a combination of both the
scopolamine-patch and Bonine and almost never fails. But you should check
with your doctor. The side effect is hunger and more drowsiness.
More on Sea Sickness prevention
http://www.biobands.com/motionsickness.htm
http://seasickness.co.uk/
