Possible dangers of Stugeron sea sick tablets!

paul-essex said:
I was sea sick on a dive boat in a storm and one of the crew poured cold water over my head it was a shock
and the sea sickness stopped instantly they said it turns on your fight or flight mode I did nearly hit him
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No, the reason you nearly hit him was another reasonable response - he was a cruel insensitive clueless bastard who deserved a ' fourpenny one around the ear ' !
 
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One thing that I haven't yet seen mentioned is - before you take Stugeron (or any other seasickness remedy), or give it to anyone else - ALWAYS consider other medications.

Stugeron (cinnarizine) is an excellent and truly effective remedy, when taken according to the directions (incuding starting at least an hour or so before you get on the boat) but it has a number of known interactions, particularly with antipsychotics, (eg chlorpromazine, haloperidol); benzodiazepines, (eg diazepam, temazepam); sedating antihistamines, (eg chlorpheniramine, promethazine, hydroxyzine); sleeping tablets, (eg zopiclone) and tricyclic antidepressants (e.g. amitryptyline) . If you or your crew have been taking any of these medicines within the last few days, you should not take Stugeron.
 
After having one bad encounter with sea-sickness, I preventively take Agyrax 25 (Meclozine) when conditions might get lumpy. Never felt any side-effects (like fatigue, drowsiness), but on the other hand I haven't tried it as a skipper yet. So far only did (few times) as crew. I think there is a psychological effect to it. As I know, I can't get seasick, I don't become seasick :)

As it is usually used to treat nausea in pregnacy, I consider it rather "safe" for a drug. Especially as it is only take on very few occasions.
 
Cold turkey; go to sea until the urge to vomit passes, usually takes 24 to 48 hours.

Get sufferers below, you can't sail a boat with hypothermic corpses in the cockpit. give them a bucket and a bottle of soda water. Incidentally, Stugeron make me feel decidely odd brings on hot flushes.
 
Fossil said:
One thing that I haven't yet seen mentioned is - before you take Stugeron (or any other seasickness remedy), or give it to anyone else - ALWAYS consider other medications.

Stugeron (cinnarizine) is an excellent and truly effective remedy, when taken according to the directions (incuding starting at least an hour or so before you get on the boat) but it has a number of known interactions, particularly with antipsychotics, (eg chlorpromazine, haloperidol); benzodiazepines, (eg diazepam, temazepam); sedating antihistamines, (eg chlorpheniramine, promethazine, hydroxyzine); sleeping tablets, (eg zopiclone) and tricyclic antidepressants (e.g. amitryptyline) . If you or your crew have been taking any of these medicines within the last few days, you should not take Stugeron.
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The advise whilst taking Stugeron is to avoid alcohol :eek: Hmm, that is tricky on a Drascombe Rally... Hic! in fact it,s tricky anytime! Advice greatly received suggesting a few beers will be all right but avoid the spirits always liberally doing the rounds on board. Did you know you can get eleven tipsey people in a 22' Drascombe cockpit!!
 
Stugeron (a branded name for generic cinnarazine) is a remarkably effective and safe drug. It doesn't work for everyone and some individuals find it makes them too drowsy.

One major advantage is that it doesn't prevent adaptation to movement-induced nausea - in other words, it allows the body to get on with what it does naturally in terms of eventually overcoming the nausea produced by ears, eyes and joint sensors all giving conflicting data inputs to higher processing function.

I really would not worry about it inducing Parkinson's disease nor indeed Alzheimer's when used as most people use if on boats. As always, there are potential interactions with other drugs so it is always worth checking the information leaflet if you are taking other meds.

Ultimately, the question is: "Do you feel better with the medication and its possible side effects or with the condition for which you are taking it?" For those who have had sea sickness badly they normally say that they would pull out their fingernails without anaesthetic if it would only stop the sickness..... :-)
 
I take stugeron on the first day if it is going to be lumpy, I've had no I'll effects. However I do take it with zantac (generic ranitidine) indigestion tablet as I find that as you start going downhill indigestion kicks in which makes things worse. By day 2 I usually don't need it. I do find that being below on day 1 is a problem unless I get straight on a bunk to sleep, day 2 is better and day 3 I'm fine.

As I have a kindly skipper that is happy for me to stay topsides as much as possible I have felt bad but never thrown up on a yacht. I can though attest to the three stages of seasickness with death preferable at stage 3 after a portsmouth-bilbao ferry crossing in a F10. 2 days spent talking to God on the big white telephone :disgust:
 
Jungle Jim said:
I take stugeron on the first day if it is going to be lumpy, I've had no I'll effects. However I do take it with zantac (generic ranitidine) indigestion tablet as I find that as you start going downhill indigestion kicks in which makes things worse. By day 2 I usually don't need it. I do find that being below on day 1 is a problem unless I get straight on a bunk to sleep, day 2 is better and day 3 I'm fine.

As I have a kindly skipper that is happy for me to stay topsides as much as possible I have felt bad but never thrown up on a yacht. I can though attest to the three stages of seasickness with death preferable at stage 3 after a portsmouth-bilbao ferry crossing in a F10. 2 days spent talking to God on the big white telephone :disgust:
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My problem with staying topsides is that you will usually get cold due to the lethargy that seasickness induces, and cold definitely makes sickness worse. get below, lie down quickly, head near the pivot point of the boat to reduce head movement... Stugeron usually works for me, but once I got so sleepy from it I had to go to sleep. I then stopped taking it, and spent the night in the cockpit throwing up and wanting to die...
 
Slycat said:
Cockpit hatch seat!! Where have you been all my life!
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In harbour you could fit a shelf with 2 small runners each side & sit & eat your lunch & put your drinks whilst you read a book. It would mean you have to remove it to get up. t is OK if you fall asleep as it holds you in a rigid position so you do not roll about when sailing which tends to wake one up. Just have to remember to set the egg timer to wake up every 15 mins when single handing.
It is made so my head is just below deck level but if I sit up a bit i can look round then settle back if Ok without too much physical effort so I can nod off quickly again.
 
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