Seasick Pills

Spirit of Glenans said:
I'm crewing on a delivery from Brittainy to Ireland in a couple of weeks, and due to early-season lack of sea-legs, will need something to keep seasickness at bay. Previously I used Stugeron on a Dublin to Cork delivery and found that all I could do off-watch was sleep. It was a 2-hours-on,- 4-hours-off arrangement so the sleeping was somewhat excessive. Does anyone have any advise on the best seasickness remedy?
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If Stugeron doesn't work a scopolamine patch is the obvious next line. Both produce side effects and I'd suggest trying Stugeron on a lower dose and seeing if you can get the result without the side-effect.
Personally I've found it worth suffering for 36 hours and by then you've become acclimatised.
 
Good thread - plan of action to now spend time on boat and a gentle sail the day before a long trip, also start on Kwells and ginger tablets then have some Stugeron if things get bad - blimey think that lot will cause nausia not prevent :eek:
 
Stugeron contains a a phenothiazine derivative called cinnarizine. Other drugs from the phenothiazine group (such as cyclizine) are good anti-vomiting agents and might be alternatives for those who don't get on with Stugeron but don't want to resort to scopolamine. Ginger is very traditional and there is no harm in it, but meta-analyses of the published medical literature on ginger as a treatment for motion sickness fail to show clear evidence of any therapeutic value. Personally I love the stuff, especially the small cubes of crystallised ginger that can be bought by weight in some French supermarkets, but I use it as a night-watch snack rather than as a drug.
 
The only way to use stugeron in my experience is to take two the night before sailing, then one in the morning and follow the dosage instructions. You need to get it into your system well before you need it - by the time you are underway it will be too late. We find that this works without the side effect of drowsiness.
 
Be aware that the Stugeron (cinnarizine) available in the UK is produced in 15mg tablets. In other jurisdictions it is possible to obtain 25mg and 75mg strength tablets (the latter not intended for seasickness) which will have correspondingly greater effects, both wanted and unwanted.
 
Spyro said:
I once took sea legs. Never again!! Completely lost my sense of balance .
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Different things suit different people,
I suffer a little if I have not been afloat for a while, seallegs are the one thing that have no side effects for me, its usually only for a couple of days max, then I'm fine.

Dock rock is the big problem ...
 
prv said:
I've seen Buccastem have fantastic effects on someone who'd been vomiting for three days.
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Not questioning this at all but it should probably be pointed out that 3-4 days is often about the time people seem to start to get used to the motion and stop throwing up
 
laika said:
Not questioning this at all but it should probably be pointed out that 3-4 days is often about the time people seem to start to get used to the motion and stop throwing up
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Indeed - I used to see about half a dozen or more first-trippers go through this cycle every voyage :)

That's why they left this guy for that long before giving him the Buccastem, to see if he'd get over it given time. He didn't show any signs of doing so, and indeed (having sailed with him again since) he never does except with chemical assistance. I don't know his real name, but he's generally known as "Seasick Steve". Still keeps coming though, crazy sod :)

Pete
 
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