sickness tablets

[markcozzy]

hi can you lot help my partner suffers from sea sickness do you know the best remedy for this

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Buy a caravan!

You did ask for the best /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jerryat]

Try Stugeron. Very effective for my family and without the usual drowsy side effects.

 

[GeoffW]

stugeron works for me. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[reeac]

I agree that Stugerone is very good but beware of the version sold in Spain . I bought and took some of that once - usual dose of 2 tablets - and went very soundly asleep. Reading the packet later [yes, I DID wake up] I discovered that it's 5 times the strength of the UK version.

 

[Micky]

Plenty of Ginger beer on board, one glass works wonders.

 

[Vara]

Agree Stugeron excellent stuff,and seems to work for most people,if they react to the Stugeron in any way(Dryness sleepiness etc) try cutting the dose.This may sound counter intuitive but it does work.
Start taking 24 Hrs before travelling and continue at recommended intervals as per guide lines in box.

Beware that if you buy Stugeron (as cinnarizine) from French pharmacist the tablet is twice the size of the British one.They also sell suppositories which it is alleged are useful for someone already being sick and unable to keep down pills.

NOTE I AM NOT A PHARMACIST AND ANY MEDICATION SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CARE

 

[sailorman]

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Buy a caravan!

You did ask for the best /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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a Tampax part swallowed is allegedly suppose to work /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[VicS]

I thought the "smart" answer was to stand under a tree.

Seriously I have found Stugeron effective but then feel awful after sleeping off watch.

I have also found the wristbands help.

Has anyone tried the electronic gadget?

 

[whisper]

Anything with ginger in it seems to work. Cake, biscuits etc. Had a former crewmate that was so dependent on his ginger cake that he used to hide it in his cabin. One of us always found it though, when he was ashore. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Perhaps that's why he became a former crewmate.

 

[colvic987]

my partner also suffers from sea sickness, sturgeon 15 works but makes her drowsy, ginger sweets, biscuits and tea, but not to much effect, sea bands and her favourite is the sea relief watch, which induces electric pulses to the wrist, but many people say get the person who is feeling sick on the helm, they are concentrating on steering the boat and forget about the sickness, or dont feel as sick...

different remedies work for each person... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

the watch pulses from 1 to 5 (5 strongest), i have tried it i can only manage 2 before it starts to irritate me..

 

[Spuddy]

yup. I got one of those buzzy watches as a just in case and it's been effective.
Anything with ginger in helps. Some say that instant coffee brings on the queasies.
There's Stugeron and Kwells - they have different stuff in; some prefer one to another.
It lasts about 2 days in patches for me. For Nelson it went on longer.

 

[l'escargot]

Colmce mentions it - taking Stugeron tablets before setting foot on the boat is essential, they will not work once you have started to feel sick.

 

[BrendanS]

Depends on the person. ginger works for some. As do normal sea sickness tablets. Don't change brands of sea sicknes tablet brands halfway tho, as you may fall asleep very quickly ( as did one skipper on a trip I went on)

There was a wonderful thread on this a few years back,long and detailed, which seems no longer to be available, which suggested that Marijauna worked well for some

However. My suggested advice is don't go below often or for long, despite people like people like Paddywackcocker who can go to sleep in fore cabin in F8 and spend more time on ceiling than berth, and still sleep! .

Give the helm to people suffering, as looking at horizon stabilises most people, and gives them something other than suffering to think about.

 

[ashanta]

My wife has suffered with sea sicknes and it's varied depening on the boat but no tablets have cureed her problem and I don't think they ever will.
We have decided as a last resort to to try the latest watch style electronic gadget at around £80 but if it doesn't work we'll know we've tried it all.

Regards.

Peter.

 

[Fin]

If its bad Sea sickness then you can get anti-nausea patches that you stick behind your ear. Put it on 6 hrs before hand, then it lasts 72hours. No need to keep the pill down and no probs if you are massively dehydrated. Snag is that they are only available on prescription. Don't know the side how bad any side effects are because haven't tried them yet. But its low doseage, slow release so whatever they are I can't see it being any worse than taking stugeron. As soon as I've tried one I'll let you know.

Fin

 

[snowleopard]

On the STS Lord Nelson they issue Stugeron as routine. For extreme cases they use Scopaderm (Scopolamine) patches but if you use them you're not allowed aloft.

I have some of the spanish stugeron - 75mg instead of the british 15mg dose. It works for me and doesn't make me any more dopey than usual but some people can be badly affected.

If you use Stugeron it's no good waiting till you feel bad, they must be taken a couple of hours before setting out.

 

[alan_d]

I have been a martyr to travel sickness on land and sea for years. Kwells (hyoscine, scopolamine) worked for me but made me drowsy, and my family said I was odd and irritable for hours afterwards. I have now changed to cinnarizine (Stugeron) which works as least as well, does not make me drowsy and the family say I am no worse than usual after taking it. The only disadvantage with cinnarizine compared with hyoscine is having to take it further in advance.

Alan

 

[jimboaw]

My old bat tried just about everthing available in the UK and then "discovered" an over the counter French product which worked. Unfortunatly she is currently pissed and can't remember what it was called

 

[markcozzy]

thanks for all your replys some goodn some funny but hey guys thanks again mark


happy sailing