Sea sickness medication

"Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message
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I agree with you, Sue. Neither Danni nor I have ever been subject to "mal
de mer", and fortunately Danni inherited a Hearing Dog named Heidi who
makes
us look like drunks walking the corridors.

I have been known to be wrong in the past but I believe that "mal de mer"
is
as much mental as it is a part of cruising.
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Totally wrong about it being mental.

It's all Inner Ear related.

It has nothing to do with mental. It's motion sickness whether it's in a
car, plane or ship/boat. And it's caused by the inner ear.

--Tom

In article , Tom &
Linda wrote:

Totally wrong about it being mental.

It's all Inner Ear related.

Isn't the inner ear in the head?

Sorry Tom....



--
Charles

"Tom & Linda" wrote in message
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"Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message
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I agree with you, Sue. Neither Danni nor I have ever been subject to
"mal
de mer", and fortunately Danni inherited a Hearing Dog named Heidi who
makes
us look like drunks walking the corridors.

I have been known to be wrong in the past but I believe that "mal de
mer"
is
as much mental as it is a part of cruising.
--

Totally wrong about it being mental.

It's all Inner Ear related.

It has nothing to do with mental. It's motion sickness whether it's in a
car, plane or ship/boat. And it's caused by the inner ear.

--Tom


Tom and Dick are both correct.
It's an inner ear sensitivity problem, and some people don't get sick,
which is the mental part. I for one had an accident which causes "sea
sickness" while on land. I used to get sick to my stomach while sitting or
lying down or whenever it struck. I still have it and sometimes I get really
swimmy headed and dizzy. I no longer get sick from it. My ear doctor says my
brain got used to it.
Incidentally I have never been sick on any boat, cruise or otherwise. I
used to deep sea fish a lot.

Clay

"Charles" wrote in message
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In article , Tom &
Linda wrote:

Totally wrong about it being mental.

It's all Inner Ear related.

Isn't the inner ear in the head?

Sorry Tom....



--
Charles

Wouldn't they call it "headal" then?

--Tom

Dick Goldhaber wrote:

but I believe that "mal de mer" is
as much mental as it is a part of cruising.

I have to disagree with you, I don't believe that getting sea sick is at
all mental!! Sorry, but having CFS I am very sensitive about calling
anything mental, when it is a real illness.

sue

While rare, my wife gets a little "queasy" with motion, but did not actually
get sick on our first few cruises. Then she starting taking bonine for
several cruises, and not only got drowsy from this non-drowsy formula, but
also nauseous (vomiting, etc.) for one day on every cruise. On the last two
cruises she stopped taking it and had no problems. As it turns out, nausea
is a listed side effect for bonine. Go figure.

--
Greg
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"Candy" wrote in message
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Are there any side effects, like drowziness? Dramamine Non-Drowsy
Formula still makes me sleepy.

Candy -- has been taking too many naps and missing some fun

Before I started cruising, I was scared to death of becoming seasick.
...Just took my 7th. cruise about a month ago. Haven't had to take a
pill yet. ....It seems as long as I keep a few handy in my bag, I'm
OK. Ha... They're probably outdated by now, anyways. ...But they're
still there.. Just in case. ...Jon

Dick
I am here to say sea sickness is a real life disaster. In 1950 crossing
from Southmpton to NY on the SS America I was sick all the way. Advice
given by a waiter. Dont stay in your cabin. Get out on deck. Eat
saltines and apples. Towards the end of the trip taken advice started to
kick in The month was October

SUNNY.Has never again been sea sick - knock on wood

S'nd I
XXX

"elizabeth" wrote in message
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My husband and I are going on our third cruise this May, on RCI's
Rhapsody of the Seas. Our first two cruises were on Holland America,
where we were pleased to find a wonderous drug called "Sea-Calm," a
chewable sea sickness pill (meclizine HCl). This pill was available
for free at the ship infirmary, and it was a life saver. Can anyone
tell me whether RCI's Rhapsody has this drug available? We would
prefer not to use patches, as we have had bad experiences with them in
the past.


Thanks for any help.

Just returned from RCI's Mariner of the Seas and unfortunately, both my
wife and daughter got seasick. Meclizine is availabel free of charge from
Guest Relations.

Sandy K.

Sue,

It may not be in some cases. I am not familiar with Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome as are probably many of us, but I do not doubt for a second that it
is real.

My contention is that if one approaches a cruise thinking that they will be
sick, they probably will.
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ



"Sue and Kevin Mullen" wrote in message
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Dick Goldhaber wrote:

but I believe that "mal de mer" is
as much mental as it is a part of cruising.

I have to disagree with you, I don't believe that getting sea sick is at
all mental!! Sorry, but having CFS I am very sensitive about calling
anything mental, when it is a real illness.

sue