What is the best medicine for seasickness?

Subject: What is the best medicine for seasickness?

Bonine.

Went through Hurricane Alberto twice in 2000 on the little Pacific Princess.

All those with bands, chomping ginger, etc. were begging for shots from the
doc.

Those of us who took Bonine.. while getting shaken about somewhat... were able
to enjoy our days at sea without becoming ill.

Oh.. that first night out of New York.. they left the dining room and showroom
in droves.

You have to take it BEFORE you feel ill.
Since I get terribly seasick.. and cruise quite frequently, it's a staple in my
medicine cabinet. I couldn't cruise without it.

Oh... and I do have a drink or two with dinner while taking Bonine with no side
effects.

Babette

Finz Up wrote in message t...
I am going on my first cruise Friday (WOOHOO) and was wondering what the
cruise veterans recommend to prevent motion sickness. I already have a
perscription for scopolamine patches, but have been seeing alot of people
recommend Bonine. Which does a better job with less side effects.

I'm very prone to any kind of motion sickness and I've tried
everything...

I've used the patch, and while it did do a great job preventing motion
sickness, I felt the side effects were too intrusive, so I won't use
it any more.

The side effects of regular Dramamine make me feel worse than if I
were motion sick - nausea, etc. So, I won't take that either.

Bonine (meclizine) is my drug of choice. I know that Dramamine II has
the same active ingredient as Bonine, but for some reason (maybe the
inert ingredients), Dram II made me feel ill. So, it's Bonine, by
name, only for me. It may have a tendency to make you drowsy so I
recommend taking it before bed - it's a 24 hour dose, so I'm sleeping
during the initial punch yet it's still 100% effective during the
hours I'm awake.

And, as others have mentioned, Bonine is best used as a preventative
measure. Once you have that seasick feeling, it's tough to get rid of
it. Better to prevent it from the start if you have a history of
motion sickness. I don't fly well either, so my first Bonine dose is
the night before I leave home for a cruise and then every night until
I'm home again.

Lee

On Sun, 02 May 2004 13:08:30 GMT, Finz Up
wrote:

I am going on my first cruise Friday (WOOHOO) and was wondering what the
cruise veterans recommend to prevent motion sickness. I already have a
perscription for scopolamine patches, but have been seeing alot of people
recommend Bonine. Which does a better job with less side effects.

If you have a propensity for being seasick, before leaving for your
cruise you might want check with an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist
to see if there is a curable medical middle ear condition that causes
the problem. If no physical reason can be found you might want to
start on the remedies of your choice a day before boarding.

As for what works best, It depends on the individual. For the first
week he was on board, my engineering officer was seasick from the time
we cast off the lines to the time he stepped back on terra firma.
Dramamine put him to sleep but he did well on Bonine for a couple of
months and then it became ineffective. Scopolamine patches worked
best for him but he wouldn't go home or talk to his wife within 6
hours of taking off the patch because it's one of the "truth serum"
drugs.

On the other hand, Bonine put my wife to sleep for 8 hours on our last
cruise and she was groggy for the rest of the day. Dramamine was
about the same. After spending a day and a half with side effects
she didn't get sea sick for the rest of the cruise.

Traditional "tummy trouble" remedies such as meadow sweet,
peppermint, red raspberry leaves and ginger, worked well for some of
my crew, especially the ginger.

Skip

In article ,
wrote:

On the other hand, Bonine put my wife to sleep for 8 hours on our last
cruise and she was groggy for the rest of the day. Dramamine was
about the same. After spending a day and a half with side effects
she didn't get sea sick for the rest of the cruise.

Sometimes it works best to take Dramamine at bed time. Theoretically,
you get the initial "oomph" out of the way whilst you are zonked anyway and
then can function a little better when you wake up. Of course, your mileage
WILL vary.

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BABBETT:
I also have great faith in meclizine,use it on every cruise{30} and
never have a problem,also have a drink or two with no problem,have used
it since our doctor prescribed it for me for an inner ear problem many
years ago,but at that time it was y prescription,glad it can noe be
gotten over the counter,much cheaper

"fishman" wrote in message ...
there is no reason
to think that on a large ship, with stabilizers, that you will have a
problem.

It is a myth (clever marketing) that stabilizers eliminate motion.
Stabilizers *reduce* roll (side-to-side) substantially, but it isn't
eliminated. Stablizers do nothing to eliminate any of the other
motions such as pitch(bow-to-stern).

Warren

In article ,
(Surfer E2468) wrote:
BABBETT:
I also have great faith in meclizine,use it on every cruise{30} and
never have a problem,also have a drink or two with no problem,have used
it since our doctor prescribed it for me for an inner ear problem many
years ago,but at that time it was y prescription,glad it can noe be
gotten over the counter,much cheaper

Most of the hooha with alcohol and meclazine is concern about additive
sleepiness from the medicine and beer taken together. There isn't much to
worry about (in moderation) on a cruise unless you are the captain or part of
the bridge crew. As with anything like this, be careful about moving around,
etc., until you know how you are going to react to it. Other than that, a
cocktail or two shouldn't cause any real problems.

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-J. Michael Straczynski

Warren H. Davis wrote:

"fishman" wrote in message ...

there is no reason
to think that on a large ship, with stabilizers, that you will have a
problem.


It is a myth (clever marketing) that stabilizers eliminate motion.
Stabilizers *reduce* roll (side-to-side) substantially, but it isn't
eliminated. Stablizers do nothing to eliminate any of the other
motions such as pitch(bow-to-stern).

Warren

And if the sea is really rough, they pull in the stabilizers to
prevent damage to them, so you got to learn to go with the flow ( or the
pitch and roll).

Joyce -- Will never forget that Force 11 on the Rotterdam V
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Warren H. Davis wrote:

"fishman" wrote in message ...

there is no reason
to think that on a large ship, with stabilizers, that you will have a
problem.


It is a myth (clever marketing) that stabilizers eliminate motion.
Stabilizers *reduce* roll (side-to-side) substantially, but it isn't
eliminated. Stablizers do nothing to eliminate any of the other
motions such as pitch(bow-to-stern).

Warren

Damn it, Warren. Roll is what I like most, especially when my bed is
oriented bow to stern (or vice versa) in a stateroom.

Howie

On Sun, 02 May 2004 13:08:30 GMT, Finz Up
wrote:

I am going on my first cruise Friday (WOOHOO) and was wondering what the
cruise veterans recommend to prevent motion sickness. I already have a
perscription for scopolamine patches, but have been seeing alot of people
recommend Bonine. Which does a better job with less side effects.

Another vote for Bonine. On a lot of lines, you can get it free from
the pursar

Also stomach acid reducers can help, like Tagamat or Xantac.

Don't use a scopolamine patch unless you absolutely have to. It's a
very harsh drug, although it does reduce nausea like a champ.

Mason Barge

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