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[Scubatooth]

oh BTW im looking for the Meclizine itself not the bonine, or dramimine as they knock me out totally even the less drowsy version knocks me out. There is just something in there formulation that knocks me out and its not listed on the ingredients or is the inert powder used to make up the pill.

Tooth

[shadragon]

Mental note: Order inert powder...

[Starfish Sandy]

oh BTW im looking for the Meclizine itself not the bonine, or dramimine as they knock me out totally even the less drowsy version knocks me out. There is just something in there formulation that knocks me out and its not listed on the ingredients or is the inert powder used to make up the pill.

Tooth

Tooth - got ours off drugs.com

Sandy

[Howardsnewyork]

I use the patch....
but when the water is choppy.....what made me the most sick was waiting for the boat and bobbing up and down like a cork with an inflated BC....solution...
wait about 6-8 feet down.....under your buddies fins and have him call u up when the boat arrives.....
i havent had a problem in years...also plenty of water and not too tired or too hot
Howard

[JimG]

oh BTW im looking for the Meclizine itself not the bonine, or dramimine as they knock me out totally even the less drowsy version knocks me out. There is just something in there formulation that knocks me out and its not listed on the ingredients or is the inert powder used to make up the pill.

Same with me - I can't really take any of the OTC medicines because even the non-drowsy stuff leaves me feeling wiped out for hours. I don't care much for prescription meds if I can avoid them (plus there is the expense of the doctor visit and prescription), so no patch for me.

I've found that a lot of my personal approach to handling seasickness is mental. I just make up my mind that I am going to have fun, and I am not going to let any seasickness spoil that. I throw up a lot on boats, and always just try to get it done and move on. I've also noticed that the more ocean diving I do, the less prone to seasickness I am. I have done about 10 multi-day trips to south Florida in the last 18 months, and managed to get through all of them without taking anything. The more recent ones have been less of a problem for me, which I attribute to building up some tolerance to the effects.

I also try to make sure that I am one of the first people off the boat when it anchors, and one of the last ones back. That minimizes my exposure to the effects of waves, which helps a lot.

-JimG

[Scubatooth]

Mental note: Order inert powder...

Simon... Trust me when i say Im not the nicest person when throwing up my toe nails. furthermore you probably dont want to have a trip ended when i get so sick that it requires me to be flown out and possibly admitted to a hospital and given hugh amounts of drugs to stop a fish feeding frenzy (based off my last incident). catch my drift.

Thanks everyone for the info. Starfish i will look that up.

Jim My reason behind doing the meds is I have a stomach/GI condition(crohns) that kicks up and when it does it will cause me all sorts of problems. If i let get to out of hand will cause me to end up in the hospital and right now i would like to avoid huge medical bills at all cost. Using meclinze has been my frontline drug for a while to combat neusea but im out and need to restock before this trip, as i dont want to have to change over to Zofran or Phenergan which will knock me out and keep me from diving. I know most of it is mental, but i would like to be ahead of the curve to keep it all down.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

I know most of it is mental, but i would like to be ahead of the curve to keep it all down.

I truly wish it were "mind over matter" for me, but I'm very susceptible to motion. I really, really really hate throwing up, especially in front of others , but none of the standard tricks work for me. If I'm going on a boat, I start taking a generic Dramamine a couple days before I fly out, and continue to take it until I'm done with the boat. Maybe because I've taken it my whole life (flying, car trips, etc) it doesn't make me drowsy anymore.

Every body handles different drugs differently. Whatever works for you, please continue taking it! And, I always bring enough to share, since it's OTC.

[secretsea18]

Mental note: Order inert powder...

Simon... Trust me when i say Im not the nicest person when throwing up my toe nails. furthermore you probably dont want to have a trip ended when i get so sick that it requires me to be flown out and possibly admitted to a hospital and given hugh amounts of drugs to stop a fish feeding frenzy (based off my last incident). catch my drift.

Thanks everyone for the info. Starfish i will look that up.

Jim My reason behind doing the meds is I have a stomach/GI condition(crohns) that kicks up and when it does it will cause me all sorts of problems. If i let get to out of hand will cause me to end up in the hospital and right now i would like to avoid huge medical bills at all cost. Using meclinze has been my frontline drug for a while to combat neusea but im out and need to restock before this trip, as i dont want to have to change over to Zofran or Phenergan which will knock me out and keep me from diving. I know most of it is mental, but i would like to be ahead of the curve to keep it all down.

Dan,

Here you go www.drugstore.com has your item. Order expedited shipping, and you'll have it by Monday. This is a good site, and it's a bottle of 100, so that should last you a week or two.
Robin

[peterbj7]

Never suffered from motion sickness and never taken anything for it. Doesn't stop me throwing up on occasion though, generally in the final quarter of the dive and completely unpredictably (as Kamala can vouch). All I know is that I suddenly feel a strong urge to throw up, and I long since learned that the best thing to do IS to throw up. If I'm not quite there yet I deliberately swallow a bit of sea water to make it happen. I'm happy as Larry afterwards, and often end my dives surrounded by colourful fish!

[JimG]

I suddenly feel a strong urge to throw up, and I long since learned that the best thing to do IS to throw up.

Same with me - just get it over with.

And lest my previous comment about "mind over matter" is misinterpreted - I did not mean to pull a Tom Cruise and try to make the case that seasickness is "all in the head" for everyone. I understand that it is physiological in nature, and that different coping strategies are going to better work for different people. I was just trying to share my personal approach (which of course is only guaranteed to work for me).

-JimG

[Starfish Sandy]

I suddenly feel a strong urge to throw up, and I long since learned that the best thing to do IS to throw up.

Same with me - just get it over with.

And lest my previous comment about "mind over matter" is misinterpreted - I did not mean to pull a Tom Cruise and try to make the case that seasickness is "all in the head" for everyone. I understand that it is physiological in nature, and that different coping strategies are going to better work for different people. I was just trying to share my personal approach (which of course is only guaranteed to work for me).

-JimG

For those that have been diving with me - I am the 1st to call out "known puker" Certainly clears the path for me to get in the water and drop down 10' to wait on my buddy. I'm sure some from the T&C trip still hear it ringing in their ears!!!

[blackhat72]

I can honestly say that I've never chummed on board anything. And I've been in some rough seas in small (and large) boats. I do, however, take precautions in my old age. I've been on two liveaboards in the last year and have taken Bonine (meclizine) before each trip. I normally take it the night before I board and for the next one or two days. I've never taken it for the entire trip. Once I have my "sea legs" it's a non-issue. I actually have a worse time going back on dry land after a week at sea. Seems when I close my eyes my body still thinks we're pitching and yawing. I almost fell over in the shower after one trip.

I actually enjoy a pitching and rolling deck....like a roller coaster. My ex could, however, get seasick in a bathtub. She tried everything and nothing worked. I believe it's something that you've just got to determine for yourself. They all work, but not all of them work for everyone.