I'm somewhat prone to seasickness. I found through personal experience when I was much younger the following three precautions that I try my best to follow: 1. Get enough sleep the night before boating. Being sleepy is similar to dizziness (at least for me) and sleepiness can make seasickness (unless it is caused by Bonine) more likely (unless you can just sleep) 2. Don't be hung-over. Same as sleepiness but with nausea added. Starting out like that is a bad move. 3. Eat a decent breakfast. Low blood sugar and/or a stomach full of junk (candy bars, Fritos, donuts) can cause dizziness and nausea which the gentle motion of the sea will push squarely into the "red zone".
I've tried ginger in various forms and am not quite convinced of its effectiveness. Never heard of Stugeron but am now interested in trying it. I see online that the active ingredient is an antihistamine: Cinnarzine. How is the drowsiness compared to that of Bonine (meclizine)? I see that the brain has a "vomit center". The trick is to prevent signals originating in the inner ear from reaching the VC. Apparently antihistamines are able to do this. And, it seems, they always make you more or less sleepy. Ron > On Jun 23, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The couple of times I’ve been sick, the Stugeron worked well — even AFTER the > onset of symptoms. Your mileage may vary; and know that it’s NOT approved > for use in the U.S. But widely available in most of the rest of the world. > And online via canadianpharmacyonline.com… > > As a disclaimer, I’m not a physician (although the Admiral is). I’m not > advocating this for everyone. I’m just passing on personal experience… check > with your doctor before dosing yourself with anything. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > >> On Jun 23, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> I am soon to depart for Bermuda to help bring a J/133 home. I can be prone >> to seasickness especially if I am down below trying to navigate / read etc >> in poor conditions. I had heard before about the "three day ahead" dosing >> trick so will be taking Stugeron from Thursday onwards. Unfortunately >> Stugeron is not available in the States (I get mine brought over from the UK) >> >> -- >> Jonathan >> Indigo C&C 35III >> SOUTHPORT CT > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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