On Aug 28, 1:49 pm, "Tom K" wrote:
> > How do you know that you don't need it, if you have already taken it?
>
> Kinda like a catch 22.
>
> Either risk not taking it... like we did on our first cruise (BIG mistake
> for us).
>
> Or take it the first day.... and start backing off the dose on day 2 if no
> problems. Just do half a tablet the next day.
>
> --Tom
I have to agree with you, Tom. For those that don't suffer from motion
sickness, it's hard to make them understand the utter misery one feels
when they do get it. I'm very prone to any kind of motion sickness, so
it was a no-brainer that I would be medicated before stepping on board
any ship, and would stay medicated for the duration. Even 5 minutes of
feeling seasick is too long a time - it's that uncomfortable for me.
Not gonna waste a minute of my cruise feeling miserable, to find out
that I do, in fact need motion sick drugs - and then try to play catch-
up, in hopes that I'll feel better at some point. Kind of like pain
management (just had foot surgery, so kind of on my mind these past
few weeks) - much easier and effective to stay on top of the pain
(keeping up with the every-four-hours dose) than to let the pain
killers wear off totally, take the meds and then wait, uncomfortably
for the drugs to take effect.
I totally understand where people are coming from, as far as not
medicating unless absolutely, positively necessary. But, I also
understand, that in some cases, prevention (which sometimes involves
drugs) can be the best medicine.
Lee
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