On Aug 27, 10:28 pm, Jay Furr wrote:
> I've never, ever been seasick, even in seven foot seas off the coast of
> North Carolina on board a merrily rolling North Carolina state ferry, or in
> my kayak in heavy chop out on Lake Champlain.
>
> That being said, next week I leave on my Alaska cruise and I'm told that
> the first night, going up the west side of Vancouver Island, is
> nototriously rough and that a lot of people who've said "I'm never never
> sick at sea" found out that there's always a first time.
>
> I personally am kind of looking forward to seeing what it feels like to be
> on a big ship while it rolls and pitches but just in case I do get the ol'
> mal de mer (or in case my wife does), I'm kind of curious what the current
> thinking is vis-a-vis preventative or the.utic measures for seasickness.
>
> Thoughts?
>
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> IFIIRZZSKOPGKXEAVOBMJKKVOLF 233
Ah, a favorite topic for this old mossy-back scuba instructor and
astronaut trainer. First, like you, I've never been seasick even
after spending a lot of time on bouncy dive boats AND NASA's famous
vomit comet. I've also been up Alaska's Inside Passage without
noticing any particular swells or motions that would cause mal de
mer.
That said, there is one drug that not only will keep you from being
seasick but will also often pull you back after you are (which
dramamine, ginger, et al will not). That would be phenergan. If
you're not pregnant, it's the drug of choice of astronauts and
professional divers. If you are pregnant, you shouldn't be either of
those (a topic for a vastly different discussion).
Phenergan is a prescription drug.
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