On Sep 5, 4:23 pm, Homer Hickam wrote:
> On Aug 27, 10:28 pm, Jay Furr wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > Thoughts?
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> > IFIIRZZSKOPGKXEAVOBMJKKVOLF 233
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> Phenergan is a prescription drug.
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> H3
That's interesting. I was prescribed phenergan to take care of nausea
caused by prescription painkillers. I can see how it might help, once
someone is suffering from seasickness...but you're claiming that it is
also a preventative? Great news. I've got extras!
Lee
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