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mal de mer - Solved?

  • August 12, 2011 2:47 PM
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    At the last few Strictly Sail events - Pam Wall and others have discussed how well a Canada mail order drug called Stugeron (Cinnarizine) has worked for them and many others.

    --- Here is a different OTC medication --

    Last weekend, my wife and I took a troop of Boy Scouts and counselers/parents around Angel Island for a short sailing experience.  

    A couple of the folks used an OTC drug which contains bonine and it really worked great to calm the onset of mal de mer.

    Available at local drug stores (CVS in our case) it's a chewable tablet used ~ 1/2 hr before sailing or even while sailing tablet. 

    Here is a site on the probably more expensive version  http://www.bonine.com/ .

    We keep the bonine on the boat from now on for anyone above 12 years old to use. 

     

    Last modified: August 13, 2011 9:55 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • August 13, 2011 5:19 AM
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    Regarding stugeron here's something you might want to consider before taking.


    It has also been linked to Parkinsons. Just sayin.
  • August 13, 2011 8:18 AM
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    Eric Olander wrote:Regarding stugeron here's something you might want to consider before taking.


    It has also been linked to Parkinsons. Just sayin.

    Yup always got to check out the stuff you take....
  • August 14, 2011 8:07 AM
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      Little tip. Bonine comes in a packet of 8-12 tabs for around 6-9 dollars. Ask the pharmD for a generic bottle of Meclazine. Same medicine as Bonine . We got a bottle of 100 for 4 dollars (note this was 5 years ago). Ken
  • August 14, 2011 9:42 AM
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    Ken Bridger wrote:  Little tip. Bonine comes in a packet of 8-12 tabs for around 6-9 dollars. Ask the pharmD for a generic bottle of Meclazine. Same medicine as Bonine . We got a bottle of 100 for 4 dollars (note this was 5 years ago). Ken

    Ken: How was the performance no matter which version?  ie did it work for you not matter which brand? 
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  • August 23, 2011 11:06 AM
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      Wife was very prone.  The second day of a scuba trip in Key Largo with really rough chop she was eating tuna salad sandwiches, after feeding the fish the first day in mild chop.  Most meds are made by only a few makers.  Like Tylenol. Most is made by McNeil but sold to different companies that sell it as their own. Like any store brand.  The gov is really strict on manufacturing standards so most don't really have a difference. Ken
  • August 25, 2011 12:16 AM
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    How is Bonine for drowsiness? I use Stugeron which I find excellent as it doesn't make me drowsy at all, whereas other OTC seasickness meds leave me a stumbling, drooling idiot, not capable of standing watch, making decisions on boat handling or reacting in an emergency. 

    I figure that my Stugeron usage is so low (1/2 tab morning & night for the first 2 days of an ocean passage, maybe 2-3 times a year, max) that it is a risk I'm willing to take for the safety of the ship and crew, but if Bonine doesn't make you drowsy, it could be a winner, as Stugeron is hard to get hold of. So far, UK, South Africa, Vanuatu and Vietnam have been my supply source.
  • August 25, 2011 7:18 AM
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    In our case, the 2 adults who tried it (1 male and 1 female) both seemed fine and while not asked - didn't seem drousy with Bonine.  My wife has not tried bonine as yet.  

    jay 

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