I took Dramamine for the last time about five years ago: it made me so drowsy I had to put to shore for a nap (maybe that's its mode of action?). I haven't used those pressure-point bracelets, but other paddlers I know report mixed results. I think a year or two ago, someone on the list suggested ginger as a cure. Treatment with powdered ginger was shown to be as effective or more effective than the original dramamine in a clinical trial, and of course it doesn't have the drowsiness side effect. Recommended dosage runs from 200mg to 2 gm (total daily dose), so there's a bit of a range there! Haven't been seasick again myself to test it, but one friend has used it and seems pleased. Have other folks on the list tried this, should I add it to my first aid kit? > My girlfriend is prone to sea-sickness, and has had good results with the > new, less-drowsiness formula Dramamine (which we couldn't find in Canada). > That was in rather light swell, though she gets sick pretty easily. Has > anyone had a failure of this stuff in severe tests?? Not familiar with any improvements in Dramamine, Mike --- even kids' Benadryl knocks me out --- but has she tried those little pressure point straps for the wrists? I'm not prone to sea sickness, but, in continuing chop on workboats during prolonged tests at sea, I have felt pretty punk, and found those straps <did> make a difference. Or I <thought> they did, which is all that counts. An option --- relatively inexpensive and drug-free. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 09 1999 - 06:18:13 PDT
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