Sea sickness

[llqwyd]

IMHO, Bonine is one of the best options available (if you do the following):

take the night BEFORE the dive, then take the morning of...if this is done, you will have little or no seasickness and the Bonine does NOT make you drowsy like Dramamine.

Hope this helps

 

[RJP]

Is Bonine recommended to prevent sea sickness during boat dives? I ask because one of the symptoms apparently is drowsiness!

Have used it many times. Never fallen asleep on a dive.

:d

PS - get you doctor to give you a prescription for meclizine 25mg. That's what Bonine is. What's the difference? 8 Bonine tablets cost $7 or so over-the-counter. While you can get 30 "prescription" meclizine tablets for $5 from the pharmacist.

Go figure, huh?

 

[BTravlin]

Have used it many times. Never fallen asleep on a dive.

:d

PS - get you doctor to give you a prescription for meclizine 25mg. That's what Bonine is. What's the difference? 8 Bonine tablets cost $7 or so over-the-counter. While you can get 30 "prescription" meclizine tablets for $5 from the pharmacist.

Go figure, huh?

Yes, cheaper for you but everybody else ends up picking up the tab for your savings by paying higher medical insurance rates.

 

[RJP]

Yes, cheaper for you but everybody else ends up picking up the tab for your savings by paying higher medical insurance rates.

It's that cheap because it's generic. I'm not talking about your co-pay. You can get 30 tabs for $4 at Walmart WITHOUT insurance.

But even if that wasn't the case, why should I not get value for what I am already paying for MY health insurance?

 

[CamG]

Greetings K374 and I find as many others Bonine to fit the bill. I take it as llqwyd has described and drink water all the time! I have never gotten drowsy or tired unless from strenuous swims. The fumes from motors are a big problem get to the furthest point away from them. If you have symptoms get geared up and into the water as soon as you can. Once you descend down the line to about 10' just hang there and the symptoms will fade. This is where so many give up and submit to the misery as soon as you get below the surface and the motion of the ocean so to speak it is a different story. The best way to beat the sickness is to prevent it altogether! As mentioned.
Good luck and always run a controlled test to make sure whatever medication you choose will work without side effects that hinder you personally.
CamG Keep diving....keep training....keep learning!

 

[H2O Gal]

I have used the scoplolamine patches, but I've had trouble with them falling off after the first day when they are supposed to be good for three. There are scopolamine pills that I like to use now--they don't fall off and if you have a calm day you can take them or not so you're not medicated when you don't need to be. And they REALLY work! I've also used the crystallized ginger root, but since I've used it in addition to the scopolamine pills I couldn't tell you whether it works alone or not!

 

[BTravlin]

It's that cheap because it's generic. I'm not talking about your co-pay. You can get 30 tabs for $4 at Walmart WITHOUT insurance.

But even if that wasn't the case, why should I not get value for what I am already paying for MY health insurance?

I don't mean to hijack the thread but if you are getting an Rx for meds then the reason they only cost $5 for 30 is not just because they are generic but also because the insurance company is (1) certainly getting a lower negotiated price and (2) paying the difference in cost between that lower negotiated price and your Rx co-pay, therefore, everybody else is subsidizing your savings.

I use the meclizine myself and take it at least 1 1/2 hours prior to boat diving and have no problems.

 

[RJP]

I don't mean to hijack the thread but if you are getting an Rx for meds then the reason they only cost $5 for 30 is not just because they are generic but also because the insurance company is (1) certainly getting a lower negotiated price and (2) paying the difference in cost between that lower negotiated price and your Rx co-pay, therefore, everybody else is subsidizing your savings.

I use the meclizine myself and take it at least 1 1/2 hours prior to boat diving and have no problems.

Pay attention: I am NOT talking about a co-pay. Meclizine is dirt-fricken cheap. It's like $4-$5 WITHOUT INSURANCE. Go in to Walmart or Costco or wherever with a prescription and NO INSURANCE CARD. The price to a CASH PAYING PATIENT is $4-$5. THERE IS NO insurance company involved.

But again, EVEN IF THERE WERE why do you think OTHERS are subsidizing my savings? I pay THOUSANDS of dollars a year in health insurance premiums, but only use HUNDREDS of dollars a year in services. I'm subsidizing plenty of other people. If I want to get some value for my money, I think I will. And I'll thank you to stop assuming that others have a higher priority claim on my healthcare dollars than I do.

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[BTravlin]

Pay attention: I am NOT talking about a co-pay. Meclizine is dirt-fricken cheap. It's like $4-$5 WITHOUT INSURANCE. Go in to Walmart or Costco or wherever with a prescription and NO INSURANCE CARD. The price to a CASH PAYING PATIENT is $4-$5. THERE IS NO insurance company involved.

But again, EVEN IF THERE WERE why do you think OTHERS are subsidizing my savings? I pay THOUSANDS of dollars a year in health insurance premiums, but only use HUNDREDS of dollars a year in services. I'm subsidizing plenty of other people. If I want to get some value for my money, I think I will. And I'll thank you to stop assuming that others have a higher priority claim on my healthcare dollars than I do.


[/hijack]

Dang, no need to get all hostile. I guess I must have misunderstood your original post (I bolded this below) where you seem to suggest it is cheaper to get a doctor to prescribe meclizine than it is buying bonine over the counter.

If you are paying cash for both the doctor's appointment and the Rx then you are correct. If you're running them through your health insurance plan like most people do, then I'm correct.

Have used it many times. Never fallen asleep on a dive.

:d

PS - get you doctor to give you a prescription for meclizine 25mg. That's what Bonine is. What's the difference? 8 Bonine tablets cost $7 or so over-the-counter. While you can get 30 "prescription" meclizine tablets for $5 from the pharmacist.

Go figure, huh?

 

[RJP]

If you are paying cash for both the doctor's appointment and the Rx then you are correct. If you're running them through your health insurance plan like most people do, then I'm correct.

I'd get the Rx when I'm at the MDs for a regular checkup or some other visit. Certainly not worth the extra co-pay or out-of-pocket costs for an extra office visit. (Though my doc will write an Rx for something like meclizine without a charged visit.)

PS - you can save even more by submitting the receipt for your meclizine/Bonine to your healthcare flex-spending account, thereby paying for it with pre-tax dollars instead of after-tax dollars. Brings your cost down to about $3 for 30 tabs.