found a cure for sea sickness that works for me!
Submitted by fishoreub on Mon, 2008-09-08 19:02.
we were talking about this in a previous post but my mum got me these things called sea bands which get a pressure point on your wrist and release pressure.
so i tried them on sunday and they worked a charm
didnt feel sick for a second :)
had a great day
luke
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cool dude, may give them a
cool dude, may give them a go myself. cheers for the tip
Mick.C
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Skops
When I was in the Navy the medics used to dish out these things called Skops. They are a little round band aid that you stick behind your ear and they have some sort of drug in them that is slowly absorbed into your skin. I have seen fellas with cronic sea sickness use them and they worked a treat. You have to put them on a few hours before you go so they have time to work.
A bloke named Northy used to get sick as soon as the ropes were off the wharf. When at sea he would get around with a garbage bag in his back pocket permanently because he was so sick. After taking these he was cured.
I think they are prescription but that isn't a problem just ask your doctor. If it works use it.
HuggyB
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Scops are great
You just can't get them in Australia anymore.
Mick.C
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Do You know why?
Do You know why?
HuggyB
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Some people
suffered some pretty ordinary side effects so they where withdrawn from the market. Other than that I cant shed more light on why.
till
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They would have to contain
They would have to contain scopolamine with a name like that. You can read about it's effects here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine
fishoreub
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yeah ive heard about the
yeah ive heard about the skops
but if any of you get sea sickness and are sick of using drugs give the sea bands a try
they worked an absolute treat for me
they're about 17 bucks for 4 (you have 2 on each wrist)
but they dnt get thrown out, you use em forever so its worth it
reuben.
roberta
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Reuben
I'm going to try those sea bands and I'll let you know when I come back from Leeman.
SPEWIE LEWIE
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fishoreub?
Froma a chemist I assume?
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the bands are good certainly
the bands are good certainly work nand yers colin available at bigger chemists
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fishoreub
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yeah i think so
yeah i think so Colin.
reuben.
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Cheers
Cheers Matt and Rueben.
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flangies
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They got them at red dot
They got them at red dot where i work, we tried them on durin the day any it actually made us sick haha
Takes a bit to get them in the right spot though.
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if it works for you
stick with it, everyone is affected in different ways.some remedies work on some others on others.
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Oh yeah like $4 at red dot
Oh yeah like $4 at red dot ^_^ forgot to ad :), still a crappy store though.
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Faulkner Family
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pays your wages
you got to start somewhere
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Brilliant pay for my
Brilliant pay for my age, best around exept for jb hi fi i think.
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7739ian
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Most
Antihistamines work well - i pinch the wife's hay fever tablets if i run out of Kwells. I try and avoid Kwells after taking two last year before going out on the charter from Port Geographe - the skipper piked out and left us standing on the jetty at 6am - try playing golf with 2 Kwells under your belt.
Dreamweaver
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Done that Ian
Did that ONCE - took two kwells and when we got down to Albany, the conditions were terrible - so went home. Worst thing to do - feel very average all day. Goodness knows how you could have played golf.
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7739ian
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Didn't really play golf Col
sort of weaved around 18 holes in a stupor and felt worse than seasick.
Dreamweaver
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Yup Ian
Closest I can describe it is like jet lag combined with 'white line' consumption
, not good!
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fishoreub
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yeah give them a go
yeah give them a go roberta!
they worked for me so they will probably work for you...
but you never know, might work on some ppl and not others
best of luck though!
reuben.