Experience with Scopace?

My doctor gave me a prescription for this stuff, and I am hoping it is the wonder drug that cancels my motion sickness. How does it work of you? What kind of side effects do you have when you take Scopace?

DRY MOUTH and thirst..take lots of water with you (I take gatoraide) hence the NEED for a relief zip

It can make your near vision (reading) blurry.  This happens more with the patch than the pills as you keep the patch on for up to 3 days, the pills last for me about 6-7 hours then you can have another dose. 

My doc said you can also take dramamine or bonnie on top of scopace as they attack motion sickness from different angles and don't interact with each other (might want to check with your doc)

Make sure to take about one hour before you hit the swells to make sure it has time to get working.  It prevents motion sickness, it doesn't cure it.  If you wait to long to take the next pill and get sick the pill won't fix it.

Did I mention dry mouth and thirst

Wow, that sounds like it has way too many side effects for me.   I hate dry mouth, excessive need to pee, drowsiness, and now you're saying it can also effect your vision?   Dang, I think I'll take hurling over any or all of those! 

Been reading up on ginger pills, Ginger Ale, apple juice, peppermint oil, clove oil, and Motion Eaze.  Non of which have side effects that I can find, so far.  Apparently Mythbusters found that Ginger was the most effective on motion sickness, yet no side affects.   I think I'll try some of these ideas and see where I am before robbing Peter to pay Paul with levels of discomfort.   

The need to pee is caused by the extra liquid you drink because of dry mouth. Socpace doesn't make me drowsy at all, nothing like the zombie state of  Dramamine

Sea sickness is one of those times when you feel like you want to die but unfortunately can't (if you haven't felt like this you haven't joined the club of the truly seasick).  A few side effects are worth it for someone like myself who is really affected by motion sickness.  Count yourself Lucky if ginger candy etc. works for you, I tried it all and no dice. By all means try all the options out there, hopefully a non script method will work for you but  I would rather have fun and enjoy my limited time on the salt and never have to worry about the "rainbow yawn" again.

It can almost be considered a safety issue (it defiantly was when I was running my large PB 40miles offshore). When you get sick you get dehydrated, tired, don't think quickly/straight, and this can cause you to make poor decisions concerning you safety etc.  Its hard to cross a rough bar when you are so sick you can barely hold a conversation.

Thanks PP. I haven't been out on the salt in about 30 years because I get so seasick. If Scopace lets me enjoy the water again, I'll put up with the dry mouth no sweat!

PP, good point.   You definitely have more sea time than I do, and every concoction works differently on everyone, so I'll have to put each one through it's paces till I find something I can work with.   

For me:
1. Dramamine  (Fail)
2. Ginger pills  ()
3. Motion Eaze ()

I was the kid with his head over the rail growing up.  Stopped going out on charters for just that reason.

I found that dramamine made a huge difference and that after the first few trips of the year, I didn't need it anymore.  I think your inner ear can learn to deal with it.  Just my $0.02

Hopefully my inner ear will be a quick learner, and won't end up with a tutor. 

I was the kid with his head over the rail growing up.  Stopped going out on charters for just that reason.

I found that dramamine made a huge difference and that after the first few trips of the year, I didn't need it anymore.  I think your inner ear can learn to deal with it.  Just my $0.02

I don't remember getting seasick as a kid, but i didn't go out on a vessel in the ocean for a long time in between and i sure did get green when i started yakkin on the ocean but like Spot after a bunch of trips on the big blue, i don't need to take anything anymore either.

i wouldn't like the side effects of scopace either insayn.. Try bonine and ginger together and see if that works, i've never tried Bonine but i heard it doesn't make you crash  as much as Dramimine. Dramamine works good if your gonna only fish for a few hours, after that , i almost fall asleep on the yak, not that safe sitting up..I'm sure it effects people differently but crash is a common one

Dramamine works good if your gonna only fish for a few hours, after that , i almost fall asleep on the yak, not that safe sitting up..

That's why I only fish the salt for a few hours. I make sure I'm safely driving home when I fall asleep 

2nd what PP said. Scop pills is what worked best for me. Always bring lots of drinking water if you take it. I found the pills worked best for 1 day trips & the patch if you're on safari. Like Spot & CBY, I don't seem to need it anymore, although last Saturday toward the end I was beginning to feel a little woozy.....

For me:
1. Dramamine  (Fail)
   Dry mouth, too drowsy to stay focused, felt fatigued, and still chummed. 
2. Ginger pills/crystallized ginger   (Fail) 
   Still chummed, yet felt fine right after doing so.  No drowsiness.
   Found that ginger doesn't taste as good the second time around.
3. Motion Eaze ()

Pilots can't use scopolamine, and some small plane pilots and frequent passengers use a wrist band for motion sickness. 

There are a number of products out there.  They work VERY well for a certain percentage of motion sickness sufferers, but they do not work for everyone. Wristbands are cheap and worth a try.  Here are a couple of links.  I am not recommending any in particular as I have no personal experience with such products. 

http://www.biobands.com/motionsickness.htm
http://www.sea-band.com/seaband.htm

There are even electric wrist bands which stimulate the pressure point. 

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Watch-That-Cures-Motion-Sickness-22047.shtml
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/75352.asp?promo=QSearch#
http://www.nomoremotionsickness.com/ReliefBand.html


Ginger is listed above and I have found candied ginger works pretty well for mild cases.  Spot is correct in that experience will make you more resistant to motion sickness.  The problem is the learning process can be difficult. 

I have seen those electric wrist bands in action and was really impressed with the results.

Scott

I've used pressure point wrist bands & ginger. The ginger tastes good & helps settle my stomach a bit when using scop, but nether wrist bands or ginger worked for me to prevent motion sickness. Never tried electric wrist bands.