Ian wrote:
On 20 Dec, 16:04, "HL Falbaum" wrote:
"Ian" wrote in message

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On 19 Dec, 14:50, jodom wrote:
I've reviewed the relief band in the context of my experience as a
glider pilot. I'd love to hear comments from other pilots about their
experiences.
I sail as well as flying, and am cursed with rotten sea-sickness. I
tried the pressure bands and they did have some effect, but the only
thing that works effectively for me is transdermal hyoscine -
Scopaderm patches. When they went off the market for a few years I had
to give up sailing.
I've never needed or tried them for flying though.

Would suggest that being PIC and the potential effects of Scopolamine/
Hyocyamine are not compatible. Effects are subtle and variable from time to
time as well as from individual to individual.

Not at all benign for flying--or driving, or running dangerous machinery.

I think the "potential" bit is important. It would be daft to go
flying without knowing the effects of this - or any - medication.
However, having had dozens of those little patches behind my ears for,
cumulatively, months of my life, I am happy with them and quite
confident that I could fly or drive with them. The same may not go for
others, of course.

They take 24 hours to get up to full power anyway, so anyone trying
them should have reasonable warning of side effects.

In flight air-sickness would, I suspect, be far more dangerous.

Ian

Scopolamine not only causes tiredness it can also cause blurred vision
and dilates the the pupils which are also reasons not to use it while
flying.

Wayne Hoover