Scopalamine and piloting
On 29 Dec, 18:38, Cats wrote:
On Dec 29, 11:55 am, Doug Hoffman no.spam wrote:
The same person that judges if you are fit to fly based on all factors:
Had enough sleep? Backache? Headache? Leg(s)/Arm(s) ache?
Emotionally fit? The list is endless. If you are in doubt about being
able to judge if you are fit to fly, then don't fly.
The problem as I understand it with this drug is that what it impairs
in those affected are the faculties we use to decide if we are
impaired...
That claim has been made, but I have seen no evidence here or
elsewhere to support it. The four main side effects of Scopolamine -
are dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness and blurred vision. Of these only
the dry mouth is common.
The claim that a Scopaderm TTS patch has the same effect as a glass of
wine does not seem to be borne out by the literature, though I am
happy, as always, to take correction on that point.
Ian
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