airsickness prescription

On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 1:31:53 PM UTC-6, WB wrote:
Seems like very few people in the U.S. have heard of it, but the most

effective prescription med for airsickness that I have found is

something called "Scopace". It is scopolamine in tablet form. Same drug

as in the very expensive anti-nausea patches. Much cheaper in tablet

form and the dose is easier to regulate. Extremely effective and fewer

side effects than the patch that way. I have had a scrip for it for

years for myself and my wife. Unfortunately, I was recently informed

that Scopace is no longer being manufactured due to a factory shutdown

or buyout or somesuch. Too bad. However, all is not lost. Exactly the

same drug is sold over-the-counter in Europe. The brand sold in Great

Britain sells under the name "Kwells" (the chemical name on the Kwells

package is "hyoscine hydrobromide" which is the more proper chemical

name for scopolamine). The Kwells tablets differ only in the dose.

Scopace was 40 milligrams. Kwells is 30 milligrams. That's actually a

more reasonable dose and will completely prevent motion sickness in a

180lb male for 6 hours. Confirmed by personal experience. Anyhow, you

can buy Kwells through the internet. I recently ordered a 12 tablet pack

from Chemist2go (on Amazon) for less than $8. Oh, and Kwells is chewable

unlike prescription Scopace which tastes nasty.



I cannot recommend this stuff enough, especially if you give a lot of

rides and find that no matter how gently you fly, passengers frequently

experience nausea. Give'em a Kwells 30 minutes before flight and you can

subject your pax to outside snap rolls after a lunch of greasy pork ribs

and they won't yack.



Fly safe,



WB



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The common Scopolamine side effects include dry mouth, throat, and nasal passages in some cases progressing to impaired speech, thirst, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, constipation, difficulty urinating, and tachycardia.

OTOH, Ginger in crystal form is reported to be an effective treatment without side effects.