Transderm Scop
 

Does anyone have experience with this patch? How well does it work?<BR>Thanks a bunch!

Hi Robin,<BR><BR>It works fine for 99% of the people.<BR>You may have an allergic reaction to this medication therefore first ask your doctor if it is OK to use it.<BR>You must use it as per the directions and be sure to wash your hands after putting on the patch, since if you touch your eyes you may soon think you are going blind. The only common after effect is dry-mouth. It does not make you sleepy such as if you take dramamine or bonine. <BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>

I have used the patch for many years with excellent results. It has changed my entire travel experience, especially when flying. Prior to using it, I was what you would call &quot;sick as a dog&quot; from takeoff to landing, with unrelenting nausea and use of the sick bag..you get the idea.<BR><BR>I apply it at least an hour before flying. The worst side effects I've expereinced were dry mouth, and a bit of blurry vision. Also, you are not supposed to drink alcohol when using the patch.

Transderm Scop changed my life. I used to be terrified of getting seasick, and I swear that I felt every little motion of any moving vehicle, including ships. I LOVE cruising, and I had to find a way to make it work. Transderm Scop proved to be the answer for me. I usually put it on the night before I am to leave for my trip. Then the plane ride is OK -- even the car trip to the airport doesn't bother me. The only thing is that it really makes my eyes red, dry and itchy. So I have switched to using 1/2 a patch every two days instead of a whole patch every three days. It really helps with my eyes, and also the dry mouth that everyone talks about. Good luck, Robin!

I, too, have used the patch because I get violently seasick. I did feel nausea one night, but went to sleep, and felt fine the next day. I am going to try to use the half now. I never thought of using it on an airplane, but I have a short flight in two weeks, and will experiment. I usually use Dramamine, and am sleepy the whole day I arrive! Arlene

Transderm Scop is great fun for those of us who work on ships. Every week we encounter one or two passengers wandering around the open deck somewhere. They are usually mumbling and seem unable to speak any known language. We try to get them to tell us their name or cabin number. They cannot remember either one. They are usually frightened, confused, and completely out of it. We get them to our clinic and take the patch off. They normally recover after a day or so.

Sounds like the Night of the Living Dead.<BR><BR>Paul

I think the 99% effective comment is overly optimistic. At our dining table of 6 people, 2 were on the patch and both continued to have problems in spite of the fact they were used exactly as prescribed. One of these was my daughter and I know she put it on correctly before we even got on the ship.<BR>I'm glad to hear so many have had success with the patch but it does NOT work for everyone.

Many doctors have written about the patch and all agree it is the better alternative to dramamine and bonine.<BR>There are a relative few that will not respond to the patch either due to a pre-existing condition such as an inner ear problem or they are allergic to the medication.<BR><BR>Paul

Thank you Dr. Therault - it continues to amaze me that you are so all-knowing.<BR><BR>Robin - as an alternative, I have seen and been with people who use the &quot;pressure band&quot; on their wrist. Apparently, there is a pressure point about an inch above the base of the thumb that affects how the inner ear functions - which is where the motion sickness comes from. Its like the patch - it works for some and not for others. I have sat next to people in airplanes with these same pressure bands.

Good ol' ornery Peter. I am repeating what doctors' write. Also, my wife gets motion sickness in the back seat of a car, not to mention airlines and ships. When the patch was discontinued for a time whe went with dramamine and then bonine but she slept through most of every cruise. The patch is wonderful.<BR><BR>And just try to go with the wrist band through Drake's Passage. It may work for regular rolling of the ship but fat chance it will work during a storm with 20 foot swells.<BR>So use your wrist band, you seem to know better.<BR><BR>Paul

My wife and I split a patch, and it works every time, without side effects. And it worked in Drake's Passage with 40 ft swells (whole gale, 60mph winds.)