Travel sickness pills increase the chance of DCI

[Woz]

If you're Captain Chunder, make sure when you buy over the counter sickness remedies they don't have the active ingredient Hyacine.

Apparently it is a contributing factor in cases of DCI.

[incapete]

Where did you hear that? That's a bit worrying!

[Woz]

From the pot doctor in Oban.

Boots own brand has it, apparently Stugeron doesn't.

[Paul Oliver]

Originally Posted by Woz

From the pot doctor in Oban.

Boots own brand has it, apparently Stugeron doesn't.

Uh oh, guess what i use on the very odd occasion that i take some

Is that the bit that also makes you thirsty

[Scubee]

Blimey.. that's a revelation!

I have taken Stugeron since my second day on a yacht about 20 something years ago.

Not taking anythign might also be a contributing factor, as puking dehydrates

[JasonP]

Originally Posted by Woz

From the pot doctor in Oban.

Boots own brand has it, apparently Stugeron doesn't.

You mean hyoscine. It's in Kwells and Boots own, but not in Stugeron, but then Stugeron doesn't work for me.

Wouldn't have thought the pot doctor from Oban has got a huge sample size to justify this.

Jason

[warmwaterdiver]

Originally Posted by JasonP

You mean hyoscine. It's in Kwells and Boots own, but not in Stugeron, but then Stugeron doesn't work for me.

I use all three but never had a DCI problem with them, perhaps because I tend to puke them up though?

[Sparky750]

I was taught this on my open water i thought it was common knowledge bugger the one time i actually had something worthy to share with the group and i didn't oh well back to abusing people

[CatB]

A quick bit of searching suggests that Hyoscine is also known as Scopolamine so if you want to avoid it, you need to avoid that too.

[liamm]

im sure i've heard of scopolamine somewhere lse