lissie Posted May 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) We sale from Boston 29 July: Portland-Sydney-Corner Brook-Red-Bay-seaday-Greenland-sea day-Iceland 6 ports- sea day-Greenland-seaday- St Anthony, St Johns, St Pierre, Halifax, Bar Harbour, Boston I get sea sick on a lake but after years of experiments I have a solution a patch called Scopoderm (not available in the US). The issue is that if I put it on when the sea isn't rough it makes me a bit sick. And it has to be applied 12 hours in advance (it lasts about 3 days). So I'm assuming that the potentially rough parts will be to and from Greenland and maybe around Iceland. Will be fairly sheltered in the Canadian part of the trip? What's your experience particularly sailing the first part of Boston- Portland- Sydney - Corner Brook- Red Bay? And no not looking for alternatives - my partner can suck a ginger sweet and feel fine - I've tried everything else incluiding chemo anti- nausea meds - its only the patches that work on me. Edited May 7, 2023 by lissie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 7, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2023 You will probably need it most of the trip Maybe OK for Sydney you never know when the seas will be rough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted May 8, 2023 #3 Share Posted May 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, lissie said: We sale from Boston 29 July: Portland-Sydney-Corner Brook-Red-Bay-seaday-Greenland-sea day-Iceland 6 ports- sea day-Greenland-seaday- St Anthony, St Johns, St Pierre, Halifax, Bar Harbour, Boston I get sea sick on a lake but after years of experiments I have a solution a patch called Scopoderm (not available in the US). The issue is that if I put it on when the sea isn't rough it makes me a bit sick. And it has to be applied 12 hours in advance (it lasts about 3 days). So I'm assuming that the potentially rough parts will be to and from Greenland and maybe around Iceland. Will be fairly sheltered in the Canadian part of the trip? What's your experience particularly sailing the first part of Boston- Portland- Sydney - Corner Brook- Red Bay? And no not looking for alternatives - my partner can suck a ginger sweet and feel fine - I've tried everything else incluiding chemo anti- nausea meds - its only the patches that work on me. We sail NE/CAN all the time mostly and never use it. We sailed 14 days September and October to NE/CAN to Quebec and back and totally no problem and visited most of your places. Good Luck..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted May 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Scopoderm is available in the USA (or was the last time I cruised anyway). I typically use half a patch at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted May 10, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 12:56 PM, CaribbeanBound said: Scopoderm is available in the USA (or was the last time I cruised anyway). I typically use half a patch at a time. I can't find it on Amazon (which is my goto because i can get them to deliver to our arrival city in the US) . They have patches but they are some un-named herbal - I wouldn't trust those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 10, 2023 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I would just bring the brand you are used to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted May 10, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2023 4 hours ago, LHT28 said: I would just bring the brand you are used to Ditto......We use if needed Dramamine and it works so we use it like others use their personal item for relief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted May 12, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2023 @lissie The last time I filled a prescription, I picked it up at drug a store like CVS and Walgreens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 12, 2023 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2023 55 minutes ago, CaribbeanBound said: @lissie The last time I filled a prescription, I picked it up at drug a store like CVS and Walgreens. You probably need a doctor in the USA to write the RX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted May 12, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, CaribbeanBound said: @lissie The last time I filled a prescription, I picked it up at drug a store like CVS and Walgreens. Yes I think there is some confusion. I don't have a prescription for the patches - they are OTC medication in NZ . I'm surprised they are not OTC in the US but apparently that's the case. I can't get a prescription filled in the USA without a a US dr - and that most certainly isn't happening - my travel insurance would not be very impressed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted May 13, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Why not just buy them in NZ and bring them with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted May 14, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted May 14, 2023 6 hours ago, CaribbeanBound said: Why not just buy them in NZ and bring them with you? I am - I'm trying to work out how many I need to bring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 14, 2023 #13 Share Posted May 14, 2023 10 hours ago, lissie said: I am - I'm trying to work out how many I need to bring! How long is the cruise? How often do you change the patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted May 14, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted May 14, 2023 6 hours ago, LHT28 said: How long is the cruise? How often do you change the patch? 25 days - they last 3 days - but you don't want one on if the sea is flat either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 14, 2023 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, lissie said: 25 days - they last 3 days - but you don't want one on if the sea is flat either I would take enough to get you through the cruise You never know on that route when the seas will be calm better to be prepared if you are sensitive to the motion of the ocean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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