Nausea during safety stop. Need help!

[ReefGuy]

I had this problem when I first started diving. It ended up being acid reflux. I take zantac before diving, and haven't had a problem since.

 

[Tom Winters]

I used to dive with a guy who was a submarine officer who always got seasick on our dives. He barfed on the ride out, then you'd see him barf on the dive, and then on the ride in, he pretty much resembled a corpse. Every dive! On his sub, he was fine at depth on patrol but went through hell on the sea-and-anchor details coming and going portside.
He tried everything - nothing worked, but he loved to dive to dive so he put up with it. He was only affected on the water - he did a lot of 4-wheel offroad stuff and never had any problems with that.

 

[wcl]

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Some of these meds can have side effects on some persons such as drowsiness, excitation, etc. which may not be suitable for diving. Also, different brands may use different medical compounds and you may find one works better for you than others.
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Hi,

I wanted to reiterate and reinforce the medication side effect warning ... whatever you try, don't try it first on a dive trip.

A companion on a trip once found out that the vision blurring side effect of scopolomine, for example, was sufficient to disrupt the trip till it wore off ...

Cheers,
Walter

scopolamine Drug information
Generic Name: scopolamine (skoe PAH lah meen)
Brand Names: Scopace

What is the most important information I should know about scopolamine?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Scopolamine may cause dizziness, drowsiness, or blurred vision. If you experience dizziness, drowsiness, or blurred vision, avoid these activities.
• Use alcohol cautiously. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while using scopolamine.
• In rare cases, unusual reactions to ordinary doses of scopolamine have occurred including confusion, agitation, rambling speech, hallucinations, paranoid behaviors, and delusions. In the case of such a reaction, stop using scopolamine and seek medical attention.