Scopace available in Cozumel?

[Harro10]

Can anyone on the Board tell me if Scopace is available in Cozumel. Over the years I have tried just about everything for motion sickness and this is the only treatment that has helped me. I am leaving Tuesday for Cozumel and went to the Pharmacy here today to pick some up (I have a prescription) and found out that it has been discontinued in the USA. I could order it from another country but there is no time for that for this trip.
If I can not get Scopace in Cozumel I guess I will use the Transderm patch but they have always washed off after my first dive when I tried them in the past.
Thanks

 

[Damselfish]

you might want to read this thread FWIW

putting a bandage over the patch can help with the falling off thing.

 

[Kevrumbo]

You don"t need it. . . try to wean yourself off these meds. It can be done!!
Link:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ne...diving/344075-sea-sickness-4.html#post5367954

 

[Harro10]

Thanks Damsel. That thread did confirm what I had been told and read that the patch is still available but the Scopace pill is not.
I was actually advised not to put a band aid over the patch. I do not remember why. Maybe I will try a breathable band aid.

Kev - I have tried and will continue to try to do so. ​

 

[scjoe]

If you take your prescription to a compounding pharmacy, they can make up the pills for you in a day. You may need to get the prescription re-written to state "compound." Compounding pharmacies are the old mom and pops. The chains only sell pre-made pills.

It'll probably run you about $1 a pill, but that's a lot cheaper than the patch and probably what you would pay an offshore pharmacy by the time you factor in shipping.

 

[morecowbells]

I have checked with some of the Canadian pharmacies and they no longer carry Scopace. I have used the patch in the past and while it works, I got tired of the cotton mouth and pupils which made me look strung out on coke. I have heard many success stories about the oral form of Scopalimine. The appeal for me is the prospect that it will wear off in the afternoon/evenings when I don't need it. Please let me know what your search yields.

 

[Harro10]

morecowbells - I have not tried to order it but In Australia there is an over the counter medication sold called Kwells. It suposedly has the same active ingredient as Scopace but at a .3 mg dose instead of the .4 mg dose in Scopace. Bayer Healthcare - Kwells - home

 

[robint]

I really don't think you will need it in Cozumel, the seas are really calm and with the boats moving from site to site they don't rock. Also, I would recommend you try ginger tablets or chews to settle your stomach instead of other drugs.
Who are you diving with? What type of boats and what size?
I have done 8 trips to Cozumel, and only once did I see anyone look seasick at all, and that what when we had a storm rocking the seas (very unusual). The person decided not to dive, sat on the boat which probably made it worse. I don't know if she did get sick. That was the only time I saw anyone look green there. Other dive destinations... yes, see people get seasick all the time, but not Cozumel.

robin

 

[Harro10]

Thanks, robint. I have tried ginger to no avail. I agree that most people will not get seasick in Cozumel. However after 200 or so dives there I have found that I do sometimes succumb to the effects especially if we are doing dives far to the north or south and are doing our surface interval on the boat. I try to keep an eye on the wind reports and on calmer days will forgo medications and manage the problem more holistically. Sometimes it works and some times I turn green. I am diving with Blue XT~Sea on this trip and Christi uses fast boats and they usually do the surface interval at a beach which is a big help.

 

[BettyfromToronto]

Harro10: I can relate!!! I have had motion sickness all my life. (cars, boats, even a swing). I am usually good on boats (after sailing for 5 years) but when at SCC in January I was on a big boat all week until the very last day. There I was during my SI hanging off the edge of the boat trying not to feed the fish.

In April I specifically said "no small boats please". I was on the Reef Cat day one and spent dive #2 tossing my cookies at depth. Not fun. I got back on the boat and continued to be sick. We get back to SCC and I am first to jump onto the pier. Thought I was okay but while hubby in rinsing our gear (I was playing it safe) I was sick once more. What the h*ll??? I then realized it must have been my big breakfast. Duh! What was I thinking? I then only ate 2 pancakes for breakfast the rest of the week.

I was lucky to stay on the Reef Cat all week except when they moved us to a smaller boat one day. When I asked Henry "why??" He said because the Reef Cat was going to Punta Sur. My reply was "And???" And he says "they are doing the Devils' Throat". And again I said "and??". Oh he says. "You'd like to do that?" Not my first choice as I am a bit of an air hog but we had heard so much about it I was curious. Plus Jose beside him says "She doesn't do small boats well". I didn't tell them about my first day on the big boat.

I then went to the pharmacy and got some Dramamine and was fine the rest of the week.

It hard to get boat sick when you love diving as much as I do.