seasick meds & trimix?
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I use sudafed and have never experienced a problem
so are you doing dives to 400 feet
so are you doing dives to 400 feet
The Iceni
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Sadly, there is too little data for anyone to give an authoritative opinion on the use of anti-emetics but, if they are not sedating, personally, I see no THEORETICAL problem but this is not a recommendation.
I would avoid such a deep dive if I were not 100% fit.
thanx for input..
love to dive.. hate being seasick (in the shower).. just hoping for something that might make the one possible w out the latter.
as for sudaphed.. ive heard (was it the technical diving encyclopedia??) that it may increase susceptability to O2 tox. all instructers certainly have warned me to stay away from it w dives outside traditional recreational limits.
even wondered if the "patch" might b an option.
regards.
n
love to dive.. hate being seasick (in the shower).. just hoping for something that might make the one possible w out the latter.
as for sudaphed.. ive heard (was it the technical diving encyclopedia??) that it may increase susceptability to O2 tox. all instructers certainly have warned me to stay away from it w dives outside traditional recreational limits.
even wondered if the "patch" might b an option.
regards.
n
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The Transderm Scop patch does not get around the various concerns just because it has a different mode of delivery than seasickness meds taken orally.
Although Sudafed has been shown by a single study to be benign within recreational limits, we are not able to extrapolate that finding to extreme depths. BTW, to the best of my knowledge the warnings about Sudafed possibly increasing susceptibility to O2 tox are based entirely in theory, and I find them only modestly compelling.
With dives as far outside of recreational limits as you are entertaining, it's best that one be entirely drug free, period.
This is educational only and does not constitute or imply a doctor-patient relationship. It is not medical advice to you or any other individual, and should not be construed as such.
Best regards.
DocVikingo
Although Sudafed has been shown by a single study to be benign within recreational limits, we are not able to extrapolate that finding to extreme depths. BTW, to the best of my knowledge the warnings about Sudafed possibly increasing susceptibility to O2 tox are based entirely in theory, and I find them only modestly compelling.
With dives as far outside of recreational limits as you are entertaining, it's best that one be entirely drug free, period.
This is educational only and does not constitute or imply a doctor-patient relationship. It is not medical advice to you or any other individual, and should not be construed as such.
Best regards.
DocVikingo
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