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Originally Posted by Doc
There are drugs that will help with motion sickness. Be careful taking Compazine.
Compazine may impair your ability to drive a car or operate potentially dangerous machinery. Do not participate in any activities that require full alertness if you are unsure about your ability.
While taking Compazine, try to stay out of the sun. Use sun block and wear protective clothing. Your eyes may become more sensitive to sunlight, too, so keep sunglasses handy.
Compazine interferes with your ability to shed extra heat. Be cautious in hot weather.
Doc
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What he said! It's all true. I've only been that sick once and the team literally "tossed me in a corner" and left me to sleep for the rest of the movement. By the time it wore off we were where we needed to be. I spent the next few hours hung over and only minimally useful as the effects dissapated. Caught my share of ribbing for it too. Unfortunately I'm one of the hypersensitive ones - I can get motion sickness standing on a beach watching the waves come in. Most of the standard drugs don't work for me. You guys just haven't been sufficiently motivated. The only thing that really scared me was ralphing on a rebreather. Open circuit was never a problem - just stick with oatmeal and scrambled eggs - there aren't any big chunks to get caught in the regulator. One of the worst experiences was OTH helocast ops and having to mount the OBM in sea state 3. Not much fun. Fortunately I was wearing a dry suit that time and it rinsed off without complications. Peregrino