Something wasn’t right. The text on my iPhone screen was fuzzy. I asked other people if they could see properly after spending time at sea. For them, there was no problem.
Dr. Google became my friend.
Scopolamine Side Effects: Was I Losing My Mind?
I determined that scopolamine side effects can be nasty including blurred vision, short-term memory loss and hallucinations. This may explain why I introduced myself to a member of our crew twice in the same evening. This is someone who I have spent a full 5 days with.
Yesterday was a lay day — a day off. I removed the scopolamine patch and my eyes have now recovered.
Alternatives to Scopolamine
A broad list of seasickness remedies include:
In the short term, I am sailing without scopolamine.
- Dramamine
- Fresh air and Staring at the horizon
- Ginger
- Meclizine
- Pressure-point bracelets (Sea Bands)
- Stugeron (Cinnarizine)
In Antigua, I am relying on pressure point bracelets as that is what is availabe short term. Let’s hope they work.
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It might have been wise to check how prone the entire family was to seasickness before purchasing a catamaran! lol
Hope it gets better.
If your presure point bracelet is with magnet then it should help in positive ways with no side effect