Scopolamine motion sickness patches - FDA

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A member who is a physician (thanks @DocTock ) has passed on a warning from the Federal Drug Administration about the effect of Scopolamine motion sickness patches used under certain conditions.

If you’re a user, you might like to read this link

https://waterpixels.net/index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=redirect&url=https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-adds-warning-about-serious-risk-heat-related-complications-antinausea-patch-transderm-scop&key=a8758139d8c7b733e9cdd78fc4f7f8b7f2f61bcebf7f6faac9903308d718186b&email=1&type=notification_new_private_message

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canislupus

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June 27, 20251 yr

Thank for the info,

On a trip when I was using them I experienced in my body the heat-related problems that the article describe, increase of body temperature and the inability to sweat.

At that time I hadn't read anything related to this.

Thanks Tim, don't believe the patches are available in Australia, only the pill form is available. I believe the concern was that the patches did not reliably provide the dosage required if I read the article correctly. it says:

"which has been used internationally for motion sickness but has been unavailable in Australia due to issues with manufacturers unstable delivery mechanisms. "

I'm guessing it delivered too much initially for them to ban it. Wonder if that may be something that makes this problem worse?

I got pretty bad sea sickness on a (rather rough) the trip out to Rowley Shoals and we had a doctor on board who suggested I double the dosage ( I'm a fairly big guy) Really noticed the drying of the mouth compared to just one pill when we did a second open ocean leg and seemed more effective. Of course check with your doctor before doing this. With hindsight a better solution to sea sickness may have been to not have dinner that night - much better after it came back up again!

Eyematey

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July 1, 20251 yr

SCOP Patches and diving have never been a good pairing. Getting Scopolamine compounded into a pill form is much more effective as it is a 4 hour time frame vs 36hrs and stuck, for awhile, behind your wet ear. Problem is finding a pharmacist who can get generic "Scopolamine" to compound, at least where I live in CA, USA.