Posted by Margi on May 21, 1999 at 10:16:45:
In Reply to: Margi - Response To Your Dramamine Post posted by Vince S. on May 21, 1999 at 08:56:47:
Hi Vince,
Yes, OTC Dramamine is what we use (Gravol actually). He takes 3 before bed but I think the recommended dosage is 2....he has a high tolerance to meds. Because it induces sleep he takes it just before bedtime. I don't think we have the patch available here and I would doubt its effectiveness for CH. What it is doing for Mike is giving him sleep - he is not trying to combat a nausea problem.
And, finally, no it is not an abortive at all - just seems to be preventative for the middle of the night attacks. Now, he is not getting the REM sleep that he should when he takes Gravol (which is why - we think - the CH is not hitting) but at least he is getting SOME sleep.
We actually just stumbled upon this in desperation in Mike's last cycle. He was soooo sleep deprived after about 8 weeks of hell that because I've used Gravol to sleep before, I just thought I'd try him on it. Ya never know, right?
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Margi