Good luck getting this one from your doctor. This is an anti-seizure 
medication with adverse side-effects:

May cause drowsiness, dizziness, or blurred vision. Use caution 
performing tasks that require alertness. Other side effects include 
stomach upset, headache, muscle twitching or sleep disturbances. These 
should subside as your body adjusts to the medication. Notify your doctor 
if seizures occur or if you develop severe nausea and vomiting, joint 
pain, swollen or tender gums, sore throat, uncoordinated movements, 
unusual bleeding or bruising, uncontrolled side-to-side eye movements or 
skin rash while taking this medication. May cause enlargement of the 
gums. This can be minimized by maintaining good oral hygiene with regular 
brushing, flossing and massaging of the gums.


My advise: don't allow bananas on the dive boat.

 Jim

Sender: Dave Walton  Date: 10/19/99 10:48 AM

>Look into using Dilantin (Phenyltoin). It is used by NASA to prevent motion
>sickness. Astronauts and booster recovery teams (divers) have been using it
>for the last couple decades. NASA has also done nitrogen absorption studies.
>Do an on-line search of any of the medical databases (keywords "motion
>sickness"), print out the abstracts and take them to your doctor to get a
>prescription. You do not need to reach a therapeutic level.  200mg 4 hours
>before exposure is a good place to start.   I am NOT a doctor.  Dilantin
>taken long term has side effects.  Do your own research.
>
>Dave Walton
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Gary Truslow <gtruslow@st*.ed*>
>To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 2:05 PM
>Subject: Scopolamine
>
>

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