Is their a doctor in the house

[Gina Marie]

The seas in south florida today were 2 feet or less. So since my son had off from school and I had a light day we went out for a few hours to play. We were only a few miles from the inlet and the seas were quite calm with a 1 to 2 foot rolls. We geared up and through our lines in and drifted north in about 180 feet of water. After 2 hours and 2 sailfish which we released I got the beginnings on the green monster "sea sick". Has anyone have any suggestions with limited side affects. This only happens to me when we are drifting, trolling no problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Gina Marie/Tom

 

[jim rosenthal]

Tom, you can try some of the following (you may need to get from your doctor):
-Dramamine, which I think is OTC
-Scopolamine patches, ? OTC versus RX, I am not sure
-there is a terrific nausea medicine we use a lot in the ER called Zofran. It comes in a variety of forms including "ODT"s, which are pills that dissolve orally. It works very well and is not sedating, the only problem is that it is RX and rather expensive.

-other things that work for some folks- there are wrist bands which push on acupressure points that some swear by. Also, ginger is supposed to be good for "mal de mer". Good luck. I'll spare you the usual advice about being outdoors and seeing the horizon, obviously you were already doing that.

 

[double eagle]

sorry about that........
having the same problem...
I found relief band.
www.reliefband.com
little electric charge to your wrist sends a message to your brain to ward off nausea...the only thing that worked for me..and I tried them all
was developed I am told for cancer patients taking chemo..
try it
bill
double eagle

 

[luckydave215]

Meclazine hydrochloride. It's sold otc by the trade name "Bonine" and works great. It doesn't seem to make my passengers as sleepy as Dramamine. I always keep some on board for lubber guests.

 

[Nonchalant1]

Two things actually work for us: the relief band watch (little electric shocks on your wrist) and ginger....yes, regular old ginger, like Japanese pickled ginger slices. Interestingly, there was a TV show on "Myth Busters" where they tried all kinds of seasick remedies, including the wrist bands, relief bands, home remedies, etc. against a special chair they made up to make people seasick in a controlled conditioin. The real winner there was.....ginger. Who knew?

Doug

 

[MarioG]

Tom,

A tried and tested method we ALWAYS use is have a HUGE breakfast before leaving the dock.

works for my wife and I.

 

[Passages]

Tom,
have a HUGE breakfast before leaving the dock.

You're kidding aren't you? Before a long trip we eat light and snack along the way.

 

[labrador]

Have a beer! Something in the hops. Never been seasick (oops does that mean I have to go to some kind of meeting?)

 

[MarioG]

You're kidding aren't you? Before a long trip we eat light and snack along the way.

no not all. as a matter of a fact, the few times that I have been sick has been on an empty stomach.

 

[Trojan]

I like the full stomach idea also. I don't know why it woks, but it does.


BILL

 

[Avenger]

The full stomach trick worked for me too when I was younger, although I never got violently ill then, just queasy. Oddly though, for some reason I haven't gotten seasick in years, even with other people around me hurling, I guess I've outgrown it, go figure. Re: beer, our old family remedy was brandy, but hey, whatever ya got. I'll see you at the meeting.

The relief band worked for my wife on our honeymoon cruise, except for the day she decided not to wear it. It was also somewhat effective on her for morning sickness. But I understand that not everybody responds to it. That seems to be the key, everybody's chemistry is different, you have to find the remedy that works for you. Unfortunately that can be a painful process.

 

[Rickysa]

scopolamine patches are the ticket for folks with little offshore experience or a history of motion sickness....Rx, but works with little side effect (dry mouth)

I've also never gotten it bad....just a bit queasy on occasion...but the fear of having a bad bout has had me try all the other stuff. No luck for me with the relief band, or any of the OTCs out there....

Beer works wonders

 

[Genesis]

The Relief Band (electric) works on most people. I've only had one person on my boat over the years that it did not bring immediate and lasting relief to.

However, you must get it on in the right place or it will do nothing (except shock you!)

 

[REBrueckner]

Yes, there seems to be some sort of settling effect, totally unproven, with recent food in the stomach. It does seem to help. The only time I ever felt I was headed toward seasickness..you guessed it, drifting on a hot calm day in slow ocean swells....off Montaulk...Mythbusters, Discovery Channel I think, is a hoot...now that's a fun job!!!

 

[SKYCHENEY]

The admiral has always been prone to motion sickness, but she has found the patch to work well. FYI, she only uses one half of a patch at a time. That is all she needs and claims the side effects are less with only half.

 

[ELECTRA VI]

Tom, Go to your local dive shop and get a product called Triptone. It is specifically made for divers so it will not cause drowsiness. My girlfried is suceptible to sea sickness and this works.
ELECTRA VI/George

 

[jim rosenthal]

No if you drink a lot of alcohol you don't have to go to meetings. I saw a Tshirt in Annapolis not long ago that said:

"I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings."

Mind you as a doctor I applaud AA and all the good they've done thousands of people. But the shirt IS funny.

 

[Capt K]

That guy really gets around, Jim. I saw him in Cancun two weeks ago!

K