I was wondering if anybody out there in the wide blue yonder has a cure for seasickness.I tend to get sick when there are large long waves(the short nasty ones are ok.)It has gotten so bad that I am reluctant to watch TV at Christmas because of the repeats of Mutiny on the Bounty.The room start spinning,I heave up and that's when the bounty is still in port,can you imagine how bad I would feel if I dared to look at them rounding the Horn.I've tried all the remedies(pills)I could get my hands on but they just send me to sleep.This has it's own problems when I am trying to navigate close to shore. Yours in anticipation. Gerry
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A couple to try and one sure cure
I sleep on my boat the night before I go sailing. My boat is moored and is always moving. I find that by morning I've got my sea legs. I also use ginger it helps calm your Stomach. If all else fails stay out of the boat on rough days.
I sleep on my boat the night before I go sailing. My boat is moored and is always moving. I find that by morning I've got my sea legs. I also use ginger it helps calm your Stomach. If all else fails stay out of the boat on rough days.
Avoiding the Malaise
Gerry, First you need to take positive steps to avoid sea sickness; such as, not spending too long below deck or pouring over the chart table or cooking meals. Do as much passage planning as possible before starting out. Fill the thermos and make sandwiches etc. Enter plenty of waypoints into the GPS and have the list in the cockpit together vwith the GPS set. If you, or any of your crew does need to go below to rest, immediately hit the sack and get horizontal within seconds. Sometimes we don't even take our oliskins or boots off. Lay down and then kick off the boots and cover over with a sleeping bag. Likewise don't waste time below when coming back on deck. Don't get involved in hanging down into cockpit lockers looking for things - just straight in and straight out. Now we come to the pill. Stugeron is a cure for Menieres disease. This is an ailment of the inner ear and it has the same effect as seasickness. Several years ago two doctors from Lymington gave Stugeron to 50 known sufferers and a placebo pill to another 50 victims. The test showed a resounding success for Stugeron. Only then did the makers start putting notices on the box as suitable for seasickness and that it may make you drowsy. In reality, at the recommended doses, it doesn't. Lastly you've gotta BELIEVE in it so I give it a big build up when I suggest others take it. As you may have gathered I speak from a vast experience - having honked my way across the English Channel on many occasions. Since Stugeron, not only have I been completely clear but we have never had a case of seasickness among the various people who have crewed with me. All this for the last 20 years. It works for us so why not for you too. It is a non-prescription drug and I have had two bouts of Menieres - which is far more debilitating than 'ordinary' seasickness. Good luck.
Gerry, First you need to take positive steps to avoid sea sickness; such as, not spending too long below deck or pouring over the chart table or cooking meals. Do as much passage planning as possible before starting out. Fill the thermos and make sandwiches etc. Enter plenty of waypoints into the GPS and have the list in the cockpit together vwith the GPS set. If you, or any of your crew does need to go below to rest, immediately hit the sack and get horizontal within seconds. Sometimes we don't even take our oliskins or boots off. Lay down and then kick off the boots and cover over with a sleeping bag. Likewise don't waste time below when coming back on deck. Don't get involved in hanging down into cockpit lockers looking for things - just straight in and straight out. Now we come to the pill. Stugeron is a cure for Menieres disease. This is an ailment of the inner ear and it has the same effect as seasickness. Several years ago two doctors from Lymington gave Stugeron to 50 known sufferers and a placebo pill to another 50 victims. The test showed a resounding success for Stugeron. Only then did the makers start putting notices on the box as suitable for seasickness and that it may make you drowsy. In reality, at the recommended doses, it doesn't. Lastly you've gotta BELIEVE in it so I give it a big build up when I suggest others take it. As you may have gathered I speak from a vast experience - having honked my way across the English Channel on many occasions. Since Stugeron, not only have I been completely clear but we have never had a case of seasickness among the various people who have crewed with me. All this for the last 20 years. It works for us so why not for you too. It is a non-prescription drug and I have had two bouts of Menieres - which is far more debilitating than 'ordinary' seasickness. Good luck.
Don Alexander
Can't get Stugeron in the US. Can you buy it in Ireland? I get a friend of mine to pick it up in Mexico..
Can't get Stugeron in the US. Can you buy it in Ireland? I get a friend of mine to pick it up in Mexico..
non-Atkins approach
I was scuba diving with a Doctor who was with the Canadian Navy Seals. I was getting seasick the first two days of a week of diving when we were returning from the dives heading into the trade winds. He told me to eat bread and drink water. The next few days, I ate a loaf of bread and about a quart of water just before we headed in and started to get bounced around. No problems. The simple explanation he gave me was those foods absorb and dilute stomach acid.
I was scuba diving with a Doctor who was with the Canadian Navy Seals. I was getting seasick the first two days of a week of diving when we were returning from the dives heading into the trade winds. He told me to eat bread and drink water. The next few days, I ate a loaf of bread and about a quart of water just before we headed in and started to get bounced around. No problems. The simple explanation he gave me was those foods absorb and dilute stomach acid.
Motion Eaze
This was recommended to me by someone who stopped a fishing passenger from heaving. It took about a minute for the sickness to stop. Check the link below. The stuff is great and really works. John Richard s/v Jack's Place http://www.motion-sickness.net/
This was recommended to me by someone who stopped a fishing passenger from heaving. It took about a minute for the sickness to stop. Check the link below. The stuff is great and really works. John Richard s/v Jack's Place http://www.motion-sickness.net/
Stugeron
Stugeron is the only thing that has really worked for me. Tried all the over-the-counter meds, wrist bands, ginger snaps and drinks, cherry lifesavers and even Motion Ease, but still had problems. Stugeron cannot be purchased in the US, but is available in Mexico, England and Caribbean. You may also be able to order via internet. Good Luck!
Stugeron is the only thing that has really worked for me. Tried all the over-the-counter meds, wrist bands, ginger snaps and drinks, cherry lifesavers and even Motion Ease, but still had problems. Stugeron cannot be purchased in the US, but is available in Mexico, England and Caribbean. You may also be able to order via internet. Good Luck!
Electronic bracelet
I've had a couple of people use the one electronic bracelet on my boat at different times, everyone claims it works. I'm going to eventually purchase 2 - 3 more.
I've had a couple of people use the one electronic bracelet on my boat at different times, everyone claims it works. I'm going to eventually purchase 2 - 3 more.
electronic bracelet
ditto for us, everyone who's tried ours has had instant relief, even after symptoms started
ditto for us, everyone who's tried ours has had instant relief, even after symptoms started
Electronic Bracelets worked so well
that I just purchased another one for my passengers. We have had people put them on from the start and some that started to look a little green put them on during the sail....either way, they have worked in every case! I had read about them and found that they were developed for cancer patients that needed help feeling the ill effects of Chemotherapy. Good thing someone figured out to try them for motion sickness! Expensive, but worth the $$.
that I just purchased another one for my passengers. We have had people put them on from the start and some that started to look a little green put them on during the sail....either way, they have worked in every case! I had read about them and found that they were developed for cancer patients that needed help feeling the ill effects of Chemotherapy. Good thing someone figured out to try them for motion sickness! Expensive, but worth the $$.
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