sea sickness help

[Roger (Ninette Manitoba)]

to jack hart and others... three stages of seasick

Jack you are missing the middle stage. There are actually three stages of seasickness corresponding to the first three days at sea. On the first day you think you're gonna die, on the second day you hope you will die, and on the third day you realize you aren't going to die! (I think that may have been quoted in a Tristan Jones book, but I'm not sure.) On a more serious note, ginger seems to be the better drugless remedy, because as others have noted, medication tends to cause other problems. When flying on search and rescue practice, water dabbed on the front and back of the neck, small sips, and keeping mentally active/busy and your eyes on the horizon all seem to have some positive effect.

 

[Paul Akers]

The web site that I provided...

...only shows the availability of Stugeron in Europe. I am not sure about Mexico as Richard Bryer stated. The web site is authored by an English Company. So take it from there.

 

[fredsb]

Beer

can buy it in stores

 

[Jeff]

Land

The only guaranteed sure fire way to cure seasickness is land.Time on board usually gets it out of your system. Just keep sailing, you'll get used to it. Then land will make you sick.

 

[Fred]

Tums works for me and

has worked for a lot of friends. I always keep a big bottle on the boat. Take one or two Tums when you even THINK you might be getting seasick. Eat more as needed. Works really well, hardly any side effects. If you eat more than 10 or so you may be a bit constipated, which may not be so bad if the weather is rough and you get to shore within a few days.

 

[newly anonymous]

recognize the signs

The first sign of seasickness is the yawns. When a crew member starts yawning in the middle of the day, mal de mere is not far behind. The time to medicate is prior to the second yawn. Tums, ginger, saltines, they all work, as long as you haven't ignored the yawns. I always have ginger snaps available, and they work miracles if relied upon early enough.The second stage is nausea, at which point it's probably too late to avoid the third stage, which is the ralphs. At that point there is no remedy available other than to loose it over the leward rail, which sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Amazing how many people report feeling better after they've puked. Again, this doesn't work for everyone.Prevention is worth a pound of ginger, and the best way to prevent seasickness is to keep your head elevated above your heart. If you're in rough seas and you're prone to seasickness, when your shoe comes untied, kick it overboard. Whatever you do, DON'T BEND OVER.

 

[sailaway78]

Different strokes for different folks

Different things work for different people. My girlfriend uses the Scopolomine patches, and seems to work for her. Side effects are dry mouth, and for some the zombie effect. Ginger works very well for a lot of people. The woman who used to work in the galley on the Wharf Cat charter boat out of Corpus swore that nothing was better than dill pickles. For a few Bonine and Dramimine seem to work. And the wrist bands. So just try different things and find what works in your case.

 

[Waffle]

Yes, the patch

talk to your doctor but they are not cheap. I get 4 for $40 and they last 3 days.

 

[Tom s/v GAIA]

The Mythbusters tried all sorts of things

Including the watch like thing, they swear by ginger root.Toms/v GAIA