Seasickness Remedies ?
 

I'm sure this topic has been addressed before, but I'm a newbie to
this group so bear with me....

I recently took my kids out on a charter from Port Aransas, TX.
Although we were on a decent sized boat (36 ft), the water was pretty
rough and my daughter got very, very seasick even after taking some
OTC Dramamine Plus. She toughed it out for awhile because we started
catching fish (Kings), but the other two started turning green
eventually and I had no choice but returning them to shore.
Incidentally, these "kids" are all in their early 20's and I don't
think it was a mental thing.

My questions a
- Is there a better drug for this ailment ? I've heard
Scopolamine patches work better. Any first hand experience out there ?

- How long does this illness generally persist ? Once on shore
my daughter recovered quickly. I assume the lack of motion did the
trick, but would she have adjusted and felt better after a few more
hours on the boat ?

- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris
Craft Commander - 31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old
restored Navy work-craft (type unknown). I chose the latter based on
the captain's reputation for catching fish and the price was slightly
less. I wonder if this choice made a difference ?

I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all
information in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time.

Thanks !

Question: did everyone eat properly before/during the trip?

I have seen people have really good results with those hokie wrist bands.
They hit acupressure points in the wrist and from what I have seen, work
really well. Couldn't tell you from personal experience though.



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Thx for the quick response !

We all had a very light (non-greasy) breakfast per suggestions from
more experienced friends.

ALSO, fyi - after I dropped the kids off onshore, I went back for
another four hours because the day was paid for. If anything it was
even rougher and I got a little queasy when seated in the boat, and
I've NEVER been close to being seasick. I stood up to watch the
forward horizon and felt better immediately, but it was a rough ride.

Thanks again.

On 14 Jul 2005 11:04:28 -0700, "
wrote:

Question: did everyone eat properly before/during the trip?

LoboTx wrote:


I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all
information in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time.

I can't comment on the patches, but have used both Dramamine and Bonine
for years. The key is to take one *the night before* I go fishing and
then another on the way to the dock.
Bonine doesn't make me sleepy at all.

--
Thad

LoboTx wrote in
:

I'm sure this topic has been addressed before, but I'm a newbie to
this group so bear with me....

I recently took my kids out on a charter from Port Aransas, TX.
Although we were on a decent sized boat (36 ft), the water was pretty
rough and my daughter got very, very seasick even after taking some
OTC Dramamine Plus. She toughed it out for awhile because we started
catching fish (Kings), but the other two started turning green
eventually and I had no choice but returning them to shore.
Incidentally, these "kids" are all in their early 20's and I don't
think it was a mental thing.

My questions a
- Is there a better drug for this ailment ? I've heard
Scopolamine patches work better. Any first hand experience out there ?

- How long does this illness generally persist ? Once on shore
my daughter recovered quickly. I assume the lack of motion did the
trick, but would she have adjusted and felt better after a few more
hours on the boat ?

- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris
Craft Commander - 31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old
restored Navy work-craft (type unknown). I chose the latter based on
the captain's reputation for catching fish and the price was slightly
less. I wonder if this choice made a difference ?

I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all
information in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time.

Thanks !

Scop works very well in my experience--in a 31' boat off Hawaii with
water coming over the gunnels. However, Dramamine can work pretty well
if you take it as directed, which is 30 minutes before the boat leaves
the dock. If you take it when you start to feel motion sick, its far too
late. The scop patches need to be applied the night before departure.

Scott

i'll toss in one more veiwpoint:

i take dramamine(original formula) and it works well for me. i always take
one an hour or two before the boat sails and another an hour or so out.

that is what works for me. i also choose to sit outside so that i can keep
the horizon in my field of vision.

when i have gotten seasick in the past i learned that "getting it over with"
is key! get to the back rail and puke it out, i always feel immediatly
better then i hit another dose...


YMMV but that works for me.

glad you caught a few,
jerry

"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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LoboTx wrote in
:

I'm sure this topic has been addressed before, but I'm a newbie to
this group so bear with me....

I recently took my kids out on a charter from Port Aransas, TX.
Although we were on a decent sized boat (36 ft), the water was pretty
rough and my daughter got very, very seasick even after taking some
OTC Dramamine Plus. She toughed it out for awhile because we started
catching fish (Kings), but the other two started turning green
eventually and I had no choice but returning them to shore.
Incidentally, these "kids" are all in their early 20's and I don't
think it was a mental thing.

My questions a
- Is there a better drug for this ailment ? I've heard
Scopolamine patches work better. Any first hand experience out there ?

- How long does this illness generally persist ? Once on shore
my daughter recovered quickly. I assume the lack of motion did the
trick, but would she have adjusted and felt better after a few more
hours on the boat ?

- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris
Craft Commander - 31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old
restored Navy work-craft (type unknown). I chose the latter based on
the captain's reputation for catching fish and the price was slightly
less. I wonder if this choice made a difference ?

I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all
information in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time.

Thanks !

Scop works very well in my experience--in a 31' boat off Hawaii with
water coming over the gunnels. However, Dramamine can work pretty well
if you take it as directed, which is 30 minutes before the boat leaves
the dock. If you take it when you start to feel motion sick, its far too
late. The scop patches need to be applied the night before departure.

Scott

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:40:08 -0500, LoboTx
wrote:


- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris
Craft Commander - 31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old
restored Navy work-craft (type unknown). I chose the latter based on
the captain's reputation for catching fish and the price was slightly
less. I wonder if this choice made a difference ?


It may have had to do with the exhaust fumes -- when I'm on a boat
where the exhaust blows up into my face, it tends to get me queasy.
(and I don't get seasick under any other circumstances).

Scopalomine patches work better than anything else out there for
seasickness.

Nothing works for diesel fumes except fresh air.


"LoboTx" wrote in message
...
I'm sure this topic has been addressed before, but I'm a newbie to
this group so bear with me....

I recently took my kids out on a charter from Port Aransas, TX.
Although we were on a decent sized boat (36 ft), the water was pretty
rough and my daughter got very, very seasick even after taking some
OTC Dramamine Plus. She toughed it out for awhile because we started
catching fish (Kings), but the other two started turning green
eventually and I had no choice but returning them to shore.
Incidentally, these "kids" are all in their early 20's and I don't
think it was a mental thing.

My questions a
- Is there a better drug for this ailment ? I've heard
Scopolamine patches work better. Any first hand experience out there ?

- How long does this illness generally persist ? Once on shore
my daughter recovered quickly. I assume the lack of motion did the
trick, but would she have adjusted and felt better after a few more
hours on the boat ?

- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris
Craft Commander - 31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old
restored Navy work-craft (type unknown). I chose the latter based on
the captain's reputation for catching fish and the price was slightly
less. I wonder if this choice made a difference ?

I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all
information in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time.

Thanks !

"LoboTx" wrote: "I'm sure this topic has been addressed before, but I'm a
newbie to this group so bear with me....

I recently took my kids out on a charter from Port Aransas, TX. Although we
were on a decent sized boat (36 ft), the water was pretty rough and my
daughter got very, very seasick even after taking some OTC Dramamine Plus.
She toughed it out for awhile because we started catching fish (Kings), but
the other two started turning green eventually and I had no choice but
returning them to shore. Incidentally, these "kids" are all in their early
20's and I don't
think it was a mental thing.

My questions a
- Is there a better drug for this ailment? I've heard Scopolamine patches
work better. Any first hand experience out there ?

- How long does this illness generally persist? Once on shore my daughter
recovered quickly. I assume the lack of motion did the trick, but would she
have adjusted and felt better after a few more hours on the boat ?

- I had a choice of a new Bertram 35 footer, a 1986 Chris Craft Commander -
31 footer, and the boat I chose, which was an old restored Navy work-craft
(type unknown). I chose the latter based on the captain's reputation for
catching fish and the price was slightly less. I wonder if this choice made
a difference ?

I plan on going again in the near future and would like any/all information
in hopes of talking my kids into trying it one more time."

I been on several offshore trips and cruises. My first trip offshore was
with an employees club group. I was bound and determined that a little sick
seaness would not ruin my trip. I chummed over the side and fish at the
same time. Three others in the group went to sleep in the quarters below
deck.

On my next trip offshore, I was bound and determined, I was not going to get
sick. I had read in a local sports magazine on a method to prevent sea
sickness. It called for you to take Dramamine 24 hours before the trip and
one every 8 hours. This should put you taking a dose just before you get on
the boat. Take an extra Dramamine and also take a tagmet tablet. The
tagmet tablet will ease the stomach to help prevent the stomach from
turning. Take another tagmet when you feel your stomach starting to turn.
Pepcid AC can be used instead of tagamet.

The last time I went on the employee's club offshore trip, they bet on what
time I would get sick, They did not tell me about it until we got back to
the dock. Since no one won the bet, they handed me the money claiming I won
since I did not get sick. The winnings were almost enough to pay for the
trip plus the tagmet and dramamine.

Other things you want to do:
1: eat a non greasy breakfast.
2: Stay where you have fresh air blowing in your face.
3: Face forward and try to stay in teh middle of theboat.
4: Don't stare at anything, scan the horizon.
5: Find something to occupy their mind except for things like reading and
playing hand held computer games.
6: Drink plenty of water.

This site has some information on sea sickness. http://seasickness.co.uk/

I purchased a prescription patches for my kids on their first cruise. They
worked fine. The last cruise, we went on my 18 year old daughter got a real
bad case of seas sickness in the middle of the cruise. She went down to the
courtesy desk and the ship doctor gave her a pill. 15 minutes later it was
gone. The waiter at our table told her to go down there beacuse they keep
them available for the crew. Not sure what they gave her but it worked real
well.

Sarge