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?

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:
Thx for the quick response !

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

Hmmm, I gues my traditional pre-offshore T-Bone and egg breakfast at
Waffle House is not recommended.
:-)

I've never had any kind of motion sickness, but I always take Bonine
before I go out because I don't want to risk ruining a trip.

--
Thad

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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Hi,

When I had gone out deepsea fishing in
northern California. I had gotten a little queasy
when I first out. I never had used the patch be-
hind the ear or seasick pills. I had used the
wristband on my left wrist and it seem to work
fine.
Also I had always look at the horizon before
the charter boat had reached its spot for fishing.
I always had imagine on how many or the size
of the fish,to take my mind off the rocky of the
boat.

Trouter

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).