I did 30,000 sea miles on my 38-foot sailboat and 38-foot motoryacht. Crossed the Gulf three times, and went to the Caribbean and down to Venezuela twice. I used the Scopalmine patches. Hated them. They itch, and they work by "detuning" your vision, so that your brain doesn't get as much of the up and down motion of the horizon. I was taking sunsights with a sextant, and reducing them to positions with the Nautical Almanac. With the patch, you almost can't read the lines of data. I would scratch the patch off in my sleep, and have to find it. God forbid, don't rub your eyes after touching the patch! Instant eye dilation.

Bonine, Dramamine, Marazine all do the same, but orally. And not as well.

My wife's dive instructor friend gave me a pair of velcro wrist bands with accupressure buttons. I started wearing those, and have NEVER been seasick with them. I wore them every time offshore, for probably 20,000 sea miles. No vision impairment. Ones with velcro are hard to find, but work much better and longer than the ones with elastic bands. The button presses on the tendons on the inside of you wrist, about two fingers up from your wrist joint. You can find many online if you Google Motion Sickness Wrist Bands. I'll never get rid of mine. The Navy, the Marines tested them and said it was all in your mind, hocus pocus! I don't care, they work for me.

Another tip: An old ocean racer told me the first thing you can hold down after being seasick is Oreo Cookies! He was right. I never go offshore, even party boat fishing, without Oreos, and my wristbands. YMMV. IslandJim

I did about 100 off shore fishing from 89 thru 2000 and I would take a Dramamine each day just to be safe. I had talked to some deck hands on some of the charter boats and they even said every once in a while they had gotten sick. We would drink 3 and 4 bottles of Gatorade and never have to pee cause we were always going after Snapper in August, you would just sweat it all out. Funny thing every night back at the hotel room when you showered you would still feel the boat rocking, the guys who had gotten sea sick would never feel that sensation.

Dramamine never worked for me but Bonine does, it has a different active ingredient.

The velcro wristbands work for me.

Good Luck,
Bozz

Eat some crackers...

I do regular overnight trips 150 miles offshore from Freeport for tuna. I don't get seasick but put on the patch just in case. It doesn't affect my vision and it doesn't come off or itch. It works well for my wife who does get seasick and motion sick.

Ok I have been a fisherman my whole life freshwater mainly. I got a problem anytime I pay to hit saltwater I go into chum mode. It is terrible I mean I throw everything up possible. Now in fresh water I. An handle any condition. I have been thrust some very large wind storms on big lakes like Texoma ,Amistad and Big Sam! I have loaded up with Dramamine and I throw that up also . Is there help for me or should I give up the salt game. I have spent hundreds going on salt trip to chum the whole time(not fun). If you have not been seasick imagine your worst drunk and hangover. I got a feeling that I might should stay on the freshwater?!?

Seasickness is a strange bird. I have been offshore many, many times. I have been on boats from 20' to rolling drill ships. I have been in some waves that were monsters. Never been seasick. It just seems like some people are just more susceptible to it than others. Do whatever it takes to make it through!