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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: IslandJim] #13502465 04/04/20 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by IslandJim
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


My sister would get violently ill when offshore. She had tried various remedies that had not worked, so I suggested the wristbands mentioned above. I told her I had seen them, but never used them as I don't seem bothered by motion. (I've spent a lot of hours on the water, both fresh & salt, plus as a private pilot, including aerobatics, so I'm acclimated.) She got the bands to try, even though she was skeptical. She was absolutely amazed with them. She said her problem was solved - she never had an issue in many trips she took after that point.

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I get motion sick at the drop of a hat... Bonine was my magic pill. I fish offshore a lot in San Diego and Bonine was given to me about three years ago, now I can run all over the boat, catch fish and have a great time


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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: HumanSeine] #13503557 04/05/20 06:13 PM
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The velcro wristbands work for me.

Good Luck,
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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: David Welcher] #13535049 04/26/20 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by David Welcher
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.


I was stationed on a Destroyer Escort in the Navy which is pretty small ship. There was one guy that would start throwing up as soon as the last mooring line was tossed back to the Boatswains Mates. I never got sick,
Your comment about feeling the boat rocking while is the shower is funny, happens to me every time. After being at sea for awhile, when I would walk off the gangplank onto solid ground, when I started walking I would get nauseous for a few minutes. The feeling of solid ground was very weird. Even though the ship was moored , it still moves slightly and affects the inner ear. Solid ground took awhile to adjust to.

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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: Ox190] #13535723 04/27/20 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Ox190
Dramamine never worked for me but Bonine does, it has a different active ingredient.


Same experience here. I don't know why it works for me, but it does.


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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: BOZZ] #13535768 04/27/20 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by BOZZ
The velcro wristbands work for me.

Good Luck,
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My sister used to get violently ill right away. I told her about the wrist bands, and she was very skeptical, but got them anyway. She was amazed that her problem was 100% alleviated by using the wrist bands. She didn't think it was just mental suggestion because she was pretty sure she was wasting her money buying them, but had to admit the success. I have not used them as I rarely have an issue.

Like some others have mentioned, I get that strange sensation when I first walk on something solid after getting off a boat. Sometimes it goes away in a few steps, but the longer I am on the boat, the longer the sensation will usually last.

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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: V-Bottom] #13536311 04/27/20 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by V-Bottom
Eat some crackers...


Was told this once. If you start feeling sick, eat something. I started to feel it coming on and ate a sammich, it went away.

Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: HumanSeine] #13541521 05/01/20 02:46 PM
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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.

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Originally Posted by photofishin
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.


I've used these patches and they work pretty good. you can even go diving with them on and they wont fall off. I normally don't get sick unless I drank to much the night before. Then I have to remember to wear the patch.

Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: HumanSeine] #13548745 05/07/20 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by HumanSeine
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?!?


I have the same problem. On freshwater I can handle anything. On saltwater, on any type of longer trip, I'm completely useless.

The only thing that works, is one time my sister gave me some type of patch. I think I wore it behind my ear. I couldn't believe it because I actually didn't get seasick. Other than that, every time I go out I throw up. It is so freaking frustrating.

Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: Rayzor] #13552187 05/10/20 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Rayzor
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!

You're right about that. And strangely enough, it changes with time too. I remember my brother on the boat coming over from Vietnam in the Pacific. I was flat on my back, and he was the only one stirring that pot of soup, saying to everybody "you have to eat, and drink". I take a sip, back up it came. He was my hero. 15 years later, he takes a cruise in Galveston on a huge ship in the gulf, he got sicker than a dog. Went to the infirmary, took pills, still sick; then had to take a shot, that knocked him out for 2 days (on a 5 day trip). Go figure.

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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: HumanSeine] #13552630 05/10/20 07:12 PM
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I've never had a problem on small boats, either offshore or on a lake. But I got horribly sick on a cruise ship. Dramamine did nothing for me, but the ship gave out some pills that knocked it right out. Medi-Meclizine, active ingredient is meclizine hydrochloride.


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About 25 years ago, I, my wife, son and his friend went out on a charter boat to catch kingfish and shark. We had 10 - 14 ft. seas. By the time we reached our fishing spot, 2/3 of the people were sick. I decided to go inside to get a snack, the smell was strong. The lady at the snack bar was selling large pickles for$5.00 and instructing people to bite the ebd off and suck the juice out. Don't think it worked. Wife and kids never fished. Just laid down on the benches like a lot of other people. sick


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Re: Sea sickness question? [Re: HumanSeine] #13566660 05/21/20 08:20 PM
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We keep Bonine on our boat. I haven't ever taken it because I don't get sick but do sometimes get queasy if it's rough enough. I was queasy yesterday morning at Hoover.....it was flat on Monday, 2-3' Tuesday and 4-5' Wednesday and we saw some 7-8's mixed in......Brother is 6'4" and was looking up at a set of 3 waves at the boat.

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