Need Help Please Seasickness

[franco802]

Hello all,
been lurking on this forum for quite a few years now and finally decided to join, lot's of great info here. Anyway...onto my problem.

Seasickness......I always get it once I get out in the ocean and stop the boat I purchased a brand new 2008 Seapro 206 CC with a Merc Verado 150 OB last year. Boat is awesome, but I suck. I been staying in the bay fishing no farther than the jetty off Mission Bay because of my sickness.

I took my boat out to the La Jolla kelps last year and about 15 minutes after stopping the boat, the sickness kicked in. Turned the boat on and headed in back to the bay. My buddy was kinda pissed because we were all excited to try for some yellows, but I had to go back in.

I tried Dramamine and Bonine, but I get waaay to drowsy to the point I can't drive. I don't smoke and don't drink coffee, I am in pretty good condition as far as health goes.

The thing is, when going out to a spot in the ocean, there can be 30 ft seas with the boat traveling through the ocean and I don't get sick. Boat can be flying 10 feet in the air jumping waves etc...and I don't get sick. But once the boat stops and I feel the sloooow uuuup and dowwwn I get sick. I haven't tried ginger gum, which is what my uncle recommended(he is a tuna fisherman in Sicily).

So what do you guys think?

[dbar]

Best thing to do is talk to your Doctor!!! They have stuff that isn't available over the counter!!! The best stuff I ever had came from the doctors in a syrup form, even if you were sick you could take a swig and the sickness would go away!!!

[schoebo]

sell the boat

[gregdo]

Franco. Have you tried trans-derm scop a presciption medication? It has the same anti-cholinergic properties (stabilizes the inner ear area, which monitors equilibrium/balance) as dramamine etc but tends to cause less drowsiness/drymouth than it's otc counterparts. It is the circular patch that goes behind ear, 1 patch is effective for 72 hrs. I am a pharmacist by profession. /

[marlyn]

Dude no worries! first go to the drug store and buy some meclizine,theres alot of different brand names,ask the pharmcist.take it starting 24 hours in advance this should do it.
If this doesnt help go to your doctor and get some scopace,its stronger so start with half a dose.then GO FISHING!

[dan1]

You can try building up your motion sickness tolerance at home. Sit on an office chair that rotates and close your eyes. Spin yourself or have some one do it, slowly until onset of sickness. This could take several weeks depending on your condition. One guy I knew took about 2 months to where he would stop ing. When I first started flying, I would throw up so hard my balls would hurt, now barrel rolls are no problem.
Also keep yourself well hydrated (not with alcohol) before the trip. Stay away from the exhaust fumes if you can.

All motion sickness are not the same. Being on a boat still gets to me sometimes, but never in an airplane.

Good luck.

[yellowklr]

Scopace pills are the best!!!! Works great for my wife

[ChupacabraMB]

I tried various home remedies on people that get sick on my boat. Best success that I have had is ginger (any form... root, cookies, ginger ale) and the wrist bands. You can buy the band at most drug stores or make your own with a small weight and tape. Doesn't work every time but I have seen more than one guy go from blowin chum to feeling fine using the bands and ginger.

[Freshone21]

I would try scopace..

[Bigfish69]

Sea sickness sucks for a guy especially if he loves to fish.

You know the saying that if you get bitten by a snake of stung by a insect that the remedy is close by. Well, i believe the same is true of seasickness. I think that its primarilly psycological. For instance, i from time to time can also be overcome by the feeling. I have been on and off the water for allmost 30 years>>>>and i still get it from time to time. One thing i have learned is to not fight it. It is much better to let it out, hell the crew might even appreciate it if you get it over the rail and chum up some good fish. All kidding aside this does work. Stick to eating carbs like bread and stay away from too many liquids, especially alcohol. I know its a bummer! Also would like to point out that most captains swear that by looking at the horizen your feelings of queeziness will disapear for the most part. Thsi is true it works. Keep your mind busy doing things, doesnt matter what it is as long as you mind is thinking of somthing else besides the sea going up and down. Make sure that if your busy doing things, talking to people, replacing hooks whatever, if you feel it coming on look at the horizen and think about somthing other than not feeling well. This shit really works. So you see the remedy for your problem is right there with you, its primarilly psycological, once you train your brain to think about the problem differently you will become a much more happy angler, because now you can do what it is you need to do to catch some fish.

Sorry i got so personal in telling my story but its true, it worked for me. I hope it works for you. Keep in mind that you will have to practice this a few times before you really get a handle on it.

Also those patches are said to work as well as the pills but your body becomes dependent on those and when you dont have them well your up shit creek again without a paddle.


Tight lines and big fish ahead.

69R

[Calico Blast]

Big Fish 69 is right on. I too used to get sea sick often. Scopace and never get too full. Let the boat take control of your balance. sway with it. don't fight it like you're on a balance beam. I find 2 beerswill relax me. once again, don't have a full stomach. If you like feel vomiting, get it over with. Stay busy. avoid long amounts of time below. Be sure to be tired before going to your bunk to sleep.

[ronzob]

So here's the deal...continued motion sickness is real, but the good news is it's partly if not mostly anxiety driven.

A person who has experienced motion sickness before may make their symptoms worse on future trips by expecting to feel sick. They may even feel nauseous before the actual ride. This psychological input is called "conditioned reflex". In short, if you think you're going to get sick, you probably are.

Try Scopaline, it works. Put the patch on 24 hours before heading out. No booze before heading out and stay away from the spaghetti and greasy food (anything fried or deep fried) as it has a tendency to really makes things worse.

Unfortunately most people don't ever consider anxiety as one of the prime causes of motion sickness, however anxiety creates or worsens symptoms. Use relaxation techniques such as abdominal breathing to counteract the effect of worrying. If your anxiety is severe, you could consider professional counseling.

Try the Scop and go from there.

R