Lack of sea legs

[Spaniard]

I have to finally admit that I get seasick very quickly on any type of boat. Anyone have any tips on how to overcome this malady???

[badlander]

After about three days at sea it generally wears off.Not much use to you though probably.Other than that,eat a good meal and try to fight it.

[Spaniard]

A Chinese friend of mine told me that thinking of freshly peeled apples helps?

[Erik]

Eat ginger pills before you get on the boat, and have one every few hours if needed.
Ginger Ale soda helps too.
Erik

[Polystigma]

You could always take Dramamine. But that crap makes you super drowsy.

[deckhand mike]

Dramamine and red bull. Fresh ginger and a positive attitude. There are also many other types of sea sick pills and I think if you try a few you can find one that works. Don't drink booze the night before and don't go down below in a boat unless you plan on sleeping. Being below deck always makes people puke. Just keep trying different cures. As a deckhand I'm seen people puke there guts out and come back the next week in worse weather and be fine becuase they found something that works for them. Good luck!

[Bill]

There are at least two kinds of sea sickness. With one, the first symptoms are in the stomach and the other starts in the head. The US taxpayer spent a (probably enormous) sum of money to develope a sea sick remedy called Marazene for the astronauts to solve the latter kind. I have seen it used for the first time by 30-40 people on my boat and never noticed any side affects. The cruise boats also have a new combo pill that I have no eperience with but has solved a few stubborn cases that I know of. There is a 'pressure point' elastic bracelet available that works miracles on a few ex-sufferers.
Uncle Sam has a record of spending large sums to discover the same old remedies. A very expensive ear remedy (prescription only) that was developed for navy divers is almost identical to the 50-50 vinegar and vodka that I first heard about 40 years ago. The million dollar pen that writes up-side-down instead of the 10 cent cosmonaut pencil is famous but since we paid for it you might as well try it.
Aloha
Bill

[Donna]

When I was on a liveaboard in the Red Sea a few years ago, we had a particularly rough bit between dive sites - I must've looked pretty green (I know I felt it) because one of the crew members came over to me with a cup with freshly squeezed lemon juice and told me to drink it. I thought he was mad, but felt rough enough to try anything - it worked, within a few minutes I felt fine.

Donna

[Donna]

Martin and I also use Stugeron, which seems to work for both of us, and Martin is much worse than me on a boat

[deep thinker]

Ive had a similar problem for a long while allthough at first I thought it mite be pressure related from when I dive, cause normally after the third dive down Id be done for the day but that changed recently and now Im back to it being the fault of the movement of the boat. I must have tried all the products we get here. Ginger pills didnt work, raw ginger just makes the puke taste worse. Valoid and stugeron didnt work either, even if I started drinking one tablet a day 3 days before a dive and 2 on the morning of the dive. A mate of mine even drink tablets they prescribe to epileptics and most times that doesnt even work. But I do think I have found a cure that atleast let me enjoy 5 to 6 hours at sea, I drink a sachet of Enos after about 20 mins on the boat or when I start feeling symptoms of seasickness and bam 5 mins later its gone. This led me to realise that the problem is in the stomach not the head so its worth a try and yes also have a good breakfast before the dive it helps settle the stomach. But if it does not work do try the rest of the remedies, the only way to find something that works is by trail and error and if all else fails have a packet of fruity flavoured mentos before you go on the boat. It makes everything nice and smooth and it makes it taste better

[island_sands]

Spaniard
Does this have anything to do with last night?

[podge]

Spaniard me old mate the best thing for sea sickness is to go and sit under a tree until the boat is gone and then catch a plane.

[rslomkow]

I find lying on my back, and constantly chewing raw ginger helps; for me the ginger only gives me about a 1hr window of relief and it takes at least 30 minutes to take effect, so I generally just keep chewing it when not sleeping on a weekend charter.

I have the worst problems with medium sized boats (like dive boat charters, and weekend trip boats). Small boats (under 4m) and big boats (over 15m) are generally fine for me. Effect wears off after a couple of days. Part of the reason I am always the first one in the water at the dive site.

Also get away from the diesel fumes, they make it MUCH MUCH worse.

[Spaniard]

Thank you guys for all the input! I will try the ginger remedy for sure. Mmmmmm ginger snaps......

[Spiderman]

I too am very susceptible to sea sickness. I have found ginger is quite good, especially the crystalised stem ginger but Stugeron works very well. I have also found that tiredness and dehydration both make things much worse and may account for much of the variation in the effectiveness of other remedies that people report.