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re: What's the best way to prevent seasickness?
Posted on 1/26/13 at 6:54 am to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 1/26/13 at 6:54 am to Clyde Tipton
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It's all mental
100% truth. If you start thinking about it, you're screwed.
if taking meds or eating something makes you think you won't get sick... Take it.
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 8:35 am
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 7:09 am to whit
Testosterone.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 9:36 am to Leadhead
It isn't mental for me. I'm fine until I break a line and have to retye. Once I sit down and focus on the line it gets me. I've gotten to the point now that I can retie without looking.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 9:50 am to bbvdd
Phenergan gel works really well also. Was designed as a topical relief from nausea for chemo patients.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 9:59 am to whit
I don't get seasick, but the womenfolk swear by these:
LINK
Also I don't allow ANY talk about seasickness on my boat - it only serves to make people sick.
Ginger and bitters I've also heard work well, and my step mother used to say peanut M&Ms helped her, but that seems a little weird to me. But I always say whatever works and I don't try to tell them different.
Oh yeah, going below seems to make it worse for some folks.
ETA: I think West Marine sells the wrist bands.
LINK
Also I don't allow ANY talk about seasickness on my boat - it only serves to make people sick.
Ginger and bitters I've also heard work well, and my step mother used to say peanut M&Ms helped her, but that seems a little weird to me. But I always say whatever works and I don't try to tell them different.
Oh yeah, going below seems to make it worse for some folks.
ETA: I think West Marine sells the wrist bands.
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/26/13 at 10:02 am to whit
If you don't get that sick, just take half of a non drowsy one. Take it about 1.5 hrs before you head out.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 10:07 am to iwasthere
I absolutely love to go offshore but have become prone to sea sickness the older I get. Nothing works for me. I've tried it all. All the medicines make me feel worse. I agree its mostly mental though. But my 2 cents. You either will get sick or won't. Medicine won't change that fact.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 11:13 am to whit
I've never gotten sick, and actually I don't mind rough seas. But all you can do is take Dramamine, drink ginger ale, and when you get sick jump in the water. Swimming for some reason always helps people who are seasick.
Posted on 1/26/13 at 12:31 pm to Leadhead
quote:
100% truth. If you start thinking about it, you're screwed.
Not sure about that. Some folks get disoriented and they become seasick. It happened to me the first time on the ferry. I had the same feeling in the early stages of an earthquake. It's caused by disorientation when your senses are sending conflicting signals to the brain.
A lot of it may be mental, but there is definitely a physiological aspect to seasickness with some folks. Most astronauts have used medication to help overcome it and pilots are more likely to experience it in simulators than they are in the air.
You can get used to it, but it's definitely a normal reaction. Get in the center of the vessel to reduce motion.
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 1/26/13 at 1:30 pm to Cadello
Hug an oak tree
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