Seasickness question., plz help if possible.

[HobieScot]

Try Bonine
My fishing buddy gets sea sick just looking at the water. He has tried everything, Dramamine, ginger, pressure point wrist bands and nothing seems to work for him besides the Bonine. Plus it doesn't make you drowsy like the others seem to.

Or you can go to your doctor and get the patch that you put behind your ear

A lot of divers swear by them!

Luckily I have never experienced sea sickness "knock on wood"


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[YakDout]

What can help is trying not to stare down too long. If you are looking down trying to tie a knot, mess with tackle, etc for a long time and start feeling nauseated, look up and out for a while. Staying hydrated is another big key and maybe try not eating a giant greasy breakfast burrito in the AM. I fought sea sickness mentally years ago and have not been sick since. I told myself I wasn't about to give up on the hobby for something such as getting sick. The reason I never wanted to start taking a pill or putting on a patch is because I didn't want to be reliant on that. If your body is so used to getting doped up on the water and you never build a self-tolerance to sea sickness, the one time you forget the meds you will be in trouble.

[ctfphoto]

I use to get very seasick all the time. 100% cure is the patch from a doctor, very well worth it.

That said, After on it a while, I started reusing the patch for up to four trips. Then I cut them in half. Then quarters.

Then I quit cold turkey about two years ago. Used ginger cookies at first but didn't need them.

I have full on sea legs now and it is the most awesome feeling. It is all in the brain. Confidence is a must. Don't look down or at objects on the boat. Only look at the horizon line. Your looking for Birds anyway.

[alanw]

Only time I've ever even started feeling queezy is when looking down for a while when retying a knot. Always look at the steady horizon.

[Dave Legacy]

I'm no doubt an extreme case, but I got violently seasick 90 minutes into a full day charter on the prescribed patch. I can't deal with motion at all, but for some odd reason I've not been sick on a kayak; My time with the hobby is still young! The times I have started to notice it coming on I've been able to respond by chewing on ginger with great success.

[GregAndrew]

Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

I'm no doubt an extreme case, but I got violently seasick 90 minutes into a full day charter on the prescribed patch. I can't deal with motion at all, but for some odd reason I've not been sick on a kayak; My time with the hobby is still young! The times I have started to notice it coming on I've been able to respond by chewing on ginger with great success.

Ginger is pretty good, her sister is hot too. All kidding aside, some folks can take the big swells and not the flat days. Others are just the opposite. Sympathy illness is common with sea sickness also (one guy starts more people getting sick). I have seen guys get sick just watching another guy choke down the heart of their first Tuna. There are lots of tricks, like focusing afar, that can and do help many avoid getting sick. I try not to eat much before I launch, and only snack on the water. The position I am in on my yak is not real good for digestion, but great for causing acid stomach.

[taggermike]

Over the counters like bonine and Dramamine work well but like others said, they can leave you drowsy. I've never used the patch but several of my buddies that have and swear by it. There's also a scopalamine pill now called scopase that is supposed to be great. I get seasick on boats very rarely. Never ever on a kayak. The motion of a boat is different than a kayak. Yaks go up n down and wobble a bit. Boats can do big heavy rolls from side to side. Those can get to me. So I guess what I'm saying is changing kayaks won't help you. I've been surfing 35 years and have never heard of a surfer getting seasick. Smaller things move differently Mike

[dsutter775]

Take Bonine before you go to bed the night before. Then when you wake up in the morning, then again a half hour before the trip. Gets in your system well in advance and it works. From there you need to take it every 2-4 hours....

[Dave Legacy]

Originally Posted by taggermike

I get seasick on boats very rarely. Never ever on a kayak. The motion of a boat is different than a kayak. Yaks go up n down and wobble a bit. Boats can do big heavy rolls from side to side. Those can get to me.

I put this example together recently when I tried standing up on my kayak and noticed a much greater swaying motion.