Seasickness

[jgp12000]

I have only gone off shore fishing maybe 10 times & have gotten sick twice. No problem with roller coasters just on long boat rides.I know most of you guys are salties,but even some of the captains on "Deadliest Catch" get sick the first few days.I just don't eat before I go out now,just gatorade.I have tried the patch & once I took so many dramamine I could barely stay awake.

Last time I went to Destin in July we limited out on Red snapper. First of all,When we headed out there were 6 foot swells & a young boy got sick immediately.The crew sprayed this sweet smelling deodorizer which made it worse. My cousin was eating sardines/crackers & hot sauce like there's no tomorrow! I had to get some air,I went to the back of the boat where the diesel fumes were full bore.I had to go to the rail,after I was done & a few more dry heaves it was a great trip 

[JasonGotaProblem]

Last trip offshore was the first time I felt a bit queasy. Joe was there to laugh at me. Couldn't look down for more than a few seconds, had to keep the horizon in view. And I think it was because I was on an empty stomach because after I ate something I felt perfectly fine the rest of the trip. Which was good because it was a night trip and by 9pm the horizon had disappeared.

Prior to that I had only gotten sick once on a boat. And I don't really count it, because that was a cruise ship and I was completely plastered so it might not actually have been the sea causing it.

[oldmanjoe]

  I have spent the first 15 years of my life on a family owned charter boat.  I do not get sick ,but a gulp of diesel fumes can get your attention at times or a stinky head smell.

[jgp12000]

It is a terrible feeling just wanting the trip to be over

[Crab Pot]

I always eat a "stick to your ribs" meal the night before and a hearty breakfast the day of.

I also make sure I'm hydrated. I carry candied ginger for those that do get sick. They're pretty sure I'm trying to kill them, but most feel better if they can keep it down. I try to find half cans of ginger ale to bring too.

I don't get seasick, but I do put on charter trips for the Air Force guys I work with. I tell them to start the Dramane two days prior, no drinking, and reiterate hydration. I take it personal if any get sick which is why I carry the above.

[jgp12000]

I never heard of the ginger candy remedy any particular brand ?

[Alan M]

I tried almost everything that I learned of.  I tried both candied and raw ginger, no help.  Pills, patch, pressure and electric wrist bands.  Different things work for different people and may not work consistently.

I tried drinking beer, I felt happy, but still got sick.

I altered my pre trip diet, didn't work.

There are thousands of seasickness posts, what works for one may not work for another.

I settled on:eating a banana and drinking orange juice in the parking lot.  Some are superstitious about bananas on board.  When it came up, it was smooth and sweet, and there was something to come up.

[Brewcrafter]

There are thousands of seasickness posts, what works for one may not work for another.

This right here.  Transderm works for me, and while I usually don't take anything for a short "day" trip I frankly don't want to risk the co$t of a Long Range trip to getting sick.  Understand that Transderm doesn't work for everybody (I am old enough to remember when it was taken off the market because it's effectiveness was not wide enough to warrant what it was advertised to cure/prevent.  Thankfully it is widely available again).  Funny enough, was very fortunate to fish with Hardy Boy a couple years ago, and my son was going so wanted to take precautions (thankfully we did - was a little "sporty" around Point Scott).  Dramamine is pretty much a USA thing - same drug has entirely different name north of the border (Gravol).  There is another prevention that I have heard about, but have no personal experience - goes by the name (my spelling may be off) Sturgeon Forte or Cinnerazine.  This is one where a conversation with your medical provider will probably be more productive than relying on us Ohana for a definite solution. - john

[1badf350]

I fished the white Marlin open 3 days straight. Got sick the first day. The next two days was fine. I guess your body gets used to it.

[sciaenops]

There are many contributors to make one susceptible but only one sure fire remedy - wetting a line & hooking up! I'm assuming it's adrenaline but whatever mix of biochemicals it is - I'll take it over all the other medicines put together.

[Crab Pot]

I never heard or the ginger candy remedy any particular brand ?

My wife buys in the bulk spice section, but this is essentially it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046IXP7M?th=1

Ginger is a known stomach soother but I'm not implying its a cure all.

There are many contributors to make one susceptible but only one sure fire remedy - wetting a line & hooking up! I'm assuming it's adrenaline but whatever mix of biochemicals it is - I'll take it over all the other medicines put together.

The above is the best cure I know.

When I charter a boat for my Air Force Friends it's always a Rock Cod trip because I know they'll catch fish to take their minds off of it. If they'll try that is.

[boon]

Better living through chemistry. The mixture a lot of folks around here swear by is Promethazine (often sold as Phenergan), an anti-histamine that has useful anti-nausea/anti-emetic effects, plus Caffeine to counteract the drowsiness the first one causes. Sometimes supplemented by either ginger or, more pharmaceutically, hyoscine butylbromide.

[JasonGotaProblem]

Zofran is as close as it gets to foolproof. Still some left over from my wife's pregnancy. If it can stop that exorcist fountain...

[oc1]

Better living through chemistry. The mixture a lot of folks around here swear by is Promethazine (often sold as Phenergan), an anti-histamine that has useful anti-nausea/anti-emetic effects, plus Caffeine to counteract the drowsiness the first one causes. Sometimes supplemented by either ginger or, more pharmaceutically, hyoscine butylbromide.

Dramamine is also a type of antihistamine.  Dramamine also causes drowsiness.  Some over-the-counter sleep aids are just antihistamines as well.

[Maxed Out]

 Whenever I'm taking dramamine, I'll take along a supply of red bull to suppress the drowsy part of it