Sea Sickness

[jaynethepain]

What's the best remedy to buy/take for sea sickness please?

[boxtops]

My GP recommended that I take Stemetil (prochlorperazine) for travel sickness (it's only on prescription)

[Sqad]

....the sea journey.....are we talking hours or a fortnights's cruise?

[humbersloop]

are you sure that either yourself or the person you're asking for is going to be seasick?

[Buenchico]

Crystallised ginger is a 'Marmite' thing; you either love it or hate it. Fortunately I'm one of those who love it and it's always worked for me (including on a very[i rough Channel crossing, where all the sea-hardened crew were throwing up and two people died!). So, if you like it, it might well be worth giving it a try.

Otherwise you should be asking your pharmacist for a [i]non-drowsy] anti-histamine (especially if you'll be driving at the end of your sea journey):
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/motion-sickness/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[EcclesCake]

There are a lot of variables, can you be a bit more specific about what kind of vessel, duration, passage you will be taking. Advice for a Caribbean cruise would be different to a day sailing round the IOW.

[Sqad]

Eccles seems to be on the right line of thought...............important question.

[Clanad]

Each Autumn, friends and myelf travelo Forks, Washington (here in the U.S.) to go salmon fishing. The boat is 36 feet long and built for blue water since we often go farther out and fish for halibut as well.

Two of the perennials get so sea sick on the way out I wonder why they go back. That all ended two years ago. Both bought and used the under wrist device depicted here:


http://www.nomoremotionsickness.com/

I've not had the problem so I can't speak to the benefits of any of the devices listed, but these two guys swear by them... I would assume theses things are available in the U.K.

[retrocop]

If you are likely to suffer from mal de mer it is advisable to go to the lowest, central part of the vessel. Less up and down rocking movement and side to to side lateral movement.
Try not to look out the window to see the motion of the vessel as in car sickness. I did a lot of sailing in 30ft yachts and almost always felt queasy after long lay overs between voyages. Loved the feeling of getting ashore though. It felt like I was walkiong on springs. We are all in good company if we suffer from Mal de Mer. Sir Francis Chichester and Lord Horatio Nelson to name a few. If all else fails nibble dried bread, suck a teaspoon (truly) or go by air.

[jourdain2]

If I have to take a cross-channel ferry, I sit on a lower deck in the middle and I don't move unless forced by a need for the loo. I've never found anything that works which doesn't make me feel worse. Sometimes I lie on the floor if it's rough. T.G. dog and cat give me an excuse to pay through the nose and go by Chunnel next time.

[humbersloop]

Everyone's different. I've seen people flattened for a couple of days taking over the counter stuff like Stugeron and Qwells, so if it's a short haul I wouldn't bother at all, it stops when you get off.

Speaking as someone who's - so far- always very seasick after 24 hours in, I'd go with Buenchico and say ginger in some form of either fruit, biscuits or ginger beer, plus plenty of water and salty snacks like crisps and pretzels. Put up with it, sleep when you're not being sick and look forward to scarfing a large, very restorative fry up as soon as you can.

[paddywak]

Until a couple of years ago several friends and I went sea fishing eight or nine times a year I never had any problems but one of the lads always had problems until he started using Stergeron,I think they were called and that cured him.By the way don't wait till the last minute to start taking them give them four or five hours to get them into your system and start working.

[jaynethepain]

Sorry didn't realise more information was needed for this. I'm hoping to accompany my hubby on a mornings off-shore fishing trip when we go to Florida soon. I've done it twice before,managed to stick it but felt dreadful until the captain took us back to shore. So the 2nd time I bought some over the counter pills in the US which helped ever so slightly. It's not imperative that I go with him but I'd really like to without feeling ill when the boat stops so we can fish. The boat is a small, centre console boat big enough for about 6 adults. There will be only a slight swell - does all this help?

[paddywak]

The thing is Jayne, it's one of those things that affects people differently, the guy I mentioned could start feeling ill in the harbour,I've been out in some really rough weather and never felt a thing and some guys who been fishing for years with no problem have suddenly had a session when they could have puked for England got over it and never had a problem again.

[237SJ]

Keep looking at the horizon rather than looking inboard.

[jaynethepain]

All very useful thanks everyone. It very annoying when you want to do some thing but you know its probably make you I'll. I might just give it one more go.........

[Sycamore3House]

When I went on a cruise we hit rough weather and it was bad. In the shop on board I bought wristbands that had pressure points in them. Worked a treat.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=motion+sickness+wrist+bands&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=26283931851&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&;hvrand=16200532707238321836&hvpone=&hvptwo=&;hvqmt=b&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_87yh1ntwdn_b

[mayennaise]

Mr Mayo was in the RN for 27 years and used to get so seasick he used to go to work at sea with a bucket round his neck! that was until he started having a 'full english' every morning. Never suffered again!

[DaisyNonna]

Stay on land. Have tried quite a few recommended remedies, none of which worked. Avoid catamarans at all cost.

[Fusion5]

Eating an apple helps with nausea.

I am a terrible sailor, had a terrible experience going to Jersey, as did everybody else on board, but as soon as the boat stopped so did the sickness.

[wired]

I have a real problem with motion sickness, even standing on a moored boat is difficult but a few years ago we went on a short cruise and I tried acupuncture bands ,those which Clanad has suggested, I felt a little queasy at times but was ok.! Even channel crossings are abhorrent to me and then I feel bad for a couple of weeks after.
Go for the wrist bands.