motion sickness ??

[Larry]

The family is flying to California tomorrow afternoon and my wife is very prone to motion sickness. So far, she's packed wrist bands, ginger snaps, Bonine, and Dramamine. She's making me sick and it takes some mighty rough conditions on Erie to do that !! I've convinced her to go with the Bonine but I've read somewhere that it should be taken the night before as well as before the trip. Can anyone provide some info or experience taking any of these ?

[THUMPER]

Might be a little late now but I would check with the familly doctor. He might get you into the right stuff.

[Walleye RPh]

Hey you are correct in dosing the night before for meclizine. The thought is that you will suffer less drowsiness if used this way. The other forms are usefull also. Use the 25mg strength and have a wonderful time.....don't forget your corner drug store for tons of information..

[Larry]

Thanks for that one...LOL I have to tell you that one of my fishing partners is a doctor that's tried about everything available and he's the first one to get sick with anything over 1 footers. If I bring him back to shore for 15 to 20 minutes, he's ready to go back out until he turns green again. He's a riot to fish with.

[Jiggereye]

I have had motion sickness since I was a kid. With fishing 4 to 5 days a week I had to try everything. Two things help a lot. Number one as dumb as it may seem, if I keep my stomach full the problem is much better and no particular food seems any better than any other.. Number two I try not to look at items moving past, trees, waves, even far away land. I find if I concentrate on my lure or rod tip or line the effect is much better. The tip that led me to the last one was a question I was asked about train crossings. Can you watch a train go by. The answer "no way or for about 20 a seconds". I've actually spent as many as three days rocking in 5Ft waves and bigger without any effect. But if I let my stomach get empty or start watching things I shouldn't it's all down hill. Hope this helps Lawrence
Just a quick side note. For some reason if I'm going to be on the water for a couple of days I have to keep the stomach full whenever I'm not sleeping. Other wise I get the still rocking in the boat feeling and am very sick the next morning. Unfortunately I learned that one the hard way.

[ezmarc]

Several years ago I always carried a product called Marazine with me on the boat. It worked great for those green passengers. Haven't been able to find it for a long time now and also haven't found anything else that works after the sickness sets in.


Does any one on here know what happened to this stuff?

[THUMPER]

I'll bet he's a GI specialist......

[Bret]

My young daughter has sovled her sickness problems by taking her walkman with her and the vibrations from the music (noise) keeps her ears clear and hasn't been sick since on Erie or on Michigan.

[Airwave(OH)]

I highly recommend using the BONINE. It seems to be the best stuff out there and is NON drousy. It also last up to 12 hrs. Works for my wife !!Theres something to be said about That!!

[Lou in Alex.]

I don't know about gingersnaps- but while on ship in the corps- saltines kept many a marine from spending all their time leaning over the rail.Good luck-Lou in Alex.

[Hans]

Spent 21 years in the Navy, including lots of time on destroyers, so I've seen a lot of seasick sailors. With very few exceptions (I only saw a couple) seasickness is not a chronic condition. It takes usually about 2 days to get over it and get your "sea legs", and then almost never happens to you again. Rather than try to stave it off with dramamine, etc., just let it happen once -- deal with it (no, it's not fun!), and you'll likely never experience it again.

Hans

[Bottomfeeder]

Hans - if getting sick once kept me from getting sick again that year I would just declare puke day each year and just get it over with. I have had motion sickness all of my life. I have learn some tricks to deal with it. If I go out on big water like Lake Michigan or the ocean and it is rough, I try to focas on the horizon. If I can drive the boat I will almost never get sick. If I am setting rods and hooking up lures and looking down a lot, it doesn't take long for the cold sweats to start.

I went charter fishing in Hawaii last year in 10-12 ft waves. Knowing I was going to be on rough water and not wanting to chum I called my doctor. He set me up with the patch. Other people on the boat had their heads in the bucket that was issued to each person by the skipper, but I had a great puke-free trip (and I caught a stripped marlin).

Good luck

Bottomfeeder