I know if I looked hard enough I could probably find this topic but what is the best thing to take for an amateur going offshore? As far as not too drowsy but working well at the same time, is there one that is better than the others? Thanks
I take a Bonine the night before and another that morning. It works for me. I have heard of people eating ginger or things with ginger in it.
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I do the same exact as DFreedom. Works for me. My wife does the same thing but will be sick as soon as the boat is put in nuetral. She is tougher than me because I would stay on the hill.
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Pizza with everything, washed down with cheap beer and get it on:slightly_smiling_face:
Always have 6-8 home made chili dogs w onions,catch up,and mustard wrapped in tin foil on board…Gotta replace the empty feeling after blowing your guts out…Be sure and chew it up good…Seen a guy blowing half dogs one day before he could make it to the rail…
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If your Dr.will write you a script for scopace,that’s what one of our crew uses.
Beer does help. Not so sure about pizza. My wife gets seasick something terrible, one night I had to tie her to the boat to keep her from jumping overboard, another night in the Bahamas I took a shotgun away from her when she was ready to shoot herself. She gets sick in planes too, or riding in the back seat of cars, or even in the front seat on mountain roads.
Then she discovered Transderm scopolomine patches behind the ear. Problem solved. It comes in a tablet too and it works. I think it’s called Scopase or something like that.
IMO, seasick is at least 75% state of mind. If you think you are going to get sick you probably will, and if you think a placebo like a wrist band helps, it probably will. But there is a physical aspect to it also. More in some than others. I’ve watched a lot throw up. Seen me do it too. It is a disagreement in your brain between what your inner ear balance is feeling and what your eyes are seeing. Which is why beer helps 
And scopolomine.
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If your Dr.will write you a script for scopace,that's what one of our crew uses.
Cape Horn typed faster than I did, but that stuff works!
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Beer does not help.
Hydration the day before and day of is the key. Sure, Dramamine helps, but hydration plays the largest part in how you feel.
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Cheap beer is mostly water:smiley: I’ve never been truly sick to the point of throwing up, but have felt nauseous! That went away, as soon as we were on fish and got busy. Maybe it was the beer, kicking in:question:
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If your Dr.will write you a script for scopace,that's what one of our crew uses.
Keep in mind scopace is not manufactured any more. You need to have it compounded by a pharmacy. Not a big deal, just may take a little looking around to get one that can/will do it.
Wife takes dramamine the nite before then again in the morning and wears the bracelet then kisses me goodbye at the dock!
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Originally posted by chasvalveWife takes dramamine the nite before then again in the morning and wears the bracelet then kisses me goodbye at the dock!
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That’s funny right there… I’m w cracker, my nephew was sick one morning and I gave him a Velcro strap from west marine to wear around his wrist,telling him it was for preventing sea sickness…he bottom fished the rest of the day no problems… Hope he’s note reading this thread.
The advice of taking one at night and then in the morning is spot on. If you try to take a sea sick med just before you step onto the boat or once under way, those meds won’t do you any good.
I use the less drowsy Dramamine or the generic equivalent. If you can find Trip Tone, it works the best without making you overly drowsy or dehydrated.
I used to wear the ear patch in my scuba diving days and they worked really well.
One before going to bed, one before you leave the house. It should be on the box, but it ain’t.
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Lord have mercy, what a terrible ( and un-necessary ) way to die! I can’t remember how many times; sometimes just queasy for a few minutes. Sometimes laying in the way saying y’all just walk around me. Then, it seems to have gone away for the last few years. This is what I think I have learned: get your stuff ready well before your trip; don’t start replacing line at midnight. Eat a decent meal the night before, at a reasonable hour- not pizza. Get a good night’s sleep. Two hours in bed and another in a bean bag won’t cut it. Eat a light breakfast. I don’t drink beer, but I bet a little alcohol on the ride out would help. I said a little, not a six - pack. Go out to catch fish, and keep your mind on that. Do not PLAN to get sick. If someone on board tries to make you think about it, the Captain should pierce said persons left and right ears with a large gaff. It is largely a state of mind. I promise you can go and not get sick. I’m living proof.
I read a book called Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana a few years ago about a young man in the early 1800s who signed on as crew on a sailing vessel from Boston to California. He mentions getting sick initially and the cook blames it on food. Basically says you need to purge the land food and replace it with a sailors diet, largely consisting of salted meats. Ever since then I make ham biscuits for my crew which we eat on the way out and it seems to help. That said, I agree its largely in your head and if you worry about getting sick, you will. If you dont, you probably wont.
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No spicy food the night before. If you can bear it, ditch the coffee in the morning. Bring Bagels, Triscuits or Cheese-its to munch on. To me, Saltines are too dry.
Worst case, if someone does get sick- put them behind the wheel- I agree that to an extent it is in your head- and driving takes your mind off it.
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May not apply to all, but what I’ve learned is that the Dramamine intended to keep me from getting sick is what caused me to feel drowsy and/or nauseous. Now, I just make sure I have something on my stomach, and I eat if I’m feeling a little sluggish.
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I’m with Realfin on this. I am convinced that sea-sickness is 100% mental. Someone once told me this and I now preach it to everyone going on my boat, and that if they start to feel bad stay out in the open take some deep breaths and just get it out of their head. It has worked so far for us. With the exception of the times people have drank all day and stayed up until 3am crushing beers for a 4am departure. There is just no fighting the inevitable in that scenario.
Addition: And of course the obvious also help - eat food stay hydrated and be well rested. Although I am almost never well rested when we take my boat off, the preparation and drive to the coast doesn’t allow for that.
in all my years as a captain , I have seen buckets full of seasick. Its a difference between what your body feels , and what it cant see. Once in the US Navy We had a guy on a destroyer that was so seasick that in a 2 week trip from Bermuda to the Panama canal lost over 70 pounds . I have a dr buddy that thinks its an inner ear problem. On offshore charters I found many times that if I had a seasick person drive the boat - he got better. - Different things work for different people. A navy dr told me that I was so clumsy that I was already screwed up - and that was why I didn’t get seasick