WestWittering
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And another for Stugeron 
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Seasick Remedies
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Daydream believer
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Well i know you said " no gizmos" or words to that effect but stugeron is no good for me. Patches behind the ears made me seasick at home when trying out a day in advance
Ginger is horrible taken as sweets
The electric watch has cut my seasickness by 75%
Also drink loads of water & eat digestive biscuits.
Still get sick but a lot is an attitude of mind
People ask how i can stand endless chucking up. Years ago i used to consider just jumping in & drowning
Now i just say " dam it" "but know i can work myself through it" - in a day or so if i just ignore it
Ginger is horrible taken as sweets
The electric watch has cut my seasickness by 75%
Also drink loads of water & eat digestive biscuits.
Still get sick but a lot is an attitude of mind
People ask how i can stand endless chucking up. Years ago i used to consider just jumping in & drowning
Now i just say " dam it" "but know i can work myself through it" - in a day or so if i just ignore it
prv
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Good point. I did say it was for seasickness, but that I had been prescribed it for that in the past by a doctor overseas and they were happy with that. Also wanted to know why I wanted lots of different (non-prescription) painkillers; I said I was stocking up a boat and implied that it was for an epic ocean voyage, again that was deemed ok.
Pete
Leighb
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That is nothing to do with the stugeron, just "land sickness". I get it whether I have taken stugeron or not. The bodies balancing system becomes accustomed to the continuous movement when at sea, and when it all stops you get illusory sensations of movement.
prv
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+1. I've never taken seasickness pills, but I still "bob up and down" on land quite often. It gets worse in confined spaces; I once fell off a toilet in a bar near Kiel, and my first beer was still on the table half-full
Pete
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Tomahawk
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Stugeron..
Swallow one tablet and hold another under the tougue till it disolves.. taken up very fast though the blood supply to the mouth.. it has no taste at all so is not unpleasant..
failing that sit under an Oak tree... An apple tree is an acceptable substitute or even a park bench
Now where is my coat?
Swallow one tablet and hold another under the tougue till it disolves.. taken up very fast though the blood supply to the mouth.. it has no taste at all so is not unpleasant..
failing that sit under an Oak tree... An apple tree is an acceptable substitute or even a park bench
Now where is my coat?
cryan
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I have never been afflicted by seasickness myself but I have on occasion witnessed varying degrees of it from the sufferer feeling queezy to the sufferer on his hands and knees begging the Skipper to either tie him to a oil rigs crane or kill him! Lol.
By all accounts the very best cure is to send the sufferer to their bunk. Sleeping on the moving vessel seems to reboot their brain to cope with the movement. Other, "Cures," I've seen are a tot of neat Gin (which seemed to work), a mug of sea water (Also seemed to work-although caused instant vomiting but then the sufferer was fine). The other common cure is hard work. Quite often giving a suferer a task to complete stops them thinking about the sickness.
By all accounts the very best cure is to send the sufferer to their bunk. Sleeping on the moving vessel seems to reboot their brain to cope with the movement. Other, "Cures," I've seen are a tot of neat Gin (which seemed to work), a mug of sea water (Also seemed to work-although caused instant vomiting but then the sufferer was fine). The other common cure is hard work. Quite often giving a suferer a task to complete stops them thinking about the sickness.
Anwen
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Does anyone have any experience of the one-off injection that is available from the doctor on cruise ships? I have had this mentioned to me by two different sailing friends who have both been on cruises. I suspect that it is a placebo, but would be interested to know if there really is an injection which can help.
Leighb
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One likely injection remedy would be Prochlorperazine, used for treatment of acute vomiting of whatever cause. There are others - it is 11years since I retired so very probably some more recent drugs also.
johnalison
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I am not immune to seasickness but am seldom affected these days. I think the main reason is that we now sail with a plotter and those half-hours sitting at the chart table no longer happen.
I don't think it helps a sick-prone crew member to say that it is only in the mind, but a rational discussion of avoidance procedures is worthwhile, such as offering time at the helm and only lying down when below on passage.
A good helmsman can help a lot by steering the boat steadily and not allowing a corkscrew motion to develop. In this respect, a human is going to be better than an autopilot. My wife can immediately detect the difference when I take over the helm.
At the end of the day, stugeron (or, as my iPad insists, sturgeon) is likely to be the best option for most people and is pretty non-toxic.
I don't think it helps a sick-prone crew member to say that it is only in the mind, but a rational discussion of avoidance procedures is worthwhile, such as offering time at the helm and only lying down when below on passage.
A good helmsman can help a lot by steering the boat steadily and not allowing a corkscrew motion to develop. In this respect, a human is going to be better than an autopilot. My wife can immediately detect the difference when I take over the helm.
At the end of the day, stugeron (or, as my iPad insists, sturgeon) is likely to be the best option for most people and is pretty non-toxic.
nicholat
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I take 2 Stugeron just before going to bed before sailing the next morning. A lot of the drowsy effect is then slept away but the pills still seem to be having an effect the next day. I do get the dry mouth but that helps encourage me to keep hydrated.
Usually I don't need to take any more during the day, but if sea state is lumpy then a single pill around midday keeps me going. Though that means I'll probably need an afternoon nap so I try to do without.
Going to my bunk below has always made me feel worse, we have a big cockpit so I can lay down there out of the way. I prefer the fresh air and help out with anything if needed as there's only 2 of us. And the rail is nearer if breakfast reappears!
Usually I don't need to take any more during the day, but if sea state is lumpy then a single pill around midday keeps me going. Though that means I'll probably need an afternoon nap so I try to do without.
Going to my bunk below has always made me feel worse, we have a big cockpit so I can lay down there out of the way. I prefer the fresh air and help out with anything if needed as there's only 2 of us. And the rail is nearer if breakfast reappears!
cakeslovesbaking
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Hi,
I am desperate to get to sea and I get very very seasick...seasick to the point of going into shock very shortly after becoming ill. Once I start being sick I just can't stop and have to get rushed back to shore
does anyone else get this bad? I am going to try Prochlorperaine as prescribed by my Dr, fingers crossed they will work. I just wondered if anyone else had tried cranial osteopathy, hypnotherapy or vestibular retraining? All of which I am willing to give a try. I had some cranial osteopathy today in the hope of draining any inner ear fluid and rebalancing things. I will post if any of these treatments work for anyone else struggling to find their sea legs.
Which me luck
I am desperate to get to sea and I get very very seasick...seasick to the point of going into shock very shortly after becoming ill. Once I start being sick I just can't stop and have to get rushed back to shore
does anyone else get this bad? I am going to try Prochlorperaine as prescribed by my Dr, fingers crossed they will work. I just wondered if anyone else had tried cranial osteopathy, hypnotherapy or vestibular retraining? All of which I am willing to give a try. I had some cranial osteopathy today in the hope of draining any inner ear fluid and rebalancing things. I will post if any of these treatments work for anyone else struggling to find their sea legs. Which me luck
Tomahawk
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You have all my sympathy..
It is Orrid.. I have done the bit when I think I an going to die... Then the bit when I know it won't kill me........ but I so desperately wanted it to kill me...
It is Orrid.. I have done the bit when I think I an going to die... Then the bit when I know it won't kill me........ but I so desperately wanted it to kill me...
Seajet
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Just remember some seasick medication can make some people really drowsy.
If suffering, one of the water bottles with a teat to suck is really handy, they are used in light aircraft too; have plenty of fresh water handy to allow for ' wasteage '.
After the sickness has subsided a bit, Dioralyte sachets replace the lost salts and minerals in the body, about £3.40 for a pack of from chemists - tastes nice too.
Sickness can also be caused by anxiety, even if it is subconscious, so try to keep calm and make sure others on the boat do the same.
My best wishes for the medication to work for you.
If suffering, one of the water bottles with a teat to suck is really handy, they are used in light aircraft too; have plenty of fresh water handy to allow for ' wasteage '.
After the sickness has subsided a bit, Dioralyte sachets replace the lost salts and minerals in the body, about £3.40 for a pack of from chemists - tastes nice too.
Sickness can also be caused by anxiety, even if it is subconscious, so try to keep calm and make sure others on the boat do the same.
My best wishes for the medication to work for you.
JumbleDuck
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In my experience it's extremely personal: what works on one person may not work on another; what knocks one person out may leave another perfectly chirpy. I use hyoscine myself, as transdermal Scopolamine patches. They are prescription only at the moment (they have been over the counter in the past) and there often seem to be problems with supply. Most pharmacies were out of them six weeks ago, but I believe that supplies have now come in, and I have just had an email from Lloyds Pharmacy Online claiming that they have dispatched 8 patches to me. Hyoscine is the active ingredient in Kwells
Years ago I ran out of Scopoderm in Bangor and visited a nice doctor there who was happy to prescribe me something a bit stronger than the over-the-counter remedies. Being a good little chap, I read the patient information leaflet. Possible side effects; nausea, dizziness, vomiting.
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cakeslovesbaking
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Thank you for your kind words
Paddingtonbear
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This thread had seriously put me off. Once I have finished the boat it will be for sale, dying, suicide etc does not sound much fun at all.
JumbleDuck
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What arrived was a box of two patches with a note "Six more to follow". So I think they're out of stock too. Now.
SandgroperWA
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Sea sickness can be a balance thing. Tape your big toe to your next toe as if it was a splint. Do this on both feet. It has worked for many guests on my boat. My mates father was a very keen sailor who suffered from bad sea sickness and it worked for him. I hope it does for you as well. Cheers