Sea Sick remedy

[FTW]

Mate,

Seek Professional medical advice first. For example a diabetes specialist.
I work as a Advanced Care Paramedic and i am also a VMR coxswain and the last thing i want to do, is go to a 12yo hypo/seizing patient in the middle of the ocean.

Its just a matter of finding what is right for your son. What works for others is not necessarily right for him.

Take Care!

Thanks, last thing I want is for you to be picking up a patient. Most of the pediatric diabetes doctors are of little help with knowledge of seasickness. He has only just started to get seasick and we have been investigating other causes with his doctor (gp). Will give a dive doctor ago though, hadn't though of that one and are trying other remidies suggested here. Can take him out on the broadwater when there is a bit of a swell and plenty of traffic and he gets sick so I don't need a full recovery rescue from sea
Will keep trying as he loves his fishing, but we are getting better at landbased.
Thanks Kev

[Member101]

This sounds crazy but a friend of mine does this, if you are right handed put an ear plug in your left ear and left handed in the right ear.He has done this since an old moari skipper told him. I get sick maybe once in five trips so i dont use any medication. The ear plug thing has something to do with your equalibrium. Might be crap but it works for him. Graham

BANG ON GRAHAM! This might be crap, but for many trips i was often referred to as 'berley'. But not only was i sick, it was like something out of the exorcist. I've tried quell, travacalm, ginger biscuits, constantly grazing on dry chips or crackers, even not drinking beer. Nothing worked. The one ear plug, OVERNIGHTERS HERE WE COME!!! Ive Also heard of one shoe, to keep the balance in check i suppose but a good night sleep before you leave and dont leave until after sunrise helps too.

best of luck.
Steve

[Lancair]

A mate of mine used to work as a deckie on game fishing out of Cairns. They did 4 and 5 day trips and had regular clients. One year a repeat customer, who had ALWAYS suffered sea sickness for the first few days, had been on board for 3 days when he told my mate about this patch he was wearing behind his left ear and how it had stopped him being sick. My mate replied, "Yeah mate, I think its supposed to be behind the other ear!", the guy was seasick within 30 minutes. LOL

[shauny69]

1300 seasick is the best by far. Nothing else comes close. Little chemist on the NSW central coast and will take credit card and send it to you.

[BaitThrower]

Travacalm works for me on the boat, but it didnt work last time I went up in a light plane (in the back seat). I think good airflow has a bit to do with it, and keeping your head up. Certainly looking down trying to untie a knot or rig up something for longer than a minute or two doesnt help.

[PeterGar]

I vote for Avomine.

I have been chronically seasick for 20 years - now enter Avomine the night before and 2 x Kwells on the day.

I also find that lying down for 15 minutes provides a new lease of life.

I have had no side effects except being thirsty so I had to have a beer to get that problem sorted!

I have not been sick for 3 years.

Try it - I think you will be surprised.

PeterGar

[nathank]

I have been sea sick once in my life.. i was in a rubber ducky we decided to go fishing because it was to rough to go spearfishing (bad idea). I am pretty sure that seasickness is caused from the fluid in your inner ear rocking back and forth messing up your equilibrium.. so it tends to make sense i think to try to keep your head as level as possible, all i do is use my legs to absorb the rocking in the boat and keep my head level... dunno if this why i never get seasick? but it works for me..