I just did a dive with one of regular dive buddies today at a beach on Cape Ann, Mass. Anyways my dive buddy had motion sickness during the dive. How common is it for someone to have motion sickness during a dive, or could this be a symptom of some other type of illness?
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Panic
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STOGEY:
I would imagine if the surge is strong, it would be quite easy to get motion sick. Especially if they are prone to getting it during car trips or boat trips. I wouldn't rull out other illness just from that scenario, but if it started during the dive, and ended soon after, it might be motion sickness.
Wristshot
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Yes, it could be a symptom of something else, but getting motion sick is very common.
I had a lot of problems when I first started diving. (It seems to be mostly related to cold water - different subject) I would get ill sometimes on the boat ride out, and often I would feel really sick as soon as I surfaced. Some was related to the anxiety and some was related to being afraid to eat and some was related to the motion.
Usually I was fine under water, but at the surface I was a volcano, or struggling to keep from erupting. I have talked with a number of people and this seems relatively common.
I started using some of the over the counter motion sickness medications, and they were only marginally successful when taken as directed. When I asked around virtually all of the people I asked about it said the same thing: Ignore the directions; start taking Bonine or Dramamine a day ahead of time to get your system ready. I started following that advice and I have had far fewer problems.
Of course this is not "advice" and I am not a doctor, nor have I played one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express. I am simply telling you what people told me, and what worked for me. YMMV.
Wristshot
I had a lot of problems when I first started diving. (It seems to be mostly related to cold water - different subject) I would get ill sometimes on the boat ride out, and often I would feel really sick as soon as I surfaced. Some was related to the anxiety and some was related to being afraid to eat and some was related to the motion.
Usually I was fine under water, but at the surface I was a volcano, or struggling to keep from erupting. I have talked with a number of people and this seems relatively common.
I started using some of the over the counter motion sickness medications, and they were only marginally successful when taken as directed. When I asked around virtually all of the people I asked about it said the same thing: Ignore the directions; start taking Bonine or Dramamine a day ahead of time to get your system ready. I started following that advice and I have had far fewer problems.
Of course this is not "advice" and I am not a doctor, nor have I played one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express. I am simply telling you what people told me, and what worked for me. YMMV.
Wristshot
H2Andy
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motion sickness = very common
i get it all the time. i take a bonine the night before, a bonine about an hour
before boarding, and a bonine at lunch (if any afternoon diving is happeneing)
this usually keeps me buttoned up tight, but... if the waves get to about 6 to 8
feet... probability of me feeding the fish is 100%
i get it all the time. i take a bonine the night before, a bonine about an hour
before boarding, and a bonine at lunch (if any afternoon diving is happeneing)
this usually keeps me buttoned up tight, but... if the waves get to about 6 to 8
feet... probability of me feeding the fish is 100%
Panic
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STOGEY:
Yeah, motion sickness on boat dives is extremely common. I take either Bonine or Dramamine and it works like a charm. However, since this is a beach dive, the only thing that I can think of that would cause motion sickness would be the surge, or anxiety over the dive as Wristshot mentioned.
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bonine and dramamine both work but makes me so tired i can hardly walk.
California Diver:
I take the less drowsy version of dramamine and that has made a difference. It is just as effective. Just take 1 at 9 the night before and (2) 1 hour bfore you go on the boat. I do not leave the dock without it.
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