Motions sickness

[justleesa]

If they wrote a book on motion sickness, I'd be on the cover... and believe it or not I go out up to 4 times a week. Before I found the right remedy for me, I was miserable...but love diving to much to stop.

Now I take my motion sickness pills and I can get a double charter day out of them....If I dove and were not deck hand even a triple. I haven't gone on the boat with a lower dosage and I take my pills no matter how flat it is.

My question is: Can you get over motions sickness?

My boyfriend was in the navy and he said either you get over it or you die...lol....Might I be over it and am still taking the pills or am I dying a slow death here?

Aloha,
Lisa

 

[Don Burke]

My question is: Can you get over motions sickness?

My boyfriend was in the navy and he said either you get over it or you die...lol....Might I be over it and am still taking the pills or am I dying a slow death here?

I did 20 years and there were guys who got seasick every time we went out, including some 20 year people.

There is certainly some tolerance buildup and most people will get seasick at some point.

I was on a submarine tender which had a hull design apparently created by a guy who failed out of dumpster designer school. If the sea was nasty enough, the negative g forces up forward could get to nearly anyone.

I'd take the pills for dive trips and do any experimenting on a fishing trip. You _can_ fish while puking.

 

[H2Andy]

cuts down on the cost of chum

 

[Niftynorm]

On my tender (AS-19 USS Proteus) we handed out meclezine before a cruise to enlisted and the officers got scopalimine patches. Most were only seasick at the start of a cruise. a lot of tenders have flat hulls the better to roll. Ours was re-built in three pieces and acted as a damper/shock absorber.

 

[Gary D.]

On my tender (AS-19 USS Proteus) we handed out meclezine before a cruise to enlisted and the officers got scopalimine patches. Most were only seasick at the start of a cruise. a lot of tenders have flat hulls the better to roll. Ours was re-built in three pieces and acted as a damper/shock absorber.

I was on the USS Philip DD498 a Fletcher Class can and the USS Prairie AD15 a Dixe Class Destroyer tender.

On the Destroyer we should have gotten sub pay. We spent about as much time underwater as they did. The tender was no cruse boat when it got rough.

Got woozy every time I got on a Carrier but did good on the smaller stuff. Very lucky sailor. Never lost the prior meal.

Gary D.

 

[justleesa]

Ok, I guess that means I'll stick to my pills until the ocean calms down. Then I'll go down to 1 pill....to try things out. Thanks guys!

 

[cra2]

what pills are you taking?

Now I take my motion sickness pills and I can get a double charter day out of them....If I dove and were not deck hand even a triple. I haven't gone on the boat with a lower dosage and I take my pills no matter how flat it is.

 

[justleesa]

Right now I am using the "Good Neighbor Pharmacy" brand. Since I go up to four times a week and take two pills each day the others were getting kind of expensive.
I get up, have breakfast (avoiding citrus fruits and juices) and take the pills at about 6 AM and the boat goes out at around 8 and we're done at about 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

 

[DocVikingo]

What is the active ingredient in the Good Neighbor Pharmacy brand of motion sickness drug you are taking?

Best regards.

DocVikingo

 

[VTernovski]

anyone tried this?

http://www.seaproducts.biz/index77.html