Still "moving" even though I am off the boat...

[Trixxie]

I am sure everyone at some point has then sentation of "moving" as if to still be on a boat even though they are on land. What I have *not* run across anyone who has it last as long as I do. 2 days on a boat (not even full days, maybe 3 -4 hrs each day) takes me 1 week until I feel like the ground has stopped moving. When I spent a week on the Cayman aggressor, it took a month before the moving sensation went away. (it's not just being on a boat - it happens if I am on a plane or amusement park rides too.)

I have never asked my Dr about this. Never really think about it when I am there.

anyone else have this happen to them to this extent??
better yet is there something I can do to prevent this? I took Bonine the entire time I was on the Aggressor so don't think motion sickness medication is the answer. Unless maybe I should take it after the trip too??

 

[cerich]

When in the Navy it always took me a day to get my land legs back, most of us did. A week is pretty long however.

 

[HappyFunBoater]

And I bet you feel it whenever you're standing with your eyes closed, such as in the shower. It's a lovely, floating feeling; I kind of enjoy it. I've spent a ton of time on a large boat over the last six years and I still get that feeling, but it goes away within a day. But if you have the feeling for as long as a month, then there's a pretty good chance it's a tumor.

 

[Trixxie]

But if you have the feeling for as long as a month, then there's a pretty good chance it's a tumor.

Doubtful since I have been like this for more than 20 yrs ~ would be probably be dead by now if it were. In the words of Gov. Terminator "It's not a TUma"

 

[HappyFunBoater]

Doubtful since I have been like this for more than 20 yrs ~ would be probably be dead by now if it were. In the words of Gov. Terminator "It's not a TUma"

Sorry, man. I just couldn't resist.

 

[HappyFunBoater]

Sorry, man. I just couldn't resist.

Duh! Mauigal = Maui Gal. OK, I'm a little slow this morning. Too much Breakfast Rum. Sorry for calling you "man".

 

[BurBunny]

Actually, I know several people who do continue with meclizine (Bonine) after their return to land and say it helps that symptom. I find the more time I'm on boats/ships, the less I have the land sick syndrome when I return. Used to take me 1-2 times the amount of time I was on water to recover, now it's uniformly just a day or two, and that's only if there was more than average motion.

 

[Aquanautchuck]

I would see a ear Dr. Sounds like something with the inner ear. Worth a check. I'm like most usually just a day or do and I am back to normal.

 

[TSandM]

You have a very malleable brain, and are adapting very quickly.

The most motion sick I've ever been in my whole life was in a Chinese restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We had gotten off a week-long sailboat charter that morning, and gotten stuck in San Juan because of flight cancellation. We ended up in this Chinese restaurant, which was pitching and yawing worse than the sailboat ever did. I ended up in the ladies room, very ill.

Medications that suppress the input from the inner ear should help with this. Ask your doctor about using Meclizine for the first week after you get home.

 

[miketsp]

It generally takes me 24-48 hours to get back to normal.
I really hate Mondays working on the computer - the monitor keeps moving all over the place.
There's a quick mention here about "land sickness"
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=57

Here's a mention that readaptation varies wildly amongst subjects:
"In fact, an individual can become so adapted to motion that motion is perceived after leaving the boat, when walking on dry land. Sailors speak of this as "losing one’s land legs." It is known medically as "mal de debarquement," just as seasickness is sometimes referred to as "mal de mer." Adaptation to motion is highly individual. Some patients adapt rapidly; others require six to seven days of exposure to the stimulus before they are no longer affected by a certain type of motion."
from
http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/Cons/ACF2FB1.cfm&pub_id=8&article_id=98