Sea Sickness Study - need participants

[Arbutis]

As some of you know, I’m a dentist – and also a fisherman who has been using this great forum for a number of years. From a medical point of view I have been studying a method to avoid vomiting after suffering from the effects of sea sickness. I am in the process of writing a paper for the Journal of the American Medical Association and I was hoping to get help from some people on this forum.

For the paper I need to get testimonials and case studies. It’s basically a method that a person does to avoid the vomiting part of sea sickness. It helped me a lot over the years and could help others too. If you, or someone you know suffers from sea sickness followed by vomiting, please let me know if you are interested in participating in this study.

Send me an e-mail saying you are “interested in the sea sickness study” as well as a short description of your problem with sea sickness. I will send you more information as I gather a list of participants. Email: drp@littlesilverdental.com

I thought this information would be particularly helpful to charter and party boat captains who have customers suffering from sea sickness. Your participation would be valuable for gathering data for this study as you are in the best position on a regular basis to offer help to these people.

Thanks. And thank you Gerry for allowing me to use this forum to solicit participants for this study.

[Madcrab]

On every trip I go out fishing I take 1/4 of Promethazine 25mg. On offshore trips I will 1/2 dosage. I have been taking it for the past 3years, during those years I haven't got sick.

I tried the patch but it always fall off. It works when it stay on.
The wrist band works sometimes.
Putting pressure on the wrist did not work.
Dramamine never work for me.

[Fin Reaper]

No heavy drinking or crazy eating the night before. Reg 1/2 day or 3/4 day inshore stuff I take a Bodine or Dramamine at least one hour before leaving the dock. REALLY rough conditions, long trips and offshore I break out the RX Scope patch but that does cause some serious cotton mouth... In either case if I still get a bit green I stay outside, the fresh air and breeze is usually enough to keep me from chumming.
PS in the past I would bring some candied ginger ( King Arthur flour has some really good stuff) that would squash mild queeziness but it can really put your digestive system into overdrive so experiment at home pre trip.

[Jpell15]

Bonine and ginger ale

[AndyS]

Marijuana believe it or not is the best. You ever see anyone stoned getting sick, nope ! They are laughing at 12 ft waves coming over the bow.

[Super]

Personally, an adrenaline rush was the only thing that ever kicked sea sickness once it started. Tuna making a reel scream fixed me right up.

[Bass Specialist]

As a youth I never had sea legs. I would get sick any time I went out on a boat even if it wasn't that rough. Throughout the years I got a little better but still would get sick if it got choppy. I tried Dramamine but that would make me so drowsy I was too tired to even fish. Then I tried the transdermal scop patch. It works wonders. Take a shower the night before your going out and put the patch on after you dry off. Put it on about 12 hours before you go out and you should be good to go.

[Arbutis]

My experience with the patch was that it made me feel lousy for the entire next day. Same with dram.

[Capt. Debbie]

I used to get sick in roller coaster drop seas. Over time I built up a tolerance. Still take 2 Dramamine before a Canyon trip ... just in case. But nothing later. Mental security blanket.

Busy will snap you out too. That's I've seen with many people.

[Bass Specialist]

Originally Posted by Capt. Frank

I used to get sick in roller coaster drop seas. Over time I built up a tolerance. Still take 2 Dramamine before a Canyon trip ... just in case. But nothing later. Mental security blanket.

Busy will snap you out too. That's I've seen with many people.

Right on Capt. I've never gotten sea sick when we were steady catching. It's the non catching days you really get sick