Author Topic: Seasick tablets (Read 21002 times)

Bird · « **Reply #50 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:24:14 AM »

Quote from: muzza01 on February 12, 2015, 09:17:28 AM

My eldest son (when he was younger) used to get carsick if in the car for more than 40 mins. One day my wife came home from the chemist with this magical wrist band that would provide a cure instead of tablets. I said "what a load of BS" and it was it didn't work and we went back to tablets.

Jeepers Creepers · « **Reply #51 on:** February 12, 2015, 05:45:30 PM »

A mate of mine is a yachtie, he reckons, just start heaving and let ya-self go hard.

He did an ocean race a few years back and reckons you reach a point where you just can't up-chuck anymore. Your body will sort itself out after a certain amount of spewing ya guts out.

He reckons, he spewed non-stop for about 18 hours and has never been sick on a boat ever again since then.

No need to thank me Chunder Gutz, just a nice selfie of ya teeth going overboard will be thanks enough.

Rumpig · « **Reply #52 on:** February 12, 2015, 06:29:04 PM »

Quote from: denidoug on February 11, 2015, 06:46:49 PM

while standing,watch the horizon rather than the boat or the water in front of you

reading that reminded me of the time I was out on a charter with some mates. One guy was throwing up on the right of me, and I could hear my mate to the left of me saying to himself out loud..."just concentrate on the horizon, just concentrate on the horizon"... I don't think I helped him much when I then said, "yeah look at it Tommy, it's going up and, up and down". He told me to STFU, and then was soon hurling over the side of the boat himself also...lol. The deckie asked how I could keep fishing with people throwing up either side of me, to which I replied...it's like burley and I catch something each time they throw up...lol

Gwoods · « **Reply #53 on:** February 12, 2015, 07:01:47 PM »

Google ET's seasickness tablets. They are made by a compounding chemist. I used to spew all the time. Worse if I took tablets. I had tried everything. These tablets not only do I not get sick but I can snack and drink (water and soft drink) on the boat. I have fished all of my life and I used to feature heavily in sickness sweeps in fishing comps until I found these. PM me if you want more details.

Jjbejj · « **Reply #54 on:** February 12, 2015, 07:57:26 PM »

Ginger ale works a treat while on the water but before you go get some ondancetron from your go and take with a couple of kwells

themissus · « **Reply #55 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:24:46 PM »

Quote from: Gwoods on February 12, 2015, 07:01:47 PM

Google ET's seasickness tablets. They are made by a compounding chemist. I used to spew all the time. Worse if I took tablets. I had tried everything. These tablets not only do I not get sick but I can snack and drink (water and soft drink) on the boat. I have fished all of my life and I used to feature heavily in sickness sweeps in fishing comps until I found these. PM me if you want more details.

x 2 for ET's tablets, they are the only thing that work for me too. I take a packet of corn chips fishing with me as I crave saltly foods.
I have found that I can't drink alcohol for 24 hours after taking them, had half a gin and tonic after we got home from fishing one day and felt like I'd drunk the bottle.

Ynot · « **Reply #56 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:28:37 PM »

My doctor put me onto avil which is a non prescription allergy tablet that also works for motion sickness, works better for me than qwells but same goes with taking the night before.

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Ciscokid · « **Reply #57 on:** February 12, 2015, 10:56:14 PM »

Kwells works but the dry mouth is a pain. Had a light breakfast before going out. Was starving during the day. Took a bite of my cheese and bacon roll, but couldnt swallow the bloody thing my mouth was that dry. Bring juicy fruits n not dry foods if taking the tablets.

Homer_Jay · « **Reply #58 on:** February 13, 2015, 07:05:24 AM »

I reckon you gotta try a few to see what works.

Quells work for me but gives me the dry mouth thing to an extent that it takes some of the enjoyment out of the day.

Travel calm doesn't work for me.

Avomine work but make me so drowsy it is almost dangerous. Tried taking them the night before and getting a good night sleep, but that was worse, couldn't wake up in the morning and almost went to sleep towing the boat to the ramp.

I have heard a lot of people rave about the ET ones, but I am yet to try.

Malcolm Tugless · « **Reply #59 on:** February 13, 2015, 07:22:29 AM »

The only true cure for mal de mer is sitting under a tree.

xcvator · « **Reply #60 on:** February 13, 2015, 07:47:33 AM »

Just take a gun out with you

2010banditsa · « **Reply #61 on:** February 13, 2015, 07:54:17 AM »

if youre like me and fishing on water= beer drnking, then i would not recommend Dramamine tablets, theyre a bad mix with the turps. Quells, but make sure you take them at least 1hr before you head out, by the time you feel sick, its too late

Ratbag · « **Reply #62 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:06:06 AM »

Quote from: Malcolm Tugless on February 13, 2015, 07:22:29 AM

The only true cure for mal de mer is sitting under a tree.

Exactly ...

fishfinder · « **Reply #63 on:** February 13, 2015, 09:33:27 AM »

Quote from: Bird on February 11, 2015, 05:04:26 PM

somethings taste so much worse the second time through...

you reckon 2nd time taste much worse - try the 3rd time, I hate wasting food

avotrol · « **Reply #64 on:** February 13, 2015, 01:02:15 PM »

Quote from: stabicraft on February 11, 2015, 03:34:52 PM

Sea sickness is all in the mind.

Now ain't that a load of BS

! It is NOT all in the mind. A doctor I spoke with said that if one of your parents suffered from it then you will too. So its more or less inherited! I get it but not always from all forms of travel, mainly in a bumpy sea. Even then I don't hurl, just feel like total crap with a terrible headache and go green

.

Many times I have gone out and thought over and over "don't get sick, you wont get sick, just enjoy the day and don't worry about it, everything will be fine" only to feel that horrible feeling coming on, and I can take it a bit, but once you are crook, that's it, your stuffed

!

Pills work but do have the listed side effects (as do ALL drugs)

In the end you have to decide which is the lesser of the evils and what works for you yourself. Pills, wrist bands, acupuncture etc etc. They all work for some and not for others.

avo

Bird · « **Reply #65 on:** February 13, 2015, 01:32:16 PM »

Quote from: fishfinder on February 13, 2015, 09:33:27 AM

you reckon 2nd time taste much worse - try the 3rd time, I hate wasting food

remind me not to have dinner at your camp...

Jeepers Creepers · « **Reply #66 on:** February 13, 2015, 04:30:21 PM »

Looks like ya seasickness has been sorted.

Now, ya just gotta tackle ya bed wetting and you'll be right as rain.

Bird · « **Reply #67 on:** February 13, 2015, 05:38:15 PM »

Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on February 13, 2015, 04:30:21 PM

Looks like ya seasickness has been sorted.

Now, ya just gotta tackle ya bed wetting and you'll be right as rain.

Don't you worry about my tackle.... its fine...

dales133 · « **Reply #68 on:** February 13, 2015, 09:48:15 PM »

We had tabs called sea legs in nz.not sure if you get them here .
I've never needed them but we kept them on board

SteveandViv · « **Reply #69 on:** February 13, 2015, 10:23:53 PM »

If you don't want to go to the doctor you can get a limited supply at the pharmacy of true nausea pills. There are two option.

Nausitel or Anagraine. They are available to fight the effects of a migraine but the active ingredients are like Stemitil and Maxalon respectively which can be prescribed by a Doctor. Just say you get migraines and use either one to combat nausea associated with Migraines.

Take 2 45 minutes before you leave and then 1-2 every 4 hours as needed

I have a few in the bag for those really Shitty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around

letsgoplaces · « **Reply #70 on:** February 14, 2015, 11:24:06 AM »

Quote from: SteveandViv on February 13, 2015, 10:23:53 PM

I have a few in the bag for those really ****ty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around

Flying from Alice to community in a 12 seater which is a 2 hour flight, i (well my darling wife) carried off 8 bags of my insides.
The pilot suggested i don't fly if it is actually rough... i hate little planes

Cheers
John

Bird · « **Reply #71 on:** February 14, 2015, 12:24:48 PM »

Quote from: SteveandViv

I have a few in the bag for those really ****ty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around

Remember a flight home from Walgett to Sydney via lots of little strips in what looked like a seagull from inside (Fokker Friendship) ... they ran out of sick bags, and it was almost running down the aisles...

I'd have done any favour you wanted for a pack of them off you on that flight.

Bird · « **Reply #72 on:** April 06, 2015, 08:24:42 PM »

I forgot how much dry reaching up bits of lungs, testicles, toenails, ribs, intestines and kidneys sucks..

I'll try the tablets next time

mjharps · « **Reply #73 on:** April 06, 2015, 09:38:03 PM »

Nothing worse.

Hot, bumpy and confined spaces.

You'll usually do ok if you can stay cool and have a good view to the horizon.

Not always possible unfortunately!

terravista · « **Reply #74 on:** April 07, 2015, 01:48:39 PM »

I was listening the the ABC radio last week (yeah I know how boring that makes me) and it had an interview with the Commodore of a sailing club in Brissie that takes out newbies for a weekly afternoon sailing, and the radio host asked about sea sickness.
This guys answer was to have a couple of beers before you go out.
Now, I don't know whether this sailing guy has any credibility, after all, how good do you have to be to be a Commodore in comparison to a sailing club Volvo, or Mercedes or some other more luxury vehicle, and it may have been April 1st or just close to it, but maybe there is some truth to it.
It may also be that after a couple of beers you don't care if you throw up, but I would think the experienced drinkers would require more than a few beers to lessen the impact of your stomach contents reversing direction.

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