What should I take for motion sickness SOS

[Pumalin]

Going in a ocean trip for 2 weeks. I am very afraid on getting sick, What can i take, I dont want to feel drowsy.

How much time before should I start taken it.

[sailak]

The wife and I nibble on candied Ginger...does the trick. I used Ginger a couple years ago when crewing to take a Beneteau 33 across the Gulf of Alaska....4 days motoring into 8-10 footers and only a tiny bit of nausea if below deck for an extended period.

[Pumalin]

did you bay them or did it?

[scottyt]

i dont get sea sick, but the wife does we keep a non drosey seasick med from west marine on board.

i am lucky i dont get seasick

[billangiep]

I use Ginger capsules..pop a couple every hour or so to take the edge off, your local heath food store generally carries them.
Bill,

[Quickstep192]

The patch (Prevent Motion Sickness - Transderm ScŨpĀ® - Clinically Proven Motion Sickness Patches) has worked for me. Make sure your Doctor knows about all the medications you're taking before he or she prescribes the patch.

[Delirious]

Ginger ale, ginger snaps, candied ginger. Any derivative is supposed to improve your will to live while on the sea.

[BlueWaterMD]

Scopolamine patch or Meclizine both work. I know a lot of people who use the patches with good results. Technically they are considered sedating, but some people are affected more than others. Give them a try before you leave to see if they make you tired or not.

[alwheeler98]

Actually taking the helm can help. How often have you gotten carsick when driving?

I used the wristbands when we were in the Bahamas, and they helped, but you need to put them on ahead of time.

I find Gatorade to be helpful on occasion and sometimes Peppermint Patties. I think sometimes I'm nauseous when I'm really dehydrated or hungry.

Sometimes your best bet is to duck into a calm harbor (if possible) until your tummy is happy again.

[johnshasteen]

Originally Posted by Pumalin

Going in a ocean trip for 2 weeks. I am very afraid on getting sick, What can i take, I dont want to feel drowsy.
How much time before should I start taken it.

Maybe I missed it, but you didn't say if your "ocean trip" is on a cruise liner or your sailboat. I get sick on big ships, but not on a sailboat, no matter what the weather or the seas are like. On a sailboat, it you feel queezy, take the helm - it'll help a lot.
I would think on an ocean liner, most any motion sickness pills, like Dramamine (sp?) will work.