| Ever find your self leaning over the low side of a boat | | | | seasickness, be sure to take it sooner than later. |
| offering your previously digested lunch to King Neptune | | | | Better to have the medicine working when the heavy |
| while he slaps your face with a few salty waves? | | | | weather hits, then to go scrambling for some pills when |
| No? You just don't know what your missing. Can't say | | | | it starts. If you going to be on a long boating trip, try to |
| that I have either, and that's just fine with me. One of | | | | spend a few days on the boat before leaving the |
| the things everyone worries about on their first trip, or | | | | dock. It gives your body a chance to acclimate to the |
| when buying their first boat is whether they will get | | | | motion of the boat before it really starts moving |
| seasick. Not to worry. While I've never had to deal with | | | | around on the open water. |
| it myself, I have had sailing friends who deal with it | | | | Dealing With The Devil |
| every time they go out on their boats. Not that they | | | | Once your sick, you have no choice but to deal with it. |
| would ever let it stop them from enjoying their favorite | | | | Transcutaneous electrical nerve simulators (often |
| pastime. Here are a few suggested strategies and | | | | called TENS) use electrical stimulation to combat |
| cures to put your mind at rest if you really want to go | | | | seasickness. They have no side effects, and you |
| boating, but don't have a cast iron stomach. | | | | shouldn't even notice them while wearing the bands on |
| Prolong the Inevitable | | | | your arm. Accupressure wristbands can be used in |
| If you know your prone to seasickness, keep these | | | | the early or late stages of the sickness. Queaz-Away |
| tricks in mind. Stay on deck as much as possible, and | | | | Band is one of the name brands. There are a number |
| keep an eye on the horizon. Going down below to rest | | | | of medicinal aids as well for tackling the sickness. |
| if your feeling queasy is a sure way to push you over | | | | Some are Stugeron, Bonine, Dranamine and |
| the edge. Try not to sit too much. They say that sitting | | | | Phenergan. The Transderm Scop patch is another |
| is the position most likely to induce seasickness. Trying | | | | product, whose side effects have been reduced as |
| to stay busy wile on the boat tends to keep the | | | | the product has improved. |
| queasy feeling away. Proably the reason I've never | | | | As you can see, there are plenty of options for dealing |
| experienced it, is I always seem to be the guy on the | | | | with seasickness. So, you no longer have any excuses |
| wheel, or messing around with the sails. Could be a | | | | to put off your boating adventures any longer. Happy |
| mental thing as well. If you have medication for | | | | sailing. |