What meds to take for offshore fishing to prevent motion sickness?

I was always a Dramamine and no dark liquor the night before kinda guy.

Got seasick on my first offshore trip when I was young after a night of drinking brown liquor. It was so bad that had to drop me off on an old rig structure so I could be on solid ground for a few minutes. I never want to feel that shite again so I take extra precaution and I’ve never had an issue again

OTC Bonine (Meclizine) is what I prefer. No sleepiness vs the dramamine

If you have a tendency to get the motion sickness, go with the scopolamine. It's better, but it was Rx only last I heard. Side effects are blurred vision and dry mouth

Ditto- bonine…….not even close…

I don’t get seasick, but I’ve been offshore fishing my whole life. I require all newbies to take it if they’re getting on my boat…Nothing worse than turning around 20 miles offshore…

only had to turn around once but I was sure if I didn’t the dude was gonna die. Never seen anything that bad. It was hard to be mad at him at the time but he knew it was possible and didn’t say anything…

anyway, ginger is also a good palliative if you aren’t deathly ill. And those pressure point wristbands do actually work

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I use the scoplamine patches. Just have some heartburn meds and plenty of water handy. It makes you cotton mouthed.

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Cut them in half or 1/3s. You can also split it behind each ear and take one off if you don't think you need as much

Buy a relief band and call it a day. That thing has saved my arse more times than I can count. Scop patches dry you out and dramamine makes me feel like crap.

Dramamine the night before, along with a 16oz Gatorade Zero.

The morning of, repeat.

You go out there pre-medicated and pre-hyrdrated and electrolited.

Two beers, one water, two beers, one water. Be disciplined. If it's super hot, do one beer one water.

This has been my formula for decades and hasn't failed me.

Ive gotten sea sick all my life. Never gotten over it. When I worked offshore doing ROV work, I took Bonine when I woke up and a Dramamine right when I got off shift and was about to go to bed. Never got sick as long as I was medicated and I get sea sick easily. Even in 15'+ seas.

boninine night before and then in the am.

dr graton down the bayou will prescribe a compounded medicine to treat seasickness if you get caught out there and get sick. i have never used it, but have witnessed it being used. it's amazing

Kids or women, yes…Ive brought back a few….
Men, no….tough it out….