Sea Sickness

Sea Sickness (Please don’t ignore this)

Nothing ruins your time on the water more than a case of mal de mar, better known as seasickness. Unless you are 100% certain, like beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you aren’t the slightest bit prone, we suggest you visit your family doctor and get medication. Our experience is that over-the-counter seasickness medications are of marginal value.

The best of the over-the-counter medication is Gravol. AU has many guests who experience success with it. A little dry mouth and some drowsiness are the only side effects reported. You can buy 30 pills on Amazon for about $15.

Prescription medications deliver the best results. Scopolamine is marketed as the Transderm Patch and has been around for decades. It works quite well for many of our guests. You need a prescription, so consult your doctor.

Another prescription option is “the Coast Guard Cocktail” – 25 mg of promethazine paired with 25 mg of ephedrine. The ephedrine has become extremely hard to get. Replacing ephedrine with Sudafed seems to work well for some people.

New to the market, Tradipitant is the first FDA approved for seasickness in 4 decades. We have no experience with it at AU, but we’ll run a few trials of our own this summer. We’re hoping it provides another excellent option for helping you enjoy time on the water – even those rough days.