Gogarty wrote:
Mythbusters did a piece recently on non-prescription (over the counter)
antidotes to seasickness. It included those wrist bands, various
concoctions and ginger. Only ginger worked. We always carry ginger root on
board as well as ginger beer (not ginger ale). The prescription drugs also
worked but left people drowsy or even spaced out.

On that same show they tested 2 people and 1 said that the drug that
worked best was the placebo (sugar pill). Of course when they tested
him, they told him that it was a new drug and he didn't get sick at
all. That tells me for some it is a mind game. If you feel relaxed
and believe it what you are taking will cure you, you will be fine.

I have horrible memories as a child, first time out far and getting
really sick. It stuck with me for awhile, until one day, someone I was
fishing with started to get sick and I was laughing (which is customary
on a fishing boat) and for some reason I haven't gotten sick since. I
don't know if seeing someone else get sick and laughing took my mind
off it long enough for me to forget my fear or what, but I do fine now
(of course I'll go out tomorrow and barf my brains out now that I made
this public).