[Paddlewise] Sickness on the Water

I heard from someone back channel about getting migraines on the water.
I get very serious migraines myself, classical ones with visual
disturbances, loss of equilibrium, vision distortion with the horizon,
and nausea. I missed 165 days of school between grade 11 and 12, and it
kept me from post secondary education. I still miss a lot of work, and I
get left croggy for days after to the point that folks think I'm an
idiot at times (and one feels like a second-class citizen)

What interests me is how other paddlers handle these situations. The
back channel e-mailer mentioned laying across someone's deck. I have my
front deck paddlefloat stabilizer and my sea Seat "inflatable mini lift
raft" if things get bad enough, as I'm usually solo. I don't do drugs at
sea, but once back at the beach, out comes the pharmacy.

Are there any other medical mini-emergencies that people have to deal
with while on the water? What are they and what do you do to alleviate
or rectify the problem? Maybe a dumb post, but I'm not easily
embarrassed. Just curious.

DL


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