Mal de débarquement syndrome

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We NEVER called it that when I was young but thats what google comes up with! I used to get it a lot after a day on a boat. DH and I on holiday and couple of hours after end of the boat trip today, I have the same rocking sensation but I cannot for the life of me think of what we used to call it...

Sea legs? The sways? Land legs? Boat brain? There's some common name for it I'm sure, please mumsnet hivemind

Please help! Grew up in South East if that helps at all...

I used to sail and would get this a lot; it would last at least 3 to 4 days after a week’s sailing. I didn’t feel nauseous but really dizzy.

I would have to lean against a wall in order to stand up straight and also put my hand flat on the wall repeatedly, as if to remind myself it wasn’t moving! It wasn’t bad lying down

I always called it “land legs”, with it being the opposite of sea legs…

Jack Sparrow Legs?

sea legs
I weirdly have this swaying sensation when in enclosed open spaces with loud ventilation. like on a ferry.

Just got back from a cruise. Had this for about a week. Couldn’t even walk a straight line, felt dizzy at odd times. Post cruise weeble wobbles describes it perfectly.

Yeah, it's called "waiting for your land legs". "Oops, haven't got my land legs back yet!" kind of thing. "Getting your sea legs" often gets used to mean getting used to sea sickness, in which case it should really be called sea stomach, shouldn't it! But anyone who's found their balance on a pitching, tossing deck knows that actual sea legs are a thing!

"Mal de debarquement" sounds much more elegant though....

It's called Mal de Terre. Sickness of land. Mal de Mer being sickness of the sea.

I always called it land sick!
I did a lot of long sailing trips when I was younger and yeah you can feel weird for days afterwards if the sea has been lumpy. It's the strangest sensation! I never got sea sick but always had the horrible land sick feeling

Also from South East - we always called it Dock Rock.

I get it after flying, flew home beginning of May and it’s just now settled. Not constant but on and off dizziness for weeks. Think it’s an inner ear thing. Mum used to call it Jet lag but that’s more to do with moving time zones I think and being awake odd hours.

I was worried about this when I flew recently. I used some Earplanes ear plugs which regulate the pressure in your ear, primarily to stop pain, but I didn’t get much motion sickness either. (Just a tiny bit that was hardly noticeable). Something like that might be worth a try next time you fly. They’re inexpensive as well so nothing much to lose.

Sailor stagger.

Delayed motion sickness?

It wasn't this but I like it! I'll be using that 😁

I get it but I just refer to it as motion sickness but it happens when I see motion after i’ve been on a flight or boat. When we went to NYC both me and my son got it everytime we went into a lift. I wear motion sickness bands on trains / flights which helps a little. Roller coasters also cause it for me.