Motion sickness cures or preventions

[zoebartlett]

I never used to get motion sickness but for some reason, over the last few years, I''ve felt soooo sick while on long car rides, on boats, while reading in a car, etc.

I''m sort of dreading a trip my boyfriend and I are making soon -- an 8 hour car ride. I''ve tried Bonine and it works sometimes but I don''t always have it with me. Sometimes it helps to be the one driving, but I''d like to share the driving.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

 

[Shay37]

I''ve heard that chewing candied ginger root can help with the nausea. I use meclizine when needed. It''s been a lifesave for me through the years. I don''t need it often, but when I do, Katie bar the door, I need it now.

shay

 

[neatfreak]

I get really carsick sometimes and I either use dramamine (for when I''m not driving and want to sleep) OR those little motion sickness bracelets that put pressure on a point in your wrist. Sounds weird, but works really well!!

 

[lumpkin]

Date: 4/29/2007 9:22:38 AM
Author:zoebartlett
I never used to get motion sickness but for some reason, over the last few years, I''ve felt soooo sick while on long car rides, on boats, while reading in a car, etc.

I''m sort of dreading a trip my boyfriend and I are making soon -- an 8 hour car ride. I''ve tried Bonine and it works sometimes but I don''t always have it with me. Sometimes it helps to be the one driving, but I''d like to share the driving.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Zoe, have you moved? Have you noticed any new allergies that affect your sinuses or inner ear? If this is a new thing, you might talk to your doctor if it''s really bothering you. I''d go before the trip and see what he/she says.

I had a sinus infection last fall and before I had any other symptoms I started getting vertigo and driving was awful. I no longer have the bottle, so I can''t tell you the name of the medicine, but my doctor did prescribe an anti-vertigo medication as well as antibiotics. I have also notice that during allergy season I''m more prone to very, very mild motion sickness. I don''t actually get sick, but I get little waves of nausea. I cannot read or do cross words or anything like that in the car. Hopefully it''s just something like that.

 

[LAJennifer]

Get yourself a stash of 24 hour sudafed and take one everyday that you are traveling - you can also take it along with the bonine.

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 4/29/2007 2:08:00 PM
Author: lumpkin

Date: 4/29/2007 9:22:38 AM
Author:zoebartlett
I never used to get motion sickness but for some reason, over the last few years, I''ve felt soooo sick while on long car rides, on boats, while reading in a car, etc.

I''m sort of dreading a trip my boyfriend and I are making soon -- an 8 hour car ride. I''ve tried Bonine and it works sometimes but I don''t always have it with me. Sometimes it helps to be the one driving, but I''d like to share the driving.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Zoe, have you moved? Have you noticed any new allergies that affect your sinuses or inner ear? If this is a new thing, you might talk to your doctor if it''s really bothering you. I''d go before the trip and see what he/she says.

I had a sinus infection last fall and before I had any other symptoms I started getting vertigo and driving was awful. I no longer have the bottle, so I can''t tell you the name of the medicine, but my doctor did prescribe an anti-vertigo medication as well as antibiotics. I have also notice that during allergy season I''m more prone to very, very mild motion sickness. I don''t actually get sick, but I get little waves of nausea. I cannot read or do cross words or anything like that in the car. Hopefully it''s just something like that.

Hi Lumpkin,

Nope, I haven''t moved. No allergies or inner ear stuff either. I do get sinus infections occasionally but at random times of the year. I''ve taken meclizine as well, for vertigo and overall dizziness at other times. Vertigo is horrible -- I''d never wish that on anyone. As far as getting motion sick, plane, car, boat, you name it, I just feel waves of nausea too. I''ve never actually gotten sick but it''s something I fear every time I''m moving for long periods of time.

I can''t even do merry-go-rounds or the tea cups at amusement parks -- those make me feel awful!

Thanks for the advice. I will pay more attention to when the next sinus infection comes on.

 

[Skippy123]

I take dramamine the less drowsy formula. It works

 

[iheartscience]

I also get motion sickness occasionally and I swear by Dramamine. Plus, I definitely don''t read at all in the car or even when my airplane is taxiing on the runway.

Ginger is good for nausea and so is mint. You can get ginger candies or Altoids and try those first if you''d rather hold off on the medicine.

 

[goldfish]

Ask your doctor for a script for a scopolamine patch. It''s just a patch, as big as your thumbnail, and you put it on behind your ear (or anywhere above your collarbone). It works like a charm, with no drowsiness. The first time I used one I had a little blurred vision. I could see everything, but I couldn''t read fine print. After the first time, I never had any side effects. I love them.

 

[Pandora II]

Pizotifen is great. I had a nasty virus last year and felt carsick for about 3 months until my GP tried this stuff.

Stugeron works as well for some people - sadly I was allergic and came out in a very spectacular rash (enough to make them take photos!) when I was in sunlight. Thank god I always wear foundation and factor 20 sunscreen everyday so it was only my neck and arms - it was soooooo itchy. But I am told it''s very rare to react that way.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I have heard about the ginger candy or ginger tea (anything with a high concentration of ginger) also they sell motion sickness bands (bracelets). The women on my pregnancy forum (I know morning sickness is slightly different than motion sickness) but they swear by them.

 

[diamondfan]

Never read in the car, or look down for more than a second or two, so map reading is tough to manage. Suck on hard candies and sip water or ginger ale or coke, not diet, to help settle the stomach. I used to be able to read in the car, now, if I look down at directions I can feel totally nauseaous. I also cannot sit in the rear of the car now without feeling car sick either...getting old stinks!!!

 

[codex57]

I'm gonna go look for the wrist bands tonite or tomorrow. I think bio band is the current top choice. While marketed for motion sickness, it's supposed to help all nausea. Including morning sickness. We've got a cruise coming up so I figure it might kill two birds with one stone. Certainly easy to return if we don't think it works.

Aside from ginger, some other homeopathic remedies have been various mints and mint teas. Like peppermint, regular mint tea, even mint ice cream.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 5/3/2007 6:22:27 PM
Author: codex57
I''m gonna go look for the wrist bands tonite or tomorrow. I think bio band is the current top choice. While marketed for motion sickness, it''s supposed to help all nausea. Including morning sickness. We''ve got a cruise coming up so I figure it might kill two birds with one stone. Certainly easy to return if we don''t think it works.


Aside from ginger, some other homeopathic remedies have been various mints and mint teas. Like peppermint, regular mint tea, even mint ice cream.

Codex, the women on my pregnancy board swear by them. M/S nausea can be pretty severe so it seems like they do help some people. I don''t know what brand they use though.