Best Motion Sickness OTC med?

[jsternad]

My husband has found that entering adulthood he now gets motion sick when as a kid he never did. He can't sit in the back of cars or even let me drive. He loves rollercoasters, so I want to find something he can take that will help keep him from feeling bad, but also won't make him drowsy. Thanks!!

 

[Shellyb84]

Ginger capsules work wonders.

Also, I've found now that I've been taking Zyrtec daily for a few years, my motion sickness isn't nearly as bad as it used to be.

 

[eeyoreandtink]

meclizine. Amazing stuff. I can ride anything with no side effects. Ginger works for some, and worked for me on a limited basis, but nowhere near as well as meclizine. I have NEVER been able to ride Star Tours our any of the simulator rides without neausea. Taking mecliazine before bed the night before was a game changer. Now I can ride whatever.

 

[SGMCO]

Several years ago I invested in a ReliefBand (NOT Seabands) which is a band that is worn by stunt pilots and cruse workers. It is the best thing I've ever bought. The band is like a Tens unit for the wrist, and gives a pulse vibration every couple of seconds and it over rides any signal to your brain that could make you dizzy or queasy. No drowsy side effects, you put it on when you need it and take it off when you don't. I purchased mine on Ebay, I now own 3 because everyone in my family wanted to use mine. Make sure you buy the one that has a replaceable battery.

here's a link to some on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Reliefband-for-Motion-Morning-Sickness-/191921685874

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Relief-Band...otion-Sickness-Nausea-New-sealed/322463648263

 

[FigmentForEver1976]

We use sea bands and ginger pills.

 

[TCups4Me]

I also have developed terrible motion sickness as I've aged. Even the plane, buses and boats mess me up so I wore my Sea Bands for our trip last summer. I bought them at Walgreens years ago for our cruise but never thought to use them for the theme parks. It was amazing! Star Tours still messed me up but I was able to ride the Tea Cups, BTMRR and use all the transportation with issues. Considering a ride used to make me feel sick for the rest of the day, this was a huge success!

Good luck!

 

[jsternad]

meclizine. Amazing stuff. I can ride anything with no side effects. Ginger works for some, and worked for me on a limited basis, but nowhere near as well as meclizine. I have NEVER been able to ride Star Tours our any of the simulator rides without neausea. Taking mecliazine before bed the night before was a game changer. Now I can ride whatever.

I used Meclizine when I was pregnant and it worked well but made me really drowsy. Does it make you drowsy? And do you still have to ask for it behind the pharmacy counter? You had to ask for it when I took it, they didn't just have it out. Thanks!

 

[disneyvoice]

You can get meclizine in a non-drowsy form that works great! I take it every day on our trips and am never drowsy or sluggish. I have always found it on the shelf in the pharmacy section - branded as Bonine but they have the generic right next to it and it is really cheap.

 

[LoopyDoopy]

Bonine (25 mg meclizine hydrochloride). Sold as a store generic and also as Dramamine II. Do not use original formula Dramamine (50 mg dimenhydrinate).

 

[barbliny]

Several years ago I invested in a ReliefBand (NOT Seabands) which is a band that is worn by stunt pilots and cruse workers. It is the best thing I've ever bought. The band is like a Tens unit for the wrist, and gives a pulse vibration every couple of seconds and it over rides any signal to your brain that could make you dizzy or queasy. No drowsy side effects, you put it on when you need it and take it off when you don't. I purchased mine on Ebay, I now own 3 because everyone in my family wanted to use mine. Make sure you buy the one that has a replaceable battery.

Thank you so much for this information - I am going to look into these for my daughter.

I also wanted to add that there are patches available by prescription that have worked very well for her on long, long bus and car rides. They can be a little expensive, but well worth the investment.

 

[Flynnismine]

I get major motion sickness very very easily, even turning my head to fast can sometimes cause it. I discovered Bonine a few years ago and let me tell you...It is some super amazing stuff. I take 2 each morning before I head out to the parks and I'm good all day with zero drowsiness. It's inexpensive and available over the counter pretty much everywhere. I hope it works for your DH, it's definitely no fun avoiding rides out of fear of getting motion sick.

 

[Mr & Mrs DD]

I can't remember the brand name, but I used the patches you stick behind your ears. I think it might have been a Dramamine brand. They were over-the counter. I used them when I went deep sea fishing. Meclizine on the other hand, made me very very sleepy.

 

[leebee]

I can get motion sick in a swimming pool or bathtub- no joke. I take Bonine (meclizine HCl), which I buy at Walmart, Rite Aid, etc. Actually, it's cheapest to order it via Amazon, or ask your doctor for a prescription. I like to take it about an hour before bedtime. I find I can sleep off the worst of the drowsiness (although it doesn't really make me sleepy) and be raring to go the next morning! One or 2 pills last 24 hours. I find ginger or benedryl to be useless, and regular Dramamine knocks me out.

The patches are scopolamine. You need a prescription, and they have their own issues. If you touch them and transfer any of the med into your eye, your pupils will dilate and stay that way for hours. Did that in Florida... ever pay for sunglasses in the Magic Kingdom? NOT cheap! I was aware that this could happen and would SWEAR that I didn't touch the patch (behind my ear) but obviously it happened! They work really, really well, though!

 

[KCBelle]

I have found non-drowsy Bonine works wonders for me. The generic meclizine for some reason didn't do the trick for me personally and I'm a big fan of generics. Dramamine makes me a total zombie, even the non-drowsy version. So now for rides, cruises, planes and cars I take the Bonine the night before and wear Quesy beads (more fashionable version of Sea bands) This combination has made me rock solid, others in my party need a break between rides before I do.

 

[Meriweather]

meclizine

It does make you drowsy so take it at night and all is good. One a day and it does work wonders.

 

[LoopyDoopy]

I can't remember the brand name, but I used the patches you stick behind your ears. I think it might have been a Dramamine brand. They were over-the counter. I used them when I went deep sea fishing. Meclizine on the other hand, made me very very sleepy.

The patches behind the ear made my head fuzzy and my eyes blurry. I didn't realize how bad it was until dinnertime and I couldn't read the menu. It causes your pupils to dilate. I have a feeling you might have taken dimenhydrinate and not meclizine.

 

[holden]

We use Bonine on cruises. Works great and no drowsiness.

 

[Jennasis]

The patch is a prescription...Scopolamine. I LOVE this stuff and can't go to Disney without it (otherwise the dang monorail makes me nauseous LOL). I haven't had the fuzzy head experience with it but my sister has. I have found if I place the patch on at night before our trip I don't get any ill-effects. Sometimes I'll get dry mouth but I drink a lot of water on vacation anyway. The blurred vision comes from getting residue from the patch in your eyes (if you touch the patch and then touch your face, or even transferred from your pillow while you sleep). Placing a big round bandaid over the patch eliminates this for the most part.

 

[Mr & Mrs DD]

I used over the counter patches when I went deep sea fishing and they worked fine. I had no issues at with them. I did take a meclizine tablet on another occasion and it put me right to sleep. I do know it was meclizine. I have avoided it ever since. Medicine can effect different people in different ways. While the patches didn't bother me at all, they certainly gave you some problems from the sound of things.

The patches behind the ear made my head fuzzy and my eyes blurry. I didn't realize how bad it was until dinnertime and I couldn't read the menu. It causes your pupils to dilate. I have a feeling you might have taken dimenhydrinate and not meclizine.

 

[Minnie368]

Bonine!