Best MOTION sickness preventative??

[PoohJen]

I use bonine for cruising successfully many times and plan on trying it for the park rides this summer too. I have found it to be non-drowsy. They also make a non-drowsy dramamine.

For cruising, I find that taking the first bonine dose the day before cruising helps get it in my system and avoid motion sickness from the start. I wonder if the same would hold true for park rides?

 

[damo]

I use bonine for cruising successfully many times and plan on trying it for the park rides this summer too. I have found it to be non-drowsy. They also make a non-drowsy dramamine.

For cruising, I find that taking the first bonine dose the day before cruising helps get it in my system and avoid motion sickness from the start. I wonder if the same would hold true for park rides?

Bonine and less drowsy dramamine are the same formulation. I take my first one the night before our first day and then another the first morning. That works best for me.

 

[KidaniMom]

This post is so informative. Thanks to all of you.

Do you take the Bonine every day, each day of your trip? Just before rides? Any other side effects?

Thanks again!

 

[PoohJen]

This post is so informative. Thanks to all of you. Do you take the Bonine every day, each day of your trip? Just before rides? Any other side effects?
Thanks again!

I take it every day of my trip (some cruises I taper off toward end of week if there's not unusually rough waters). I've had no side effects with Bonine, but my Mom thinks it makes her a little drowsy.

 

[Belle0819]

A friend of mine has horrible motion sickness, Dramamine and the like do not work for him. The only success he has had is with VitaMotion-S. It's an oral spray that works very quickly and I believe is non drowsy. If you do a quick google search, you can find more information on it. Good luck!

 

[polly p]

When I take Bonine at night, I have no real issues as I'm going to go to sleep. When I awake I feel great. However, when I take Bonine in the afternoon or morning, it makes me REAL sleepy. Beware of drinking alcohol with Bonine as for me I was so tired I had to go take a nap to shake it off.

 

[palmtreegirl]

For me it's Butterbeer!

Don't know why it works, but if I have a butterbeer I can ride all the rides I want without feeling the least bit sick. I'd ridden Forbidden Journey and it made me feel pretty queasy, but one time we had butterbeer before and I was fine. I tried it again when we went back, and it worked like a charm, plus it lasts awhile too. Best part, now I have an excuse to have a butterbeer every time we go......lol

 

[Seeker615]

I have been using 2 doses of meclizine (brand name is Bonine) right before we go on a long road trip and before we go to an amusement park. It works great. I rode everything at the last theme parkwe went to and did not get sick at all. Plus I usually get pretty queasy on a long road trip and this time I did not after taking 2 doses.

 

[MsPeggySue911]

I happen to have my annual check up appt at my family Dr this Thursday and I have to remember to get a prescription from him for Antivert for our October trip. I need it before flying and before even attempting to ride coasters or simulators and even on Antivert I sometimes get queasy.

 

[macraven]

I happen to have my annual check up appt at my family Dr this Thursday and I have to remember to get a prescription from him for Antivert for our October trip. I need it before flying and before even attempting to ride coasters or simulators and even on Antivert I sometimes get queasy.

good luck in getting the antivert.
it was taken off the market.

i have been trying for 4 weeks working with walgreens to get it for me.
they haven't found a store yet that still had it on their shelves.

i can't take meclizine due to the inert materials in it.

so, i'm going back to the doctor next week to find something else i can use.
(i use antivert for menieres disease)

 

[damo]

good luck in getting the antivert.
it was taken off the market.

i have been trying for 4 weeks working with walgreens to get it for me.
they haven't found a store yet that still had it on their shelves.

i can't take meclizine due to the inert materials in it.

so, i'm going back to the doctor next week to find something else i can use.
(i use antivert for menieres disease)

Mac what is the difference between antivert and bonine/less drowsy dramamine? I thought they were all meclozine?

 

[macraven]

Mac what is the difference between antivert and bonine/less drowsy dramamine? I thought they were all meclozine?

basically it is.
antivert is the brand name.
meclizine is the generic.

i developed an allergy to the inert material that is in the meclizine.
you know, the stuff that is used to make the tablet.

you can buy the meclizine in many forms over the counter.
i don't know anyone else that has to have in in rx form.

when i first was able to tolerate the meclizine, i was taking 1 25 mg tab, 4 times a day.
then i developed an allergy to it.

 

[squirk]

Are there any negative drug interactions in using the patch and then using Dramamine or Bonine? I am wondering if we use the patch and then find that it isn't working (or not working well enough), can we "double-down" and take Bonine, too?

I will, of course, ask our doctor for an authoritative answer, but was just curious if anyone here had already asked their physician.

Also, anyone here found success with the ginger or sour apple gum/candy?

Thanks!