Dramamine/wrist bands...

[Momof6]

DH gets sick on lots of rides - but loves them. Wondering if anyone has had luck with taking Dramamine or using those little pressure wrist bands? I bought both yesterday to throw in the suitcase. Do they help? Your help will help us have more fun!

Denise

 

[2x_dis_dad]

Try them both out and let us know which works best. I am sure a lot of people on here will be curious to know also.

 

[kareneast]

I've used both. For me the dramamine works better. With the wrist bands there was alot of stuff I still could not do. With the dramamine I can do almost everything.

 

[Shagley]

I haven't personally had to use either, but my Sister always takes the non-drowsy dramamine. She takes it about an hour before we do anything that she thinks might make her feel sick. She found the wristbands to be irritating. I hope this helps.

 

[DonaldsDaisy]

My DH lives by the wristbands. He gets sick at the sight of a rollercoaster. The dramamine seems to make him tired even the non drowsey. On our last trip to WDW and that other park in Orlando(I wont dare say its na,e on this board) he used them and got sick on nothing. We just got new ones for our trip later this week. I hope they work as well this time as last!

 

[LtlTee]

I used the wrist bands (Sea Bands) for my daughter when she was younger (I think she first used them when she was 10), because she would get car sick when we would drive long distances. They seemed to really help her. However, she didn't get motion sickness on rides (Not all types of "motion", as in spinny rides, bother her) so I don't really know if they would work for rides. They did definitely help her with the car rides, though, and were a great alternative to using medication.
They also helped me with morning sickeness when I was pregnant!

 

[bjsmico]

Just to let you know...one of the side effects of Dramamine is drowsiness. But Bonine works just as well without any side effects THis is what we use.