Has anyone taken bonine or dramamine before rides? Which is better?

[Alice777]

Normally I'm okay with rides but just to be on the safe side, I'm thinking I should take some kind of motion sickness pills. (Worried especially about Mission: SPACE ride and rides at Universal).

Has anyone taken motion sickness pills before the rides?

Been reading about bonine or dramamine so thinking of getting one of these. Or is it better to get prescription from my doctor? I know for sure I get seasick because 2 cruises I went on, I was sick and had to have patch.

Any suggestions?

 

[heidijanesmith]

I always take Bonine, the night before, then the AM and again at midday. This helps with my motion sickness. However there is no amount of pills that I can take to handle Mission Space. The centrifuge spinning does me in.

 

[Marlyn]

There is a Green version of Mission Space that doesn't spin.

Both of the drugs you mentioned will cause drowsiness. But if you really need it, use the patch again

 

[Shellyb84]

I take ginger capsules. I'm very sensitive to motion sickness, but I can ride anything when I've taken the ginger and feel fine. I usually take one in the morning, and maybe another in the afternoon depending on how late we will be riding. No side effects whatsoever. I've never tried Bonine, but dramamine makes me too sleepy to enjoy myself. I've also heard the accupressure bands work well (like seabands). I found a much more attractive alternative called Queasy Bands and have ordered myself and my DD-6 a pair. She also gets motion sickness but I can't get her to swallow a pill and she won't chew the ginger gum, either.

 

[minnie mum]

I've used Bonine ( or its generic version of meclizine) for both rides and cruises with excellent results. No nausea, but just as important, no drowsiness. But as with sea sickness, you need to take it well before you expect to have a problem. When cruising, I took it twice a day - before bed and before lunch. At parks, I took it every morning when we got up.

Dramamine makes me very drowsy, and I had to stop the patch after a couple of days because the side effects were so bad.

 

[bball15fan]

I never took either, but I feel like its not a bad idea to even take it before getting on those busses!

 

[roselark]

Both Bonine and Dramamine cause horrible drowsiness for me. I have had really good luck with ginger tablets.

 

[JenMac10]

They both seem to work fine for me, I take them just as a precaution. Last year I got the chewable non drowsy formula which was great because I took them in the morning then again late afternoon. Actually everyone took them just in case.

 

[Muskrat191]

My mom uses the less drowsy Dramamine.

 

[joannamet]

Dramamine makes me sleepy. I get a scopalomine patch from my Dr. before leaving home and wear it for the whole trip. I never get sick on rides and I don't forget to take it in time to be effective.

 

[Mikie]

Well, if you're like me - you'll get the opportunity to sample them! Last year when I participated in a thread about motion sickness, I had never heard of the Bonine brand. After a couple posts in that thread, I got Bonine pop up ads all over the place and (without ever clicking on them) samples of both Bonine and Dramamine arrived in my mailbox. (In my case, I just avoided Soarin, mission space, Star Tours and the Canada movie and didn't need medicine after all)

 

[figment81]

Bonine works wonders for me. I also get sea sick ( and got married on a boat) so I use that on boats or cruises too. I just take one with breakfast

 

[my2disneyboys]

I used Bonine on the Disney cruise and was ok - I didn't use it at Universal and OMG I wish I did. I think this year I will use it at the parks and take it each morning to prevent any !

 

[tsme]

I wear bands. You can buy them at Walgreens. You wear one on each wrist. It's a pressure point type of band. I also wear them when we go on a long drive. It works for me.

 

[Pesky]

I have good luck with Bonine. If I use the generic, I get sleepy. Go figure. I also have great luck with the patch.

 

[fla4fun]

I have always been very susceptible to motion sickness. As a child I used to take Dramamine, but with the Dramamine I would still get the extreme nausea - I just wouldn't vomit. Not the best scenario. When I found out about Bonine, I switched to that. Now, I take one Bonine (or generic equivalent) the night before traveling by air, boat or as a car passenger, and I don't have any sickness symptoms at all. When going to WDW, I take one Bonine every night before bed, starting with the night before arrival, and I don't have any issues. Actually for me, the 360 movies make me as sick (and sometimes sicker) than the rides do, so I'm glad to have something I can take that prevents the motion sickness in the first place. I don't have to take more than one every 24 hours either, which is nice. Since Bonine works differently than Dramamine, it is also good for treating nausea not caused by motion sickness. I have used it when I had mild nausea from anxiety or stomach upset, and it went right away.

 

[Micca]

I've been using Bonine, like some other have said it's "just in case." It does make me sleepy though, I'll try taking it at night next trip.

 

[jrmasm]

My husband uses Bonine and it doesn't make him tired.

 

[norjack]

I wear bands. You can buy them at Walgreens. You wear one on each wrist. It's a pressure point type of band. I also wear them when we go on a long drive. It works for me.

I agree with the band idea. I feel that works great if prone to feeling sick on rides. Plus, you don't have to put anything extra into your system. (No extra complications because of taking medication)

 

[loves to dive]

I use bonine when diving, it doesn't make me drowsy which is important if your 100 feet under water. As others have said, for it to be effective you need to start it the night before so it gets in your system. I tend to take it the night before we leave, then every morning there after and it works fine.