Motion Sickness, Anyone?

[Porturican]

I get queezy too. I also take Bonine. I take one the night before and another one that morning, and it works great!!

I also take Bonine and it works great. I take it about an hour before going to the park. I have riden the teacups at WDW and got off a lil dizzy but it goes away quickly and am not queasy. Also I have riden Tony Hawks Big Spin at Marine World (Discovery Kingdom) Numerous times and am alll good after. I already bought my Bonine for my my upcoming trip to DL!
They also sell it at Target, Walgreens and it is covered by FSA if you have that.

 

[mommyof2boys1girl]

RE the Scopolamine patches - check with your doc - I just get mine over the counter. But then, I'm a valued customer! they practically hand over a pack every time they see me coming!

 

[nana50]

I used to take Dramamine and it never really worked. A few people on this board suggested Bonnie and it WORKS great. I will use it in a couple of weeks when I go back. The older I get the more motion sickness bothers me. I've always had it, but it is even worse now that I'm 60.

 

[RobertaMomof2]

I use BONINE available over the counter in Walmart, CVS. Works great and is non-drowsy. Dramamine puts me to sleep.

I second Bonine. It is great and I use it all the time. Not drowsy at all. Cheaper than Dramamine too. I get it from Target. Sometimes they have it behind the counter as well as out in the isles.

 

[disneymom23]

i get motion sickness too. one ride that really bothers me is the BEGINNING of space mountain when you are going up through the colorful, lighted, "spinning" tube. i just close my eyes on that part!

i take dramamine every morning and stay away from teacups!!

I close my eyes on that part too. I also don't ride the teacups or star tours. I take 1-2 dramamine a day at DL. They don't make me tired.

 

[curiouslittleoyster]

I second Bonine. It is great and I use it all the time. Not drowsy at all. Cheaper than Dramamine too. I get it from Target. Sometimes they have it behind the counter as well as out in the isles.

I was also going to suggest Bonine. My sister swears by this for her motion sickness. Nothing else works for her.

 

[masquerade]

I discovered Bonine over 5 years ago because of a cruise. It is the way to go. It does not make me feel sleepy and is inexpensive. I get mine at Costco.

Long car ride...take Bonine about an hour before.
Flight...take Bonine
Go to any amusement parks with rides...take Bonine
You get the picture

My family and I visited the Exploratorium in SF. I didn't take Bonine thinking I didn't need it...BUT...there were a lot of spinny exhibits Was feeling pretty dizzy by the end of the day.

 

[Podgieree]

I have Meniere's Disease (which makes me feel dizzy for no reason, let alone on some rides). I use something called ReliefBand (all one word with capital B). It runs on batteries, looks like a watch and sends a pulse through the wrist. I can't travel without it. I also like to go on cruise vacations and the band makes it possible.

Good luck with whichever method you find right for you.

 

[heatherwillmom]

My DH gets motion sick easily. He has done the best with the Ginger capsules & the TransDerm Scope patch. By the way, it is illegal for the pharmacist to give you the patches without a prescription. Most doctors will call it in for you without a visit if you are a regular patient

 

[rszdtrvl]

I use the Transderm-Scop also. I get massive motion sickness without it. Not the vomiting, but the dizziness, and clamminess and stuff. But I suppose with enough motion and not enough rest, without the Transderm, I would yak.

 

[NMMickeymom]

Another vote for Bonine!! Love the stuff. I did not discover it until our first cruise. I was pleasantly surprised how our park visit after the cruise was so awesome with no motion sickness. It had not really occurred to me to take motion sickness medicine for prior trips, I just put up with it. It was just enough to take the edge off and keep me from feeling queasy after rides.

 

[smallworldnh]

Another vote for Bonine! I learned of them as a result of a suggestion from the WDW boards and they work great!!

 

[madis0nlee]

I used Dramamine (less drowsy formula) this last trip, but we did not ride the really disorienting rides like Space Mountain, California Screamin'.

Will try Bonine next time

 

[GrandBob]

Bonine and Dramamine Non-Drowsy are both the same thing. The active ingredient in both is meclizine. If you can find generic meclizine, that would be just as good and probably cheaper. That said, I generally just buy Bonine.

-Bob

 

[NewbieMouse]

I'm resurrecting one of my old threads here - thank you for your patience. I looked into the options so many of you recommended and it looks like I'll have to wait for the Bonimine until I get to the U.S., but I was able to get the motion sickness patch OTC here. The question I have for those that have experience with it is: does it make you drowsy? One pharmacist told me there's a slight chance it will make me drowsy, and another told me it would knock me out! That's not a good thing for Disneyland!

 

[Ariel224]

I'm going to offer up a third pharmacist opinion here. There is no way to predict how pronounced a specific side effect will be for a specific individual. You may not have any drowsiness, or it may be mild or severe. It just depends how your body chemistry reacts to it. Drowsiness is a COMMON side effect of the patches, as are dry mouth & blurred vision. I would, if it was me, plan on using the patch, but get some Bonine as an alternative in case you can't tolerate the patch. Keep in mind though, that Bonine may also cause drowsiness in some people.

 

[NMMickeymom]

When I first used a scopolamine? patch I used only half to see how I responded to it (just cut it carefully with a scissors). I felt good and never felt drowsy maybe a little "medicated" feeling but nothing compared to feeling of swirls and whirls of motion sickness. I never needed to use more than half a patch. Comparatively, for me, Bonine works great for theme park rides and ski lifts but I need the patch for a cruise.

 

[carolinamama]

In the past few years, I've definitely started having issues with motion sickness. I used something akin to this on our last WDW trip: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp41333_333181_sespider_1_1/natures_way/ginger_root_500_mg_capsules.htm

The one I have requires you to take 3 tablets before you do whatever you are doing. I would take them in the morning, and I had no problems all day. I don't like the taste of just ginger, so the capsules were great. Non-drowsy. I got mine at Whole Foods.

 

[Ariel224]

My DH gets motion sick easily. He has done the best with the Ginger capsules & the TransDerm Scope patch. By the way, it is illegal for the pharmacist to give you the patches without a prescription. Most doctors will call it in for you without a visit if you are a regular patient

I believe the poster who suggested OTC is Canadian. It's possible that a prescription isn't needed there, but it definitely is in the States.

When I first used a scopolamine? patch I used only half to see how I responded to it (just cut it carefully with a scissors). I felt good and never felt drowsy maybe a little "medicated" feeling but nothing compared to feeling of swirls and whirls of motion sickness. I never needed to use more than half a patch. Comparatively, for me, Bonine works great for theme park rides and ski lifts but I need the patch for a cruise.

NMMickeymom, what I am about to say is in no way meant to attack you, so please don't take it that way. Since I've already donned my "pharmacist hat" in this thread, for me to not give the following info to you, and anyone else reading this thread, would be negligent on my part....

Cutting a patch in half doesn't necessarily result in half the dose being administered. In fact, it can result in a higher dose being given. Transdermal patches are designed to release a precise amount of medication at a controlled rate onto the skin, where it gets absorbed into the body. There are various designs to accomplish this, but a very common one (the one present in TransdermScop) is to have the medication suspended in a very thin gel-like or oil based reservoir. Between this reservoir layer and the skin is a membrane that controls the rate of release of the drug. In most cases, cutting the patch disrupts the rate control mechanism and damages the reservoir in such a way that the drug is released much more quickly and unpredictably than intended. The result? Possible overdose. You likely would not be able to see or feel that the medication was "oozing" out of the cut edge; this is happening at a microscopic level. Scopolamine is a very potent drug; the patch is only supposed to deliver 1mg over the 72 hours it is worn. This is a VERY tiny amount of drug packing a powerful punch.

I'm relieved that NMMickeymom doesn't appear to have suffered any ill effects from cutting her TransdermScop. But, referencing my previous statement about unpredictable intensity of side effects from one individual to the next, someone else trying this might not be so lucky and could suffer severe toxicity.

If a patch is deemed okay to cut, the instructions will specifically say so. TransdermScop's instructions specifically say not to. Please be safe, my friends.

 

[NewbieMouse]

Yes, I am Canadian and the patches can be bought OTC here - no prescription required.

Thanks for all of the advice. I think I'm going to try each of these out before I go to see what the effect is. Put on a patch or pop some ginger pills and spin around in my living room like a top to see what happens