Motion Sickness

[disneychrista]

I generally avoid "spinning" attractions such as the Tea Cups, Swings, and even Dumbo & the Carrousel. This trip my travel partner really enjoys the Tea Cups so I said I would try to go on them. So my question is there any motion sickness prevention medication that really works ? There are so many different options. There is the standard Dramamine, patches, bralettes, pressure point bands. What have you used? What has worked. what hasn't?

 

[cruisehopeful]

I've been using less drowsy Dramamine or Bonine on the cruise ship and it works well. Even though they are "less drowsy", they can make you very tired. If you decide to try one of those, try it at home to see if it will make you too tired to enjoy the theme park.

Something that might help on teacups is to try to hold it steady so it spins less. I do that on Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin. It's a big effort, though. I suspect your friend probably enjoys the spinning. Back before I had inner ear problems, I used to spin those cups to the maximum spin. Now, just riding it without trying to spin makes me sick.

You could also just offer to take pictures/video from the sidelines while your friend rides

 

[clappyclaps]

I'm in the UK so what I use might not be available in the same way in the States, but I have horrendous motion sickness and I use a joint approach with treatment - patches that I put on every day and tablets.

The patches that I use are these ones:
https://amzn.eu/d/f3y9NpM

And the tablets I use are called Kwells with the main ingredient being Hyoscine hydrobromide.

You may not be able to get these exact treatments in the US but may be able to find something similar.

Not sure exactly how/why but this combination works a dream for me. I put 2 fresh patches on per day (one behind an ear, one just under my belly button) and then take the tablets before going on any particularly triggering rides (usually 1 but sometimes 2 for the really rough ones). Haven't had issues with motion sickness since and this has worked for me in all of the parks I've been to in the past year.

Only caveat is that I don't tend to go on spinning rides anyway so haven't tried it out on something like the teacups, but it did work on Cosmic Rewind.

 

[woodys_girl]

I use Meclizine. I take a tablet before bed every night starting the night before we leave through the duration of the vacation. That said I still offer to get snacks while others ride the teacups.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I use Meclizine. I take a tablet before bed every night starting the night before we leave through the duration of the vacation. That said I still offer to get snacks while others ride the teacups.

Me too (brand name Bonine and non-drowsy Dramamine). Dramamine the normal one has a different active ingredient that never worked for me. None of the other non-Rx things helped me. Didn’t try the Rx stuff.

But Teacups are a lot to expect a motion med to handle.

 

[goooof1]

Meclizine in the morning before going to the park. I also eat ginger chews for immediate relief.

 

[Tinkaboo]

I would strongly caution you about using any remedy without knowing your underlying condition. If you think you just sometimes "get dizzy" from a spinning ride, Dramamine or Bonine ( which is meclizine) may help. If you have inner ear conditions or crystals,or Menieres like I do, nothing may help and you may find you have ruined your very expensive vacation. My advice is to let your friend go it alone.

 

[disneychrista]

I initially told him that I would enjoy watching him but I think he really wants me to try to go in them with him. It has been a couple decades since I even thought about going on any spinning rides. I can do Roger Rabbit okay but do try to keep it from spinning it as much as possible.

I think I will try a combo of the patches and the Meclizine.

Has anyone tried these?

https://a.co/d/b2tf6ru

 

[disneychrista]

I would strongly caution you about using any remedy without knowing your underlying condition. If you think you just sometimes "get dizzy" from a spinning ride, Dramamine or Bonine ( which is meclizine) may help. If you have inner ear conditions or crystals,or Menieres like I do, nothing may help and you may find you have ruined your very expensive vacation. My advice is to let your friend go it alone.

You have Menieres Disease? Coincidentally said friend does and has said he can’t/won’t go on the Incredicoaster but thinks the Tea Cups should be okay. He does have an A-typical case as he doesn’t have vertigo attacks but he does have attacks in both ears.

What rides do you avoid? Any insight on what foods are safe/low sodium. Any other tips or tricks on dealing with Mineries while at the parks? Especially dealing with the noise levels?

 

[cruisehopeful]

I used the acupressure bands when I was pregnant to help with nausea. They took the edge off. They don't do anything for my vertigo. I guess they might help depending on your symptoms and severity.

 

[RedHotMama]

Has anyone tried these?
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https://a.co/d/b2tf6ru

These worked wonders for my husband on our cruise! And my son uses them for car sickness. Definitely worth a try.

 

[loves to dive]

Another fan of Bonine (or any generic kind). I started using it when I threw up in my regular at 75 feet under water. I proved you could actually throw up in a regulator so there is that but it wasn't fun. After that I started taking one the night before a trip and one every morning of the trip. No sea sickness after that and it doesn't make me drowsy at all. The last few trips to WDW I've been taking it as well since EE, GoTG, FOP tend to make me dizzy without it. I drive down from Georgia so I just do it the same way as diving, start taking the night before I drive down and every morning after. It doesn't seem to have any ill effects and so even if I don't ride any of the rides that bother me, taking it doesn't hurt.

 

[Tinkaboo]

You have Menieres Disease? Coincidentally said friend does and has said he can’t/won’t go on the Incredicoaster but thinks the Tea Cups should be okay. He does have an A-typical case as he doesn’t have vertigo attacks but he does have attacks in both ears.

What rides do you avoid? Any insight on what foods are safe/low sodium. Any other tips or tricks on dealing with Mineries while at the parks? Especially dealing with the noise levels?

i cant do anything that spins (Tea cups, though I never did those anyway), merry go rounds, Dumbo, Roger Rabbit. I can do Remy and MMRR but only if I close my eyes at specific times, although Daisy's dance class kinda messes me up. I can do ROTR once a trip. No coasters. PERIOD.

i take mec every day I am at the park JUST TO MAINTAIN. That holds a lot of the constant movement at a tolerable pace. For me, it is just motion in general. I can't do more than six hours in a car and even at that, I still get cabin rockers and this is with medication.
Menieres is an idiopathic condition (it's a misnomer to call it a disease, as you don't "catch"it), they don't know what causes it and there is no cure. One simply must learn to manage it by researching what others have done and see if it works for you.

I dream about those dancing cars in Cars Land and always just go to watch them at least once per visit. They are fascinating.


For me, with my condition, the noise is also a huge factor so I wear Loops most of the time. I also have Eargasm plugs which are stronger. I don't wear headphone blockers as I must have on my matching Mouse ears!

Most importantly, as with any condition, KNOW WHEN TO QUIT. My afternoon break is critical. I have had it since 2018 and it took me several months to learn to manage it. I rarely eat park food but when I eat at HB, I ask for no salt on burger or fries. Its one of the few things they cook special as so much of the food is premade now. At my RDZ Fantasmic dinner, the chef made me a plain chicken breast which I rolled up in flour tortillas. In addition to Menieres, I have severe dietary issues so Its a fine line to walk.

Good luck to your friend with the Tea Cups! Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions. Menieres is not simply "motion sickness".