Nausea medicines for those of us who get motion sickness?

[lalasmama]

I'm embarrassed to admit that amusement park rides leave me feeling ill

However, my love of DLR will overshadow any ickiness...

But, I'd like to avoid the ickiness if possible.

Anyone have any recommendations to avoid the motion sickness? I'm willing to do just about anything/everything that could work. Sadly, even a trip to the minor local amusement park leaves me ... well, sick to my tummy for days, and the rides locally are tamer than DLR!

 

[Echie]

Bonine It's the best imo! I'm always motion sick... everywhere - cars, busses, boats, planes, rides, basically if it moves I'm sick!
But have found great relief (and no drowsiness) with bonine

 

[Echie]

Oops Double post

 

[lalasmama]

Is that over the counter? Or prescription? Is that the name I'm looking for on the shelf? I've never taken any thing for nausea before, obviously!

No problem either way (my doc is already writing something for my nerves for the plane ride), just trying to figure out where to look for it

 

[jory29]

Bonine It's the best imo! I'm always motion sick... everywhere - cars, busses, boats, planes, rides, basically if it moves I'm sick!
But have found great relief (and no drowsiness) with bonine

I easily get motion sick, and Bonine seems to work pretty good for me as well, but Gravol works better, BUT has more side effects; dry mouth, sleepiness, etc.) I did try the wrist bands with pressure points, they don't seem to help but I wear them anyway, lol. It makes me look very very cool, too. I recently bought Motion Ease liquid, you dab it behind your ears, and some people swear by it - I have not had a chance to test it out yet. Could be an option maybe. You would have to google this and maybe someone here might be able to shed some light on this.

I get motion sick just from being a passenger in a 10 minute car ride (have to be the driver), on greyhound buses, etc., BUT I can go on all rides in DLR with gravol, or Bonine. Even California Screamin'!!

 

[Echie]

Is that over the counter? Or prescription? Is that the name I'm looking for on the shelf? I've never taken any thing for nausea before, obviously!

No problem either way (my doc is already writing something for my nerves for the plane ride), just trying to figure out where to look for it

Yes, Bonine is the name - blue box, picture of the pink pill on the box. Yup just over the counter. It's very common so you'll find it easily I'm sure!

http://www.bonine.com/ they have a picture of the box on their site, and actually a link of where to buy as well.

 

[jemimabean]

The two main prescription medications would be Zofran or Phenergren. Phenergren also makes you very sleepy, so you would want to avoid that. Zofran does, um, stop up the pipes pretty badly, so you may want to use with caution.

I have to take both often due to chronic stomach problems, and will say that they definitely work. But at Disneyland, I just avoid the rides that would give me problems (for me, that's anything that spins or drops suddenly, and Star Tours).

Good luck!

 

[Madhatter7]

I only get dizzy on Star Tours,Tea cups and Roger rabbit, for these rides i just close my eyes,and that works. Planes on the other hand, i have to be wasted cause they really mess up my head and ears, i feel fainty really bad if i dont drink

 

[slotzkin]

Ask your Dr. about scopolamine patches. They are prescription and you wear them behind your ears. My DH and I used them on our winter Disney cruise to Mexico when things got a bit rough and they worked great. Didn't really make us sleepy but major dry mouth!

 

[CurlyGirlyGirl]

Bonine is effective and quite inexpensive. The pharmacist did warn me that it can cause some people to become drowsy, but I've never had any issues.

My hubster wears sea bands (also found at the pharmacy for about $12) when we're at Disneyland and it does the trick for him.

 

[Mugglemama]

If you walk into any health food store and tell an employee that you need something for motion sickness, they should be able to direct you to their homeopathic remedies. They come in small blue tubes, they cost about $7, and you simply melt the tiny pellets (taste like sugar) under your tongue when your symptoms start. No side effects.

We started using these when my 19 year old was 5...back then we used Ipecac pellets (homeopathy works by counteracting your symptoms with natural substances that would actually *cause* those symptoms if you didn't have them), and they worked great. There are more choices now...I bought her a new one a few weeks ago because it was specifically for "Motion sickness that is relieved with fresh air", and that's exactly what she gets.

I think there are 3 different homeopathic remedies in those tubes for motion sickness, and you simply choose the one that sounds most like the variation of it that you get.

This is what I bought for my daughter, but I'm sure you can find the other remedies here as well (if your type of motion sickness is different than hers).

http://www.totalnutritionaid.com/boiron-tabacum-80-pellets-single-medicines-12x-potency.html

 

[kteeter]

I take Ginger Root 550mg "For occasional motion sickness" this can be found at Walmart, Walgreen, Traget etc. Its natural and safe it also has no side effects. Myth Buster proved that Ginger Root is as effect as prescription medication for treating motion sickness in most people. I also have the SEA BAND that you wear on your wrist, they help but after 1-2 hrs of wearing them it starts to make my hands numb. Good Luck to you!

 

[IndayMichelle]

I use a Psi band when I fly, am on a boat, or on a long car ride. I can get VERY sick. They press on a pressure point on your wrist. You could also press it yourself, but who wants to hold their wrist all day?

http://www.psibands.com/

 

[nunzia]

Ask your Dr. about scopolamine patches. They are prescription and you wear them behind your ears. My DH and I used them on our winter Disney cruise to Mexico when things got a bit rough and they worked great. Didn't really make us sleepy but major dry mouth!

I have also heard that the patch can do wacky things to your vision...and since I have vision issues anyway, I won't try this one..just something to be aware of.

 

[hockeybabe]

I take Ginger Root 550mg "For occasional motion sickness" this can be found at Walmart, Walgreen, Traget etc. Its natural and safe it also has no side effects. Myth Buster proved that Ginger Root is as effect as prescription medication for treating motion sickness in most people. I also have the SEA BAND that you wear on your wrist, they help but after 1-2 hrs of wearing them it starts to make my hands numb. Good Luck to you!

I have done ginger root since I got pregnant 17 years ago. I was really motion sick and this stuff did wonders. I still get motion sick at times, and it really works for me. The only "side effect" is ginger burps, which aren't bad if you like ginger, as I do

 

[KittyKat1978]

Gravol also makes a ginger root pill that is non drowsy. I took one on a cruise on a very rough sea day. My room was on the first floor and one room away from the front of the ship. It worked like a charm and I didn't feel sleepy.

 

[jemimabean]

I have also heard that the patch can do wacky things to your vision...and since I have vision issues anyway, I won't try this one..just something to be aware of.

It absolutely has this effect on me. I use the patches when I have to have surgery, because anesthesia makes me VERY sick. But I have terrible vision for about three weeks afterwards, and it usually never comes all the way back (I usually have a bump in prescription after using a patch).
I still use them for surgery, because they are definitely indicated there, but I can't imagine ever using them for something like Disneyland. I would just skip the rides that made me feel sick!

I am definitely going to check out ginger root and maybe some of the homeopathic stuff for this upcoming trip.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Bonine is effective and quite inexpensive. The pharmacist did warn me that it can cause some people to become drowsy, but I've never had any issues.

Bonine works for me as well. My local pharmacist advised me to take a half-dose the evening before I need them (and then begin taking full doses the next day) to help alleviate any drowsiness. It seems to work for me.

 

[blackjackdelta]

Ask your Dr. about scopolamine patches. They are prescription and you wear them behind your ears. My DH and I used them on our winter Disney cruise to Mexico when things got a bit rough and they worked great. Didn't really make us sleepy but major dry mouth!

My son has been using these for years with no problems. They last him for about 3 days.

Jack

 

[DryCreek]

My vote goes for over the counter remedies such as Bonine. We found that you can get the same medicine for 1/10th the cost of the name brand (Bonine) by asking your pharmacist for Meclazine HCl. It is every bit as effective as the name brand. Always start taking the pill (once per day) about 24 hours before travel begins, and then once daily when traveling. Found this information over on the cruise forums. It worked for us on a very, very rough return in the Western Caribbean November 2009.

Meclazine HCl

Buy Here: http://www.amazon.com/Meclizine-HCl-12-5mg-100-Tablets/dp/B001UWNBXK/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_2
if not available from your local pharmacy (usually behind the counter).

ETA - THIS is what we actually used, 25 mg. Once per day, and chewable (just found the bottle).