Patches or Pills for motion sickness?

[MrsScooby]

Where did you get the ginger pills? Can you get them at GNC or a health food store? Is there one particular brand you like?

This was many years ago when my only choice was dramamine (too drowsey) or the ginger capsules. I figured I'd try the ginger to see if it would work and it did (although took a few minutes, maybe 20-30 minutes before I felt fine). I remember picking them up at a Kmart pharmacy section at the time, but since then they have become quite popular and can be found in most pharmacies (CVS near us I know has them ). I prefer bonine because it lasts longer so I don't need to take it too often and covers additional symptoms besides nausea (dizziness). I take both because if I want to have more than one drink I won't take bonine (definitely some level of interaction between alcohol and bonine although it may vary among people).

Also, I'm pretty sure (but I may be wrong) that you can combine bonine with ginger if needed (like in really rough seas).

I also like to carry them with me wherever I am on the ship because it is easier to treat sea sickness at the first sign than after it has gotten bad. I'm afraid if I'm in the middle of something that by the time I feel bad enough to go back to my stateroom for meds it may be much worse
Also, I'm thinking there is something of a psychological element to sea sickness and the meds are kind of like a security blanket for me to carry around

Lots of good advice on this thread
I agree with trying things out several weeks before you leave to see how the different meds affect you. Definitely talk to your doctor or pharmacist to rule out drug interactions too. Start meds at least the morning of boarding the ship if not the day before.

Good luck!!

 

[MrsScooby]

Where did you get the ginger pills? Can you get them at GNC or a health food store? Is there one particular brand you like?

I don't remember the brand I used.
I would ask your pharmacist to recommend one

 

[cdndizzylizzy]

It looks like I'll be trying Bonine or ginger pills, because I don't like the idea of visual changes or dialated eyes. So for those that take Bonine, you take it the night before the cruise and it lasts the whole next day? Or do you take other pills throughout the day? I just took the Dramamine before dinner and was dead tired by 9 pm.

I took 2 Bonines right after waking up in the morning, and had no problems all day and through the night. As other posters have indicated, I also had one or two drinks at dinner with no problems. It is non-drowsy, and certainly I found that when I did get tired, it was due to being up from 8 am to 11 pm with a day full of activities under my belt, not from the meds!