Roller coaster blues. Help.

[nemodeb]

I used the Transderm on my last airplane trip. I found I could read on an airplane without getting sick for the first time ever, but it did such weird things to my vision I had a hard time with the reading anyway.

I found that to be true also when I used it years and years ago. I think it has been reformulated since I last used it (late 80's), but it still lists that as a side effect (blurred vision). Someone recommended ginger to me, as I was spending a lot of time on boats. I've been using ginger ever since. I can read, knit, or watch videos on airplanes, even bumpy flights.

 

[Skywise]

The butterflies are slight pressure changes on your stomach. Screaming or deep exhaling or inhaling on the way down helps me keep those feelings down (Because you're using your diaphragm to work the lungs which will help keep the stomach "in place"). I've been doing that since my teens!

 

[joannamet]

Joannamet.

Do you remember the name of the motion sickness patch..

Yep. Scoplamine patch. I never had any issues with side effects and it worked great for motion sickness.

 

[LSKN]

Another vote for ginger. I use ginger chews (Gin Gins is one brand, Trader Joe's also has them in their store brand). Works faster because the ginger is absorbed in your mouth. They are a bit spicy though, so capsules might be better if you don't like the mouth-burning feeling. I find the burning subsides quickly though.

I also have used a product called Quease Ease. It's inhaled, and also natural. The nice thing is you don't have to use it before you feel motion sick, you can use it to treat the feeling while you are having it. I've found it to work very well.

 

[Jimsig]

When I ride a roller coaster I get a queasy feeling in my stomach and a mild headache that hangs on for a while...

Isn't that part of the fun to feel like that after a ride???? Like drinking coffee or booze for a buzz ??? Seriously though just kidding. It's lousy to feel lousy after a ride and want to stop riding.

I find I can't ride the motion simulated rides like Star Tours at HS or Back To The Future at Universal, I was good with Soarin' but that could be because it's not a jerky ride. But I am usually OK on roller coasters, though Everest knocked me for a loop and had to lay down during the live action Nemo show after. Think it was the backwards part that got me.

Hope you find something that works for you. Bring a couple things and see what works best for you.