The sea bands if they work I am told are wonderful but if they dont you can get miserable pretty quickly. I am one who they do not work on as the pressure point in my wrist called P6 or the Nei-Kuan point in your wrist. Here is a link to buy them if you are interested and it also has a picture of what they are.
http://www.morningsicknesshelp.com/seabands.html
There is another more expensive one called Relief Band which I believe is about 70 dollars or so that sends out a shock to your wrist. We tried them out in the store and thought that the shock was pretty intense so we didnt buy them.
http://www.reliefband.com/
The patch is called Transderm Scop and unless you are sure you arent allergic to Scopolamine I would either try it out before you leave or talk to your doctor. I was allergic to it and didnt know it and I lost about 3 days of my cruise because I had a severe headache, my pupils were extremely dialated, nausea, vomiting, dizzy. Here is their website in case you want to be informed about side effects and effectiveness
http://www.transdermscop.com/site2/view-insert.html
Dramamine is ok to use but it can make you really sleepy and it is suggested heavily that you dont drink alcohol with it so you might consider trying it out before you go as well to see how you react.
http://www.pfizer.com/do/counter/digestive/mn_dramamine.html
Dramamine Less Drowsy or Bonine are just the expensive version of Meclizine which you can buy at almost any pharmacy behind the counter. They tend to make people less tired than Dramamine and they dont stress the no alcohol with them as heavily as they do with Dramamine but still try them out before you go.
http://www.medicinenet.com/meclizine/article.htm
There are also Ginger Tablets that you can usually buy at any health food store along with Ginger Candy. I've heard they work but havent tried them.
http://www.discountnaturalhealth.com/prod2312.htm
The best thing to do is to #1 try them out at home where if they make you ill you at least dont ruin a vacation
#2 Be flexible because what works really well for some people may NOT work well for you
#3 The best thing to do is to try to avoid getting sick in the first place. Once you get queasy it is much harder to get rid of it.
Just make sure you do your homework on whatever method you decide and then take a few others you are comfortable with just in case. Also if you are planning on taking a medication instead of all natural I would suggest that you start taking it at home a few days before you leave and then continue for a few days after coming home. That usually helps eliminate the possibility of getting your "land legs" back and keeping your balance and motion in check.
I've done so much research on this because I suffer with sea sickness no matter what size vessel I am on.
Heidi
