Motion sickness?

Question

what can i take for motion sickness?

Answer 1

Gravol at least half an hour before travelling.  Don't eat anything and drink only water.   You can suck on a candy to take your mind off the motion.  Keep your eyes on one place straight ahead of you, that way you won't feel the motion as badly.

Answer 2

- a prescription from your Dr for either pills or the patch that is applies behind the ear.

-a wrist bracelet that you can purchase at boating stores.

http://www.biobands.com/motionsickness/w...

I have also been told that Ginger is useful in controlling nausea and vomiting. So, if you can, take along some ginger crackers, cookies, or candy, or other forms of ginger such as tea, gum, or capsules.

Answer 3

Meclizine works like a charm for me,.

Years ago, I had started out with the Scopalomine patch and had dry mouth and blurry vision.... so I quickly removed that. That's when I tried the meclizine they handed out on-board ship and it worked great. I now buy it at Meijers. They even have a non-drowsy form that works equally as well without the drowsiness.

I use it whenever I fly, take a boat, canoe, raft or even ride a roller-coaster or a tilt-a-whirl. It really takes care of all my motion sickness no matter what I'm doing. It's been a Godsend.

Answer 4

Treatment

Many cures and preventatives for motion sickness have been proposed.

Natural

One common suggestion is to simply look out of the window of the moving vehicle and to gaze toward the horizon in the direction of travel. This helps to re-orient the inner sense of balance by providing a visual reaffirmation of motion.[citation needed]

In the night, or in a ship without windows, it is helpful to simply close one's eyes, or if possible, take a nap. This resolves the input conflict between the eyes and the inner ear. Napping also helps prevent psychogenic effects (i.e. the effect of sickness being magnified by thinking about it).

Fresh, cool air can also relieve motion sickness slightly, although it is likely this is related to avoiding foul odors which can worsen nausea.

Especially while in a car, if you are the passenger and the vehicle is turning a lot on the road, it is best to stay in the front seat next to the driver and open the window, so that the wind coming from the opened window can make you fall asleep.[13]

Some people can cure it by pressing on a certain acupressure point on either wrist.[14] To find it, the person has to lay the other hand at a right angle to the wrist, with only the index, middle, and ring fingers on the arm. Whichever point is lying under the index finger is that certain acupressure point and by pressing down on it for about 5 minutes, a person can relieve their nausea. It's possible to have both hands pressing on both points.[15]

Chemical

Over-the-counter and prescription medications are readily available, such as Dramamine (dimenhydrinate)[16], Stugeron (cinnarizine) and Bonine/Antivert (meclizine).

Scopolamine is effective[17] and is sometimes used in the form of transdermal patches (1.5mg) or as a newer tablet form (0.4mg). The selection of a transdermal patch or scopolamine tablet is determined by a doctor after consideration of the patient's age, weight, and length of time treatment is required.

Interestingly, many pharmacological treatments which are effective for nausea and vomiting in some medical conditions may not be effective for motion sickness. For example, metoclopramide and prochlorperazine, although widely used for nausea, are ineffective for motion-sickness prevention and treatment. This is due to the physiology of the CNS vomiting centre and its inputs from the chemoreceptor trigger zone versus the inner ear. The sedating anti-histamine medications such as promethazine, work quite well for motion sickness, although they can cause significant drowsiness.

Ginger root is a highly effective anti-emetic and sucking on crystallized ginger or sipping ginger tea can help to relieve the nausea.[18] A teaspoon of ground (powdered) ginger root has been proven to be as effective in preventing motion sickness as popular OTC chemicals, but without the drowsiness and sleepiness that is a common side reaction to dimenhydrinate or diphenhydrinate.

Soft drinks will also help to settle the stomach, and chewing gum or breath mints will help keep saliva from building up in the mouth.

Alternative

There are also alternative treatments for motion sickness that use acupressure points and electrical stimulation of the median nerve.

Several brands of bands are available. These bands use pressure, electricity, or both to stimulate the P6 acupuncture point located about two finger-widths from the crease on the underside of the wrist. The elastic bands usually have a raised surface that applies pressure on the wrist. Practitioners of acupuncture and acupressure believe stimulation of this point may stop nausea and vomiting.

Hope I helped. :)

Answer 5

That would depend upon how long you are going to be on something that undulates.  

Scopolamine Patch Derm is available by script, and works pretty well.   There are some over the counter drugs that some people say work. Sea Bands are available at your drug story, and work a bit.  And if it's only for a day, you might be just fine.  

But if you are going to be on a small boat for 7 days like I was in the Galapagos Islands, nothing worked.  Once I got sick, I stayed sick... for the entire week.  I put on all the patches I had, took all the tranquilizers I could take, used the Sea Bands, all the stuff from the drug store...... suffered double vision and still sicker that snake oil.  And was even sick for the week following when we went to Sasha Lodge in the Amazon.  It was a full month after I got home that I stopped being nauseated.

Answer 6

there is alot of solutions. using ginger is a really good way. i dont like the taste of ginger,so i make ginger cookies. there is also pieces of candies that help. they come in the flavors of green tea,ginger,and sour raspberry,i havent tried them,but others say it works. then also try dramine. it helps alot,but dont use it if you are driving because it makes you extremely drosy. try to stay away from eating dairy products,that really can upset the stomach. try fruit and veggies that havent been soaked in syrup. make sure to do all of these things before the trip,because they take over an hour to work. if you try them when you are about to get sick,they are worthless.

good luck with the trip!

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