Travel sickness help?!!??
Question: when i am traveling in cars and most other types of transport i allways get really sick, at first i go really pale and then start to feel really sick and aventually throw up.
this happenes every time i travel, i have tryed all the travel pills and travel bands, but nothing works. its horrible and sooo embaressing!!
i have tryed drinking water, eating crackers, ginger, siting in the front of the car. nothing works!
I am going on a school trip soon and i really dont what to throw up everywhere, can anyone help? or does anyone know any other things that help travel sickness?
Answers: It sounds like you have tried everything reasonable so far, such as the pills, the bands, and such. Have you tried Dramamine II, the non-drowsy/less drowsy formula? The active ingredient in it is Meclizine, the same drug that is available by prescription as Antivert and is used to treat vertigo. You might want to try it...it is different from the traditional Dramamine which is actually the anti-nausea medication Gravol and can cause significant drowsiness. Meclizine (the less-drowsy Dramamine) can still cause drowsiness, but usually not too severely. Make sure that you take it at least half an hour (preferrably one houre)before you start your trip and that you drink lots of water...and watch the time. If it is working it will start to wear off in about 4-6 hours and you will need to be ready to pop in another pill...remembering that it will take 1/2 hour for the new pill to kick in. You can probably take more than one of the pills (despite what the manufacturer states). The usual dosage for adults is 25-50mg (no more than 150mg in a day) and I believe that the Dramamine 2 tablets are 10-12.5 mg each. The more you take, the more potent it is and the worse the side effects, which can include drowsiness, blurred vision, constipation, and dry mouth. Drinking plenty of water will help stave off the constipation and bringing along some hard candies (like Jolly Ranchers) should help with the dry mouth. The blurred vision is not that common, but drowsiness can be. Don't use meclizine if you have asthma (there are other contraindications, but if you are going on a school field trip, I hope that you don't have to worry about heart failure and intestinal or urinary obstructions). Anyways, you may want to give it a try, Dramamine II, also sold as Dramamine, non-drowsy formula. Look one the back and it should say Meclizine as the active ingredient. Just as CYA for this litigatious country...please seek the advice of a doctor before using this (or any other) medication in a manner inconsistent with the manufacturer's recommendations.
If that does not work, why not bring along a dark pair of sunglasses and your iPod. Tell your friends before hand that you will be spacing out, and then spend the entire trip with your shades on listening to soothing music?
Try some Dramamine. You can get it at your local drug store.
Where do you sit (back or front)?
What are you doing prior to getting sick (reading, playing a video game, etc.)?
First, you need to be sure you're well hydrated. Dehydration can make the sick feeling worse.
You might also try some accupressure bands from the local drug store. They are wrist bands that put pressure on a specific point to prevent motion sickness.
The only other thing I can think of is to stay focused on the horizon. Don't try to read, close your eyes, or look around at too much while you're moving.
Good luck!
Try the sea sickness wrist bands. I have a friend who swears they are the only thing that works.
Also sitting in the front of the car and looking forward helps. Don't read or play video games because that can make it far worse. Listen to music and look forward, sometimes looking out the side windows for long periods of time can cause it.
Get one of the little silver discs that go behind your ear for sea sickness, you put it on the night before and then after 7 to 8 hours it kicks in and will last for 72 hours---does not make you drowsy.
May have to go to a family doc for a prescription for the patch. I have one daughter with the same problem and it works for her.
I'm a lifelong sufferer of motion sickness. In my experience, there's no practical cure. Dramamine makes you exhausted, acupressure is bogus, the newly reformulated patch is worthless, and the old one that worked, made you feel like you're on anther planet. The best way to deal with it is to understand it-- it's not caused by motion in and of itself-- it's cause by lack of synchronization between what you're inner ear motion sensors detect and the way your eyes tell you you're moving. I personally can be perfectly still but if my eyes say I'm moving--spinning images on a movie screen for instance, I'll feel sick. Minimize eye/inner ear confusion all you can. The best way is to look at the horizon and outside of the vehicle. This lets you see the same motion you feel. If all else fails, close your eyes. This also eliminates the confusion between signals.
Good luck.
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Don't just glance at the horizon a bit-- really study it and use it to see the motion you feel. It works for a very logical reason.
Try putting band aid over your bellybotton or wearing coloured sunglasses... Really..I mean seriously...it does work..
this happenes every time i travel, i have tryed all the travel pills and travel bands, but nothing works. its horrible and sooo embaressing!!
i have tryed drinking water, eating crackers, ginger, siting in the front of the car. nothing works!
I am going on a school trip soon and i really dont what to throw up everywhere, can anyone help? or does anyone know any other things that help travel sickness?
Answers: It sounds like you have tried everything reasonable so far, such as the pills, the bands, and such. Have you tried Dramamine II, the non-drowsy/less drowsy formula? The active ingredient in it is Meclizine, the same drug that is available by prescription as Antivert and is used to treat vertigo. You might want to try it...it is different from the traditional Dramamine which is actually the anti-nausea medication Gravol and can cause significant drowsiness. Meclizine (the less-drowsy Dramamine) can still cause drowsiness, but usually not too severely. Make sure that you take it at least half an hour (preferrably one houre)before you start your trip and that you drink lots of water...and watch the time. If it is working it will start to wear off in about 4-6 hours and you will need to be ready to pop in another pill...remembering that it will take 1/2 hour for the new pill to kick in. You can probably take more than one of the pills (despite what the manufacturer states). The usual dosage for adults is 25-50mg (no more than 150mg in a day) and I believe that the Dramamine 2 tablets are 10-12.5 mg each. The more you take, the more potent it is and the worse the side effects, which can include drowsiness, blurred vision, constipation, and dry mouth. Drinking plenty of water will help stave off the constipation and bringing along some hard candies (like Jolly Ranchers) should help with the dry mouth. The blurred vision is not that common, but drowsiness can be. Don't use meclizine if you have asthma (there are other contraindications, but if you are going on a school field trip, I hope that you don't have to worry about heart failure and intestinal or urinary obstructions). Anyways, you may want to give it a try, Dramamine II, also sold as Dramamine, non-drowsy formula. Look one the back and it should say Meclizine as the active ingredient. Just as CYA for this litigatious country...please seek the advice of a doctor before using this (or any other) medication in a manner inconsistent with the manufacturer's recommendations.
If that does not work, why not bring along a dark pair of sunglasses and your iPod. Tell your friends before hand that you will be spacing out, and then spend the entire trip with your shades on listening to soothing music?
Try some Dramamine. You can get it at your local drug store.
Where do you sit (back or front)?
What are you doing prior to getting sick (reading, playing a video game, etc.)?
First, you need to be sure you're well hydrated. Dehydration can make the sick feeling worse.
You might also try some accupressure bands from the local drug store. They are wrist bands that put pressure on a specific point to prevent motion sickness.
The only other thing I can think of is to stay focused on the horizon. Don't try to read, close your eyes, or look around at too much while you're moving.
Good luck!
Try the sea sickness wrist bands. I have a friend who swears they are the only thing that works.
Also sitting in the front of the car and looking forward helps. Don't read or play video games because that can make it far worse. Listen to music and look forward, sometimes looking out the side windows for long periods of time can cause it.
Get one of the little silver discs that go behind your ear for sea sickness, you put it on the night before and then after 7 to 8 hours it kicks in and will last for 72 hours---does not make you drowsy.
May have to go to a family doc for a prescription for the patch. I have one daughter with the same problem and it works for her.
I'm a lifelong sufferer of motion sickness. In my experience, there's no practical cure. Dramamine makes you exhausted, acupressure is bogus, the newly reformulated patch is worthless, and the old one that worked, made you feel like you're on anther planet. The best way to deal with it is to understand it-- it's not caused by motion in and of itself-- it's cause by lack of synchronization between what you're inner ear motion sensors detect and the way your eyes tell you you're moving. I personally can be perfectly still but if my eyes say I'm moving--spinning images on a movie screen for instance, I'll feel sick. Minimize eye/inner ear confusion all you can. The best way is to look at the horizon and outside of the vehicle. This lets you see the same motion you feel. If all else fails, close your eyes. This also eliminates the confusion between signals.
Good luck.
<<<<<
Don't just glance at the horizon a bit-- really study it and use it to see the motion you feel. It works for a very logical reason.
Try putting band aid over your bellybotton or wearing coloured sunglasses... Really..I mean seriously...it does work..
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