i suffer from motion sickness, and i am
desperately trying to find an alternative
to the medication i take. i do not have
the condition as bad as some....i dont
throw up....but i get the nausea, the
dizziness, the hot/cold feeling, the cold
sweat, etc. it feels horrible....
what i normally do is take one gravol
tablet some minutes before travelling, and
i would completely knock out for the
duration of the trip....and even after the
trip, i still feel sleepy.
i really want to find something i can take
or use that will not make me drowsy and
where the side effects will be minimal if
any. can anyone help?
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mominashoe
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Posted: 01-07-08 01:18am
Here is a good link to any kind of
prevention/treatment of your symptoms
(natural ones included)
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Posted: 01-20-08 20:34pm
I too suffer motion sickness and like you
it's not as bad as throwing up but I get
nausea, dizzyness, diahrreah and so
on..However I respond very to over the
counter pills like Bonine. Meclizine
(Bonine) is great and it doesn't make me
sleepy. My doctor one time prescribed me
some medication I forgot the name now that
are patches that you put behind your ear
and those didn't made me sleepy at all,
very effective but I got the side effect
of dry mouth so unfortunatetly it wasn't
for me but you should try it because you
may not have this side effect..
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datagirl
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Posted: 02-08-08 22:31pm
I sip on Ginger or Peppermint tea.
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Keeba88
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Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 223 Location: ,
Posted: 02-10-08 17:56pm
I also suffer from motion sickness. I
can't be in a car for over an hour without
getting the symptoms like you have. I
can't be in the back seat of a car for any
amount of time! As for rides and things
like that....one or two maybe before i get
the symptoms. What i do is take Dramamine
(non-drowsy) works like a charm and no
side effects for me anyways. Hope this
helped
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 02-10-08 23:29pm
I'm the same way. If I'm in the back seat
for over an hour I get most symptoms, but
nothing too extreme like vomiting.
Dramamine is WONDERFUL! I basically live
on it on the long rides and boats.
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Luisito
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Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 18 Location: Central America
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