Motion Sickness!

L.,
Ginger root is the best. My husband gets sick on any type of ship and this worked for him. You can find it at a health food store. The lady on the last ship we were on who told us about ginger also said do not go indoors if you feel sick, this only makes things worse. Good Luck and have fun

Hi L., Congrats on the cruise! My fiance and I just went the first weekend in October. I took dramamine, it made me sick to my stomach and sleepy. I don't know what I was thinking because my last cruise I had put on one of those patches and it worked great! When we got back in Oct, we had bad sea legs for about 2 days after we got OFF the ship! We were told to take ginger capsules and it immediately helped and went away. So as a back up, pack some of those, you can get them anywhere, we got them at Walgreens. Good luck and have fun!

Hi,

My Mom used to use Transderm Scope (sp?). Its a patch that goes behind your ear. Worked well enough for her she could go on amusement park rides.

You get it by prescription, so ask your Dr.

Good luck and enjoy your trip!

See your doctor and ask about getting a prescription for a scopolomine patch. You place it behind your ear and soon forget that it is there. It works great and has less side effects. Good luck... have fun!!

Not sure what else if available...there is a patch you can were behind your ear, but, if you could learn some pressure points to relieve the nausea, it might help you also. The small indentation between your lip and nose is one of them. Just apply pressure there until you feel less queasy. There is another one on the radial side of your outer wrist area. I'm sure you could find them online. Motion sickness is your brain not adjusting to the constant motion, so focusing on one stationary object might help also. You could also try some herbal things like menthol sticks...like aromatherapy, that you can rub along your temples or the back of your neck. I hope that you have fun.

Hi L.,
took Ginger trips with us! (I didnt need any) but i have used them in the car! they are sold at sprouts! they did not make me drowsy!
Good luck

How wonderful that you will be going on a cruise! Do NOT take the the less drowsy dramamine! It still knocked me out for 3 days of vacation. The motion sickness bands worked like a charm. If I find myself getting motion sick when I don't have them, I also have my husband press the points himself until I feel better.

Here's a link to where you an order them online if you can't find them at the store. I bet Walgreens or any other drug store would have them though, and they might even be cheaper.

http://www.biobands.com/

Also, I normally get motion sickness but have never had motion sickness on a cruise ship because the ship is so large it was hard for me to tell it was moving. You might not have as many problems on it as you do a small boat or plane.

HAVE A GREAT TIME!

On an episode of myth busters, dramamine and ginger root was put to the test. Ginger root worked better, and doesn't have the sides that come with dramamine. You can get it at your local health food store.

Hi Lori -

Try bringing some peppermint/spearmint candy or tea and/or some ginger (crystalized), chews, or tea. All natural, no drowseyness and they both work great to settle the stomach.

Blessings,

M. M. Ernsberger
Certified Herbalist

When my motion-sickness-prone sister flies, she wears a special wrist band that seems to help. I would think you could get it at a pharmacy, but sorry I don't know the name of the product.

Have fun on your cruise!

I am not up on the latest medicine, but I worked for a cruise company and can suggest to get a "forward" type cabin and close to the top of the ship if possible. If you feel sick, go out where there is air, focus straight ahead at the horizon and eat an apple!

When I used to scuba dive, the motion sickness medicine we would take was called Bonine - it is supposed to be non-drowsy (important when diving). I thought it was pretty effective.

Go to your doctor and have him give you a perscription for the motion sickness patch! I got sick on our last cruise so I tried the patch. I did not have any adverse reactions to it! I can't take the dramamine type products as they totally knock me out too. Also, take ginger pills (health food stores) as they are a natural way to deal with motion sickness! I used to live in the caribbean (St. Maartin) and my "boatie" friends swore by Ginger! :) Good Luck and wear lots of sunscreen!
Debbie

I've had several individuals report that Motion Sickness Bands are the most effective treatment they've used ... here is an online resource for you to investigate in regard to using the bands. http://www.biobands.com/motionsickness/reliefbands.htm
Since everyone is *unique*, if you decide to give the bands a try, I would suggest purchasing them now and then put yourself in a couple of situations where you can test their efficacy in relationship to your own need.
Good luck and have a wonderful trip!
Dr. Tamara

Hope your trip goes well! I get bad motion sickness in almost anything moving (car included) and I tend to chew peppermint gum or eat ginger altoids. This seems to primarily do the trick for me. If it gets worse than that, I use the Boiron homeopathic remedy for motion sickness...I'm not sure what the herbal formula is but it works for me. I have also tried the bracelets that go on your wrists and they sit on your pressure points. They worked but I found them tight and my skin was sensitive to the fabric. Good luck!

Hi! We went on a 7 day cruise for our honeymoon in 07. It was AMAZING! For motion sickness I recommend "Sea Bands". You can get them pretty much anywhere. I got mine at Wal Mart or Walgreens. They are these black braclet things that have a plastic piece that pushes on a pressure point. they are less than $10 if I remember correctly. I do not have motion sickness, so I did not use them on the cruise, however I used them throughout my entire pregnancy to stop feeling sick. They were the only thing that worked!

Good Luck!

Hi L.. I sometimes suffer with stomach upset because of stress and instead of using the chemical formulas on the market i prefer to use ginger. I always have a stack of crystalised ginger in my freezer and as a nurse i also recommend it to my patients. Every one of them has come back and told me how much better they feel. My young Niece tends to get travel sick and her parents were giving her medication for it but that also meant she was drowsy for ages afterwards. I tried the ginger on her but she didn't like the solid and said it was too strong, so i gave her Ginger Ale, not Ginger Beer but Ginger Ale. It worked just great and there are absolutely no side effects from it.

Goog luck and have a great trip.

S..

My mom gets motion sickness very badly. She needed something to help her get on a plane. The drug store has pressure point wrist bands that really helped. She didn't get sick once in the 2 weeks she was flying, taking ferries, and travelling in the back seat of a car. Best of all, there is no medicine to make you feel bad. Hope you have a great time!

I use the bands, called SeaBands, that you can buy at Walgreens. They are not attractive, so you wouldn't want to wear them with a fancy dress, but otherwise, they work wonders for me!

There are motion sickness bands that worked for me. I got motion sickness on my first cruise that my parents took me on when I was about 18 years old. We didn't know I would get sick until I did. It took a while, but we decided top watch a movie and that did it. We went to the on board store and got one right away. It worked wonders. I got one on my second cruise when I was 29 at a drug store before our cruise. They do not make you drowsy and you are able to move around and you don't feel sick at all. Anyhow, I hope this helps.

D. P.