Alternative Medicine Forum - Motion Sickness

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Q: Motion Sickness

asked by: Kryssja on January 6th, 2008

Experienced User

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?

Replies(6)

mominashoe

replied on January 7th, 2008

Moderator

Here is a good link to any kind of prevention/treatment of your symptoms (natural ones included)

http://www.alternativemedicine.com/common/ adam/DisplayMonograph.asp?DocID=33_000110& amp;storeID=02AD61F001A74B5887D3BD11F6C281 69#Treatment

Good luck Smile

nightangel73

replied on January 20th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

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..

datagirl

replied on February 8th, 2008

New User

I sip on Ginger or Peppermint tea.

Keeba88

replied on February 10th, 2008

Experienced User

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

Lilly Ivy

replied on February 10th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

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.

Luisito

replied on April 18th, 2008

New User

try to take lemon juice, short sips. It is good

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