Need Ideas for Motion Sickness

Hi, K.:

I used to have terrible motion sickness which was at its worst on an airplane, and my ND recommended plain ginger tablets. I was traveling back and forth to Asia a lot at the time, and I poo-pooed his suggestion until things became unbearable while I was in Singapore. I got ginger tablets from the druggist there, and have used the ginger capsules from Walgreen's here in the States ever since. It worked like a charm for me, and it works for my kids, too. Also, no side effects or drugs to worry about, and a big bottle of ginger capsules at Walgreen's will set you back only about $5.

Best,
L.

There are motion sickness bracelets that you can buy at CVS or Walgreens - several of my pregnant friends have used them in the 1st trimester for morning sickness.

All these suggestions sound great, but if this is a car trip, it is best to look in the direction you are going. If your son has a car seat, you can put him in the middle so that he can see out the front window. My daughter has always had this problem, when she was not asleep, and I get car sick trying to read while the car is moving, or looking out the side window at sights. One thing we use a lot is Nausene, and it tastes like Cherry sweet tarts. It really works well. Make sure to tell him to look out the front window - knowledge is power. We even put things in to block my daughter from looking anywhere but out front. Other kids would try to show her books, and electronic games, and that just got her started down the nausia road. I am going to get some Ginger tablets now!
D.

Emetrol works great & I'm pretty sure I saw a Children's version at Market Street in McKinney as well as a couple of other brands. I used a motion sickness bracelet for my first 4 months and it did help a lot.

I'm sentitive to motion sickness as is my 4 yr old and what works for me is making sure I always have a little bit of food in my stomach, such as crackers and some gingerale. Also not looking around a lot while driving, esp off to the side. I've tried this w/ my daughter and if I can get her to actually keep forward it does help, but you know kids! We've recently started using a dvd player & it works wonders! She keeps focused on the tv instead of looking all around and she hasn't gotten sick in awhile.

hth!!

We've used Bonine and it works well. Not sure what the dosage would be for a 3-year old. Bonine is nice b/c it doesn't make you very drowsy. Good luck!

Baby's R US should have all the Little Noses and Little Tummy products. If you can't find it there or Target try getting it online. I love the line of products we don't go a day without it.

Morning K.,
I have not experienced this however I wanted to make a recommendation to call Sprouts Farmers Market. They have a variety of items for children. Check out thier website or call them. There is one in Flower Mound and Plano that I know of.
Good luck.

Doreen

Hi I agree with the ginger but I have always taken ginger snap cookies they seem to work for us. Also keep the window cracked about an inch freash air works wonders. Last but not least don't start and stop the car fast sounds crazy but if I drive my 5 yr old doesn't get sick but if my hubby drives she gets sick alot of the time he now lets me drive! Ha! Good luck!!

I just picked up a bottle of Little Tummys Nausea Relief at Tom Thumb a month ago when the horrible stomach virus hit our house. So it's still out there, you might call a few places before you go searching just to save yourself some time.
If you can't find it, there are alot of good suggestions given here! Good luck, I know how horrible motion sickness can be!

Drugstore.com seems to still have some:
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=44383&...

As does this website:
http://store.darisimall.com/563478.html (They had both with and w/o the ginger extract).

Also, I saw some folks peddling it on ebay. I would check to make sure they were new, unopened containers before I ordered, but that might be an avenue, too.

Hope that helps!

I have a bottle of this in our medicine cabinet. If it hadn't been opened already, I would have happily given it to you :(

I checked the active ingredients in the medicine, in case there's a generic version at the drugstore. I was surprised to see the active ingredients are dextrose and fructose- simple sugars! There must be another product out there like this, or an "herbal" remedy dealing with the sugar.

I don't know for sure, but I thought I would pass along what I know.

Good luck.

PS: Someone mentioned ginger snap cookies.... Lil Tummies does have ginger extract in it... interesting...

Emetrol works great. I used it for both of my pg's. Be sure to get the Cherry Flavor. Since I get carsick I have to drive when we go on vacation. I always carry plain saltines and sprite on trips. I am not sure the dosage for a 3 yr old on the emetrol.

www.Drugstore.com says they have Little Tummy's Nausea Relief. Hope you find it.
C.~

Try Bonine. I used in Hawaii and it worked great. My kids get a little car sick on mountain road trips. Bonine seem to do the trick and did not make them or me quite as sleepy as other drugs. Good luck!!

I have long suffered through the joys of motion sickness and finally found something that works for me. They are arm bands for sea sickness/motion sickness. They operate on the pressure point that you have around your wrist area. I found them at Wal Mart and have found they work for me everytime. Hope this helps!

I also get motion sickness - so when we went on a boat trip in BVI - I got my doctor to write me a prescription for the Scopolamine patch which a friend of mine recommended to me. It's easy to use - just put patch behind your ear. No sleepiness. The only side affect I did have was somewhat blurred vision when trying to read (like book or computer reading). My distance vision was not affected. Here is info on it off of Yahoo Health http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/uf4450:

Scopolamine for motion sickness

A prescription drug called scopolamine may prevent symptoms of motion sickness if it is used before travel. Scopolamine is available in a patch called Transderm Scop or in a pill called Scopace. Scopolamine prevents nausea and vomiting by blocking signals from the inner ear to the brain.

You place the coin-sized Transderm Scop patch behind your ear about 4 to 8 hours before travel. It can be worn for 3 days, so it may be especially helpful for lengthy exposure to motion, such as on a cruise. You can use another patch at the end of the 3 days for longer trips.

It is important to wash your hands with soap and water after placing or removing the patch; otherwise, you might rub your eyes and get medication on them, increasing the risk of side effects such as blurred vision.

The pill Scopace should be taken on an empty stomach about 1 hour before you travel.

Scopolamine may cause side effects such as sleepiness, dry mouth, and blurred vision. Less common side effects include confusion, skin rashes, and difficulty urinating.

Those who should avoid this medication include older people, pregnant women, people who have glaucoma or difficulty urinating (such as from an enlarged prostate), or—usually in children—an obstruction of the valve (pylorus) between the stomach and the small intestine.

Ginger, ginger, ginger! Take about 30mins. before your road trip.