<p>I’ve gotten motion sickness in cars, on piers, docks, even watching some movies. I’ve tried all the OTC meds, ginger, saltines, etc. The only thing that works for me is the patch. I’ve been able to go on three great cruises with no problems and no side effects. Also, large ships are still effected by waves. I always book cabins in the center of the ship, both horizontally and vertically. You definitely don’t notice the movement as much.</p>
<p>Like Kvillemom, I have suffered motion sickness EVERYwhere–for 40+ years–and even throw up Dramamine. The only thing that has ever worked for me is Sea Bands. The box says they are good for up to three uses (or something similar), but that’s not true. They are good indefinitely, as long as they don’t get stretched out. I’m a believer! lol</p>
<p>Try the Relief Band - its a more serious version of sea bands. It looks like a big wrist watch and it gives out a little shock that interferes with the nerve that goes to your stomach causing nausea. Chemo patients and pregnant women use it and it really works.</p>
<p>Benefits - no drugs and it works instantly. The patch can have side effects. You can share the relief band and give it to the person that needs it.</p>
<p>Cons - its harder to find now - try Ebay. They don’t make the original model any more and its expensive. We have one and we’ve shared it with several people so its been worth the money.</p>
<p>Bonine…ginger ale…saltines. An hour before sailing, I take a Bonine; no drowsiness problems here and I’m very susceptible to medication. Ginger ale and saltines help a tad too.</p>
<p>I’ve tried the various Bands; they make me feel unsteady.</p>
<p>I only got sea sick one time. Super early one New Year’s Day I went on a party fishing boat with my cousins after celebrating New Year’s Eve. We had a big breakfast before setting out on boat for a day of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. It was a giant, big, stupid mistake! We weren’t feeling too good before getting on boat, by the time we were a few miles off coast we all started turning green and tossed our breakfasts over the boat rail. Sea sickness seems to be contageous because others near us caught the sea sickness from us. It was horrible. I would have pledged the rest of my life’s earnings if I could have gotten a helicopter to take me to shore immediately. </p>
<p>Returning from offshore, soon as I could see the coastline in the distance I felt better.</p>
<p>One more thing… If you are planning on trying to take a cruise look for a short one that stays near the coast. My first cruise was a 5 day trip that left from Ft. Lauderdale and had a stop the next morning at Key West. I figured if the patch didn’t work I would get off there, rent a car and meet everyone back in Ft. Lauderdale. The patch worked perfectly, but I did notice many people using the sea bands. Some had the patch and the sea bands.</p>
<p>^^^ Exactly what I told my friends. Ensenada is only 100 miles of San Diego… The boat leaves Long Beach at 5pm and arrives Ensenada at 9am, they can get off the boat if they really cannot heck it through.</p>
<p>Which of these remedies can be used by folks with glaucoma?</p>
<p>The meds have anticholinergic activity which doesn’t play nice with glaucoma. Best to check with dr that treats your glaucoma if you can handle the Bonine(meclizine) or Dramamine (Diphenhydrinate) or even Benadryl (diphenhydramine). Scopolamine patch is often used to dry up secretions, so probably has more anticholinerigic activity, I wouldn’t try it with glaucoma.
Scopolamine patch shortages come and go, started even before the drug shortages.
I think Myth busters found ginger to help.</p>
<p>thanks
i’ve been plagued for years</p>