cure for motion sickness

[Loralu]

I use Bonine - take it when I get to my cabin the first day and every morning after..works great! I don't know if I would get seasick, and don't want to find out. My mom travels with me and she uses the patch, neither of us have ever had a problem, and our Zuiderdam cruise was pretty rough.

[rickcohen2]

mildavis: .... Alaska inside passage in June. To me, I would think this would be very very calm compared to the caribbean. Am I correct?

 

 

My DW is prone to this problem. The first time it happened was on an Alaskan inside passage cruise on the old Rotterdam V. It was coming out of the passage, on the way to Sitka, that it hit. She went to the cabin and found the steward. He quickly escorted her out of there to the deck and returned with green apples and a can of gingerale. Before long there were six of our party of 14 out on chairs eatting green apples and drinking gingerale. Everyone seemed to recover quickly. It works!

 

Since that experience, she has starting taking meclazine before even boarding. She has never had the same problem, except the one time she thought she no longer needed her dosage. She found out otherwise and has since been diligent in taking it every morning. She's perfect now. ;)

[Vic The Parrot]

Ginger ale, or CocaCola

 

Both work like a charm.

Oh, and someone here asked about drinking .... don't. Alcohol is the worst thing you can have in your stomach if you're seasick.

 

Heard all the jokes about it ... as in, "Have a few more shots, you'll walk straight!"

 

 

And the best advice .... Never eat anything you can't keep down

 

 

;)

[PrincessYoga]

Cheers for the answer, Vic. THat was me that asked about the drinking with the sea sickness medicine. Hope the seas are come I will be able to have a glass of wine or an apple martini but if not strictly ginger ale for me.

[watchdiva]

DH is a scuba diver and we swear by Triptone which is mainly sold through Dive Shops. We have taken them along with us on our last 3 cruises and they work like a charm. No drowsiness whatsover, no dry mouth, etc.

 

I've been trying to buy more (they come in a box of 15) for our upcoming trip on the Westerdam and all the dive shops are back-ordered on it!:eek:

 

We'll take along Bonine just in case.........

[sail7seas]

The sea bands absolutely do work for many people.

 

Our closest friends love to cruise. She always got seasick. He is an Internist M.D. He tried every prescription you can name for her and she always had some seasickness on every cruise.

 

When sea bands first became available, she and I were on the phone talking about them. He heard us and laughed. I asked 'her' to put him on the phone. I asked......"So, can they hurt her in any way?" He....No, of course, not. So, have you tried everything in your bag of tricks trying to help her? He.....Yes, of course. So......what is there to lose by her trying them. $10??

 

He......Okay, get her some.

 

I did. She used them. She was fine. He......it was in her head!!

 

Me: In her head? Then why didn't everything you prescribed for her do any good. If it was 'placebo effect', why didn't anything else she tried have a 'placebo effect'? He.....okay, so I guess they do work for some people. She has never had another episode of seasickness.

 

BUT they must be used/placed exactly as directed. I see some people with a band on one wrist only. That will not work. You must wear them on both wrists and they must be placed on the wrist where directed. If you wear them halfway up your arm, they will not work. They work on accupressure and the pressure point must be placed where it will be effective.

 

[ldog]

I've used the wrist bands for 15 years and they are wonderful! I carry them in my purse and use them for car trips too.

 

I tried the patch once and it made me so dizzy that I was bouncing off the walls.

 

jan

[anley]

DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED , the only time I got seasick in 6 cruises, some in really rough seas was inside passage in Alaska. So forewarned is forearmed.

Happy Seas

Anley:):)

[infopaul]

watchdiva,

When we are traveling to a site in rough seas I begin to feel nauseous but once in the water and descending the feeling goes away. It's very rare when I get seasick, but when I scuba in heavy seas and I do a safety stop or when i'm sufacing I have gotten nauseous. I did have a couple of pills the pharmacist had given me that was perfect, no drowsiness or any other side effect. I will get the Triptone, but the Bonine has me curious about it's effect. When you take it what was the effect better or worse than Triptone ie. drowiness, dry mouth. The Bonine is easily available here and I wondered if it was a good substitute...Paul:)

[sail7seas]

The active ingredient in Bonine is meclizine. The ship's front office usually has meclizine available when seas are rough and they will give them to you on request.

[cheetah]

You will likely find green apples and dry crackers in the dining room, lido, and in extreme cases of ship movement, they will even have them at the front desk.

The infirmary on Holland America always have free dispenser of "Sea Calm" pills available for the taking at any time. Infirmary is located on lowest passenger deck, forward, entrance on the port side.

The shops on board usually have the wrist bands for sale.

[Enchanted]

I bought the wristbands on my last trip and found they didn't help at all. I kept reading the instructions to make sure the pressure was in the right spot but still didn't find it helped. Gravol, however makes non-drowsy ginger chews, I found those helped. I find the regular gravol works the best but it knocks me out... and who wants to spend their cruise sleeping?

[Clutier]

We were on a long cruise on the ROTTERDAM..my husband got very ill the first night. THey brought him a green apple..and medicine. HE thought he could never eat the green apple but they assured him that is what they do..those that work on the cruiseline..green apples sliced are the way to go!!!! He never got ill again and we were on the ship 24 days

[antlou]

If you are a Costco member, I bought 100 for under $4.

 

Every cruise we have been on (we have been on 36) you can go to the Pursers desk and they will give you seasick pills-- FREE.

[infopaul]

For those of you that like Granny Smith "green apples" as a remedy for your seasickness, I have good news. In my inquiry about availability of the green apples on their ships with HAL (not all ships have them), we received a message today on this issue. In it they had guaranteed that from here on all ships will now have the apples available to you.

 

Kudos to those of you for responding to this thread, it appears this may have given them the additional information needed to make this policy happen or who knows may be they just got a good deal from a supplier. Isn't it good to know that it didn't fall on deaf ears...Paul:)

[sail7seas]

I have never yet in over 40+ HAL cruises failed to see green apples available on the ships. They have always been in our fruit basket in our cabin, in bowls in Lido and available from Room Service. I am happy to hear they will continue to be available on HAL ships. For eons, many people have claimed they helped with seasickness.......and they're 'just plain tasty' even if not being eaten to avoid mal de mer.

 

 

 

[Oceanwench]

The sea bands absolutely do work for many people.

 

Our closest friends love to cruise. She always got seasick. He is an Internist M.D. He tried every prescription you can name for her and she always had some seasickness on every cruise.

 

When sea bands first became available, she and I were on the phone talking about them. He heard us and laughed. I asked 'her' to put him on the phone. I asked......"So, can they hurt her in any way?" He....No, of course, not. So, have you tried everything in your bag of tricks trying to help her? He.....Yes, of course. So......what is there to lose by her trying them. $10??

 

He......Okay, get her some.

 

I did. She used them. She was fine. He......it was in her head!!

 

Me: In her head? Then why didn't everything you prescribed for her do any good. If it was 'placebo effect', why didn't anything else she tried have a 'placebo effect'? He.....okay, so I guess they do work for some people. She has never had another episode of seasickness.

 

BUT they must be used/placed exactly as directed. I see some people with a band on one wrist only. That will not work. You must wear them on both wrists and they must be placed on the wrist where directed. If you wear them halfway up your arm, they will not work. They work on accupressure and the pressure point must be placed where it will be effective.

 

 

Thanks for posting this!

Now I have a good answer for when people tell me it's in my head! :D

Believe me, the first time I used them I thought, "These will never work."

I was so surprised when they did.

 

I put them on a few hours before we set sail, and I don't have the least bit of seasickness. I take them off the next day, and I only use them again if we have really rough weather.

 

I agree, it is very important to follow directions and get the button right over the right spot.

[infopaul]

s7s, To tell the you the truth, I was a little suprised with the email. Normally we talk, but I believe they wanted me to have a source of documentation. I think they really went above and beyond...I just hope the supply is adequate.

 

My wife is health consciencious and she's delighted not having to bring her own supply (I think she will anyway). At least it offers another alternative for those that are prone to suffer with motion sickness. I wasn't quite sure it really worked, but it apparently does. I wonder if ginger tea works?...Paul:)