bettyo70

Someone told me that those bracelets that work on your pressure points are great for preventing motion sickness.

I get motion sickness when driving on winding roads in the mountains, and my husband gets motion sickness on boats. Since we'll be doing all of this in our upcoming travels, I want to find something that works well...

Can anyone recommend a place to order these bracelets? Thanks!

Dukey

If you REALLY want something that 'works well' I suggest you get more than one opinion besides that one from "someone" before spending your money.

bettyo70

Dukey: Well, I figured it's worth a try. No bigger risk or expense than trying any of the "herbal" or "homeopathic" solutions out there...

Christina

At least it can't do you any harm, like a lot of homeopathic or herbal rememdies. It's your money, I can see why not, it's worth a try as it can't hurt you. A lot of effects people attribute to any drug, but especially this kind of thing IMO are simply placebo effects. It's surprising to me how people will buy about anything due to ads even though there is no science behind it (I'm thinking of some stuff recently taken off the market or proved bogus, like Airborne).

You can buy those about anywhere, including your local CVS drugstore or any place like that.

bettyo70

Airborne was taken off the market? Really?

I've heard other people have had luck with Transderm patches, BONAMINE and chewable ginger lozenges as well. Will investigate...

AZKathy

Hi Betty,

As one who suffers from motion sickness I recommend dried ginger. It really does seem to work, when I don't want to take something stronger. MythBusters did a show on this and it was the only thing that worked, besides the Dramamine-type medicine. It is easy to keep in my purse for emergencies.

bettyo70

Hi AZKathy! Do you just purchase the herb itself from the market? Or do you buy it in capsule/tablet form?

If there are any particular brands you recommend, please post back here. Thank you!

dac

Hi Betty,
The motion bands (brand name is Sea-Bands))are $10.00 and are sold in drug stores. I've always suffered from motion sickness in a car like you and they have helped me a great deal. I'm able to look at a map and even read something while wearing them. I could NEVER do that before.

Both my daughter and daughter-in-law used them while having morning sickness and it helped with that. My daughter-in-law recently used them on a school bus trip where she had to stand up and face backwards while talking to her students.

I would suggest that you buy them now (worth $10) and try them out at home before your trip. I hope they will work for you as they have for me. A very small investment for peace of mind. They come in a little plastic case that I always have in my purse.

AZKathy

Hi Betty, I have just bought it in the grocery store, I know Trader Joe's carries it. It is real ginger, candied. I like that form because I can just grab a piece and chew it up, even if I don't have water handy. I have not tried the pills. And I agree, whatever you decide to do, try it ahead of time.

Hope you have a great (nausea-free) trip!

francegirl

I really was impressed by the motion bracelets - they worked just fine for me, and there's no medication in them, so they're certainly worth a try. Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, etc.

packed

I used to get seasick all of the time. I do all of these and it helps: Taking something with ginger, lemon drops (find the original with some lemon in it) and bonamine. Start taking the ginger several days before drive, the bonamine at least several hours BEFORE. Bonamine is better than dramamine because it won't knock you out. I also used the bands but only with all of the other stuff. I think that the bonamine is the most important.

Franto

Never have an empty stomach. Pretzels and water are good. I do it when I am at sea. Also, make sure you are well rested. Bananas help too.
Go Navy!

ileen

I, too, suffer from motion sickness and also have a sensitive stomach. So, I bought the bracelets from Rite Aid, my local Walgreens did not carry them. They seemed to work.
But I did not want to take any chanches, so also ate half a tablet of Dramamine. It made my sleepy and the trip was easy.
I have also become a very, very avid fan of dried crystalized ginger from Trader Joe. That product seems the best. I carry a little bit with me and just use it like candy. It is wonderful. If you dont have Trader Joe near you, maybe try some other natural food store or health store. Our Safeway also carries crystallized ginger in the produce dept. So, check it out.
Besides all this, whenever I travel, I carry with me saltine crachers. They are good for settling the stomach.
Hope you will try some of these ideas. I am traveling much better these days with all these items I carry with me all the time.
Have a good trip.

bettyo70

Great advice, Everybody. I will be trying the dried ginger and the inexpensive motion bands. (Will skip Dramamine because I hate being drowsy and spaced out.)

Thanks, DAC, AZKathy, francegirl, packed, Franto and ileen!!!

macswim

Can you get the dried ginger through customs? We will be boating in Italy as well and don't want to take dramamine unless we have to (don't want to feel sleepy the whole time).

ileen

I have always carried it in my purse and have traveled to several European and Asian countries with absolutely no problem.
They are basically considered maybe candy or dry fruit.
Another good item came to mind after I finished writing earlier. Some stores also sell ginger flavored Altoids in a tin. They are really wonderful too. I have enjoyed them a lot during my day trips while abroad. Every store does not carry this flavor, so you may have to shop around. The last time I found them at Rite-Aid and at Bed Bath and Beyond. They are handy to carry in the tin.

Maire

When I was in the recovery room after minor surgery a few months ago and complained of feeling nauseous, the nurse put one of those bracelets on my wrist. I didn’t get any worse and, in fact, got better, so maybe it was the bracelet -- or not -- but worth a try. I think you can buy them at most pharmacies.

bettyo70

DAC: I also noticed that the Seaband brand also makes ginger gum, probably for the same purpose. I would have bought some, but they were sold out in the store I was at.

maile

Several years ago I purchased a anti-motion sickness band for my son ... it was some sort of electric device which I found in one of the travel magazines like Travel Smith. I think it was about $35 and gave out little shocks. He never used it and the one time I tried it I couldn't regulate the power thus making for a rather uncomfortable trial period. Threw it away later.

Pegontheroad

I used the motion bands when I was out on a boat whale watching. I don't know whether or not they work, but I didn't get nauseated, as I usually do. I prefer them to anything else because there are no side effects.

Dramamine makes me sleepy, and transderm scope patches really make me dizzy.