I just returned the Relief Band!
 

In preparation for our trip to France and because I am always uncomfortably drowsy after taking Dramamine, I bought the relief band. I decided to try it out last night and wound up screaming when I turned it on. It felt like a STRONG jolt of electricity was running through my fingers.
Anyone else have this reaction?

So, now I'm back to square one. Regular Dramamine zonks me out and Bonine contains lactose which seriously upsets my stomach (I know; I'm nuts). Any other ideas?

My wife has the relief band and finds it does what it is advertized to do-however the "jolt" is adjustable and she sets it for a slight "tingle" (1 or 2) She has used it on several domestic and international flights.

MarshaL - Just a thought - is the band worn on your wrist like some that I've seen? If so, is it possible you have carpal tunnel syndrome? Any type of pressure over the inside of the wrist will cause tingling and/or an electrical type feeling if you have carpal tunnel. As far as nausea, I suffer from it frequently also. I use Phenergan or Compazine (prescription) but these can also be sedating. Have you tried Zantac or Pepcid which are available over-the-counter? They are not as good but help a little with nausea. Good luck!

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Best wishes,

Rex

I always promote ginger :) It's an herb without any side effects. And non-drowsy.

Never tried the band. Dramamine is good, but the next day I feel hangover'd. Bonine didn't work.

Lol, I don't take anything even for my bad arthritis. I thought this post was really about a music group!

Ha ha Cigale, travel is recommended for arthritis cure! Or for anything else anybody has =D>

OF, Faina How I agree, but please, keep away from the cowbells :)

Thanks to a close association, I know a little about motion sickness. There are two parts to it: disorientation/dizziness and nausea/upset stomach. Most remedies seem to focus on the stomach part of it, esp. the ginger thing. The bands are somehow supposed to fix the disorientation thing, but I can't see how (of course I'm not a neurologist and don't play one on TV).

If the disorientation thing seems to come from how your inner ear responds to motion, or maybe what your eyes are seeing (in a "fun house" or a IMAX movie, what you see doesn't match up sometimes with what your balance-mechanism expects and some people lose it), they how come they can't deal with that. I suspect that Dramamine, Bonine, etc. are supposed to help but wonder how.

Read somewhere (was it here?) that NASA at one time combined antihistamine with an upper of some sort to combat space sickness. Have no idea why that worked (if it did), but probably did have something to do with what your ears are doing.

Thanks Rex; I did find it.

I was originally going to go with the relief band and Ambien. Since my pharmacist suggested that Dramamine and Ambien should not be mixed, I will probably wind up zonked out on Dramamine alone, but not enough to sleep. Like many Fodorites, I can't sleep on long flights. Oh well - small price to pay I guess.

here it is

This may sound too obvious, but why don't you try the non-drowsy formula of Dramamine? My sister is notoriously prone to motion sickness, and is also sensitive to the original Dramamine (zzzz), but the newer non-drowsy stuff works great for her.