Fodor Folks, if you wear an airsick patch, be sure to put it on well in advance of take-off! Half an hour just doesn't do it. Most miserable seven hours of my life...

How did you combat your problem? I do not get air sick, I get sea sick. I will NEVER go on a cruise again.
You poor thing,It is the worst feeling.

So sorry for you. I never knew any one who got air sick. The worst for me on a bumpy flight was my drink spilling but at sea, deep-sea fishing, I have suffered, PURPLE!

Ooooh, poor allisonm, while I am laughing at the title, I can feel your pain. I know how seasick I get and I have gotten pretty green around the gills when flying..poor thing..

I do not get sick on planes or cruise ships, but I cannot handle small boats on a choppy sea. I once made the mistake of going on a deep sea fishing trip in the Gulf of Alaska. I was given the choice of doing this or visiting a berry farm with my husband's aunt. In a moment of temporary insanity I chose the fishing trip. This boat had a maximum capacity of maybe 10 people. I thought I'd be OK because I took a Bonine pill the night before the trip, then again in the morning. Once on the boat, I fished for 10 minutes then turned green and heaved for the next 8 hours. I have never felt that kind of sickness in my life. The worst part was hearing the other 6 people on the boat talking endlessly about what a fun day it was. The good news is that I did catch a fish in my brief window of fishing. But next time we're up there, I will look forward to visiting the berry farm.

Everyone should be aware that the patch doesn't work for everyone - only about 80-90% of people. After I was talked into trying it I found out I'm in the minortiy. Back to good old dramimine - works every time.

Love your title!

And whatever you do DON'T put in your contacts anytime after applying the patch. The fine print warns against this, but I didn't remember. My eyes were dialated for two days. It was awful - almost as bad as seasickness.

Thanks for the sympathy. If you have never felt it, you can't imagine how horrible it is. My patch has worked well on every other trip we have taken, so I am sure I was just too late in putting it on. (We had to return our rental car to the local airport the following day, and I am sure I felt nauseous just seeing the planes!) My husband is planning another trip to somewhere in the spring, so I'm hoping this will be like childbirth: you forget the pain!

I don't do boats either, after a whale watch off Cape Cod years ago. I would never even think of taking a cruise! I guess some people are just meant to keep their feet firmly on the ground...

Fun title allison. So how was your trip? Great I hope.

Several years ago we took the ferry from Cape May, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware, and I had a miserable time.

Later that summer, in anticipation for future sea travel, I purchased "The Sea-Band", a pair of elastic bands with a button sewn in, which are worn on the wrists. "The Sea Band operates by exerting pressure on the accupressure point, (called the Nei-Kuan point) on both wrists." It's supposed to work for air, sea, rail and auto travel.

Has anyone used these and do they really work? I'm still waiting to take that sea cruise so I've never had the opportunity to test them. >-

Robyn

This reminds me of last September, my dh and I went on the Princess whale watching cruise - the ship warned that it was EXTREMELY choppy, the worse they had seen that year, but only my dh and I took dramamine. We don't normally get seasick, but we weren't going to risk a 3-4 hour trip of misery. Needless to say, of the 60 people on board, only 6 of us were not deathly ill so while everyone else was heaving all over the place, the 6 strangers became fast friends, enjoying drinks and watching the whales, w/o having to fight to get pictures because no one else cared! I can't imagine what it must have been like for those poor people b/c the feeling of being trapped is even worse than the heaving itself!

LOL! Your title is hilarious! And I too feel your pain. I get air sick as well, and its one of the most miserable feelings. I usually stick with dramamine and the hopes of getting some sleep. The non-drowsy formular makes me feel light headed, so I'm stuck with the original formula that usually leaves me groggy upon landing in Europe. I've been interested in the patch, so I'll make sure to put it on early if I get one.

allisonm, sympathy big-time you've got mine. fortunately i don't get sick on jets, but had terrible car-sickness thru an entire childhood of camping vacations, so understand how miserable the feeling can be! and P_M gets my sympathy too for that ordeal of a fishing trip. i feel woozy just reading this!

So sorry for you, I get sick on anything that moves, so the day before a flight I start taking Ginger pills. Herbs are non-drowsy and usually don't have side effects.

Don't bother with the patch, Sea Bands or dramamine. Believe me I speak from experience!! I've tried them all. I don't think there's a person in the world who gets more sea/air/car sick than me! The only thing that works is the "Relief Band". It's an electronic device that works on the accupressure point (same place as Sea Bands)and stops the message to the brain to be nauseous. It's really quite amazing. All I can say is heaven help me if I ever forget and leave it at home on a trip!

I'm a big fan of the patch and have used it with great success on half a dozen sea trips. The instructions say to apply it several hours before you need it, I believe.

mebanese, one of the side effects is dilation of your pupils. That would have happened whether you had put in your contacts or not. Also dry mouth. Beats seasickness any day, IMO.

I also cut the patch in half and use only half. I find that's enough for me and I experience less noticeable side effects.

I've never tried the patch but use the Relief Band and they've worked everytime--never thought I would go to Europe again after I "heaved" all the way from Chicago to Paris but these bands work wonders!

It may be small comfort to motion sufferers, but Britain's greatest sailor, Lord Horatio Nelson, never left port without becoming seasick.

You poor thing! We were flying back from London once and there was a young couple across the aisle from us. She was heaving the entire time. Her dh/boyfriend? was helping her, but she really looked miserable.

Our daughter got seasick on an aircraft carrier once...but thankfully my dh saw the first signs and took care of her quickly.