Any non-drowsy remedies for severe Motion Sickness

[KarmaKamel]

DD has always been travel sick. But she’s 14 now and not outgrowing it at all.

It’s also not just travel related. She gets nauseous watching videos where motion is involved and recently suffered whilst sitting on a dingy in the shallow edge of the sea! The small waves and bobbing motion knocked her sick.

We know about the classic Stugeron etc but these remedies all leave her zombie drowsy and ruin her day that way. Ginger biscuits and pressure wrist bands just don’t cut it either.

Does anyone know of any motion sickness medicines that are non drowsy? Thanks

What does your DD weigh? It may just be that the standard dose of Stugeron, designed for an adult man, is too high for her. Why not try a half dose and see if that could be effective but less sedating.
Also, if you want to administer it to cover a journey, it wouldn’t really matter if DD slept through the trip, as long as it didn’t leave her zonked for days afterwards.

I feel her pain, I still suffer from this in adulthood! The best thing I've found is making sure I've eaten something, so that there's no acids sloshing about in my stomach, something stodgy like rice or toast seems to work. And sucking lemons or limes - weird but it works!

I sympathise - even now as an adult I can't read or watch anything in a moving car. Could she listen to audiobooks instead? Salty snacks to nibble or boiled sweets to suck help me, too.

Some cars are worse than others - I find that some big 4x4 can be really wallowy in the back. If she can sit in the front then this might help too.

The main cure, however, is doing the driving myself - only three years until this is an option for your DD!

Cetirizine allergy tablets work for motion sickness aswell dont they? I dont think they make you drowsy but could be wrong.

Depends what she’s doing and how she’s travelling.
On a long car journey, sleep is the best answer.
Reasonable carbohydrate full belly beforehand.
Earplugs to reduce the subtle ear pressure changes that cause confusion between what you see and what your balance sensors pick up.
Eye masks help too.
if awake, try listening to music through in ear phones whilst wearing blackout eye mask.Sucking a boiled sweet helps too. Those Swiss ones, Ricola, are good. Liquorice flavour works well.
Otherwise a travel sickness tablet and sleep.

Stugeron. I wouldn’t be able to travel by car without these, I just take one 30 minutes before travelling. I wish I’d discovered them years ago.

Have you tried ginger capsules? They've got more ginger than a biscuit.

Hi OP. I get very travel sick (pretty much like your DD - watching things on tv, being on a lilo at the edge of the sea, etc). I take Kwells now. They work brilliantly and don't make me drowsy at all. I don't think people appreciate what some of those pills are like. I had a lady in Boots once tell me that they 'help you relax into it …' er no, they make you feel like a zombie and ruin the whole day. Hope you find something that works for her.

Thanks all so much. It really is debilitating for her. I only give her half a Stugeron dose but it zombies her for the whole day. Sitting in the front definitely helps but it happens in non travel circumstances like bobbing in the ocean or on fairground rides where sleeping is not an option. It really ruins her days sometimes poor thing.

@Familyband you’ve absolutely nailed it there thank you. These medicines are not an easy fix and the trade off is a day ruined anyway. But thank you for suggesting Kwells as we’ve not tried those. It gives me hope to hear they don’t make you drowsy and will definitely give them a go.

@Zhampagne you’re definitely right to the car. Some cars are much better for her but it’s not always obvious which ones. Higher seat positions seen to help. Coaches & trains are an absolute no without medicating.

@sueelleker I will also see about ginger capsules as we’ve not tried those either. It really stems from her ears but anything to settle the nausea is worth a go thank you.

Will also give the other remedies a try (thank you all) as it’s awful seeing how it ruins things for her. She’s at a fairground today with friends and has text to say she keeps having break off from rides to breathe away the nausea. No fun for a teen who just wants to enjoy things.

Kwells/Joy Rides are hycosine hydrobromide, and suit me quite well. They've never made me feel sleepy.

Sadly though, fresh air and cold water are sometimes still needed!