No Kwells anywhere!

[Malfoyy]

Help.

4yo developed travel sickness recently. We bought Kwells kids. Worked a treat.

One tablet left and a long journey/holiday around the corner and Kwells out of stock everywhere including internet! Just a few random Boots miles away seem to have them.

They keep suggesting wrist bands but I know he won't wear it.

What can I give him? Everything else is 5+.

I have no advice but I couldn't find them in any local shops recently. Not sure why.

Stugeron works for us

Just checked and that is 5 and over.

This happened a few years ago, there was nary a Kwells to be had between Essex and Yorkshire. (And possibly elsewhere, that was the specific journey we were making!)

I don't know what their supply chain issue is. Sea Legs says you can give half a tablet to 4 year olds, if that helps. www.drugs.com/uk/sea-legs-tablets-leaflet.html

From March this year

Bayer is currently facing some technical issues relating to the manufacturing of, hyoscine hydrobromide and is thus not able to supply further stock. It anticipates that normal supply will not resume for at least another 6 months.

Perhaps try promethazine but would need GP to ascertain dosage I think.

Oh apparently Sea Legs no longer exists, sorry OP

Phenergan can be given from 2 years upwards - it does cause significant drowsiness though.

My parents gave me phernergan for a long car ride when I was a toddler and apparently rather than make me drowsy it had the exact opposite effect and turned me into a demon. So family history has it anyway. My mother still pales when the word phernergan is used in her hearing. Which is not often, clearly.

Sorry for complete inability to spell phenergan there!

I think that your only real option is Phenergan as it can be used from 2 years of age.

Everything else seems to be 5+

www.chemistdirect.co.uk/phenergan-elixir/prd-aj

You may have trouble getting phenergan, a lot of pharmacies won't sell it over the counter.

I use phenergan for DD1 but she's older. I think the elixir is safer from a younger age.

Sea Legs and Joy Rides have both been discontinued.

You may have trouble getting phenergan, a lot of pharmacies won't sell it over the counter
Phenergan Elixir is currently in stock at Chemist Direct.

Give half a dose of a 5+ treatment. Or have lots of stops and fresh air on the journey.

We found DD got less travel sick if we sat her in the front.

We have used joy rides a lot but not sure on the age rating.

I'm pretty sure the Boots own brand tablets are 3+.

Boots Own Brand are not currently available.

My DD, who is so horrendously travel sick she is sick before we have gone three stops on a London bus, gets relief from Piriton. It does make her drowsy, but it is milder and less long-lasting than Phenergan.

We have the personality change to a demon on Cetirizine.....

Thank you all for your replies.

I've got my sister popping into a pharmacy by her in Birmingham today that allegedly has some Kwells in stock but failing that will try the GP.

I don't really want to waste a GP appointment for this but may have to as stopping and starting etc will make the journey take forever.

I wouldn't say that it is a waste of a GP appointment.

You have tried to get travel sickness tablets everywhere and nearly every one is either discontinued or out of stock.

Perhaps the GP can prescribe you a generic version of a drug and it will be easier to get hold of or perhaps they will be able to advise you what else is best given that your child is too young for the only currently available brand Stugeron.

Malfoy I'm taking DD for similar reason at the pharmacist's suggestion. Travel sickness is horrible enough when your an adult never mind for kids.

I'd rather get it ok'd from a GP before giving her a new medication.

I know it's not a waste of an appointment really but I'm one of those who only sees the doctor when my arm has fallen off types.

I'll pop him down there next week before we go.

Thanks again

Thank you for this thread by the way OP - I have half a packet of Kwells left and am now hoarding them until our trip to Cornwall this summer rather than using them for shorter trips, just in case.

Kwells can be found on eBay, so some recently! Both adults and kids