For those of you that said you take at night starting a few days before the trip, do you have to supplement during the day or does it last that long? I’m curious to try this but afraid I’ll get sick if it has “worn off”. I usually take Dramamine (less drowsy) a couple of hours before I think I’ll need it. Thanks!
Thank you for this advice. I read this thread just before my trip last week. Normally, I just feel a little off immediately after riding Star Tours or Forbidden Journey, but I fear it may get worse as I get older. Took Bonine every night, starting 2 days out from our trip and I had no issues!I've tried them all too. The patch worked for me for motion sickness, but had a mild amnesiac effect.
Ginger, sea bands, oils etc. are more for symptoms than prevention.
Meclizine (Bonine or Less-drowsy Dramamine) works well for me...BUT, the key for me is to take it a day or two BEFORE the trip, at NIGHT, and take ONE each night for the duration of the trip. This way, the dose gradually builds to a steady state while the most drowsy effects are during the night while I sleep. (Caution: Original Dramamine is not meclazine. It's dimenhydrinate and makes most people very drowsy).
ondansetron is Zofran, not Zoloft. Big differenceI also have terrible motion sickness but find that Bonine works well for me most of the time. However, it didn't work for FoP; I just hunker down with my eyes closed and focus on feeling the breeze on my face. If I open my eyes, I'm done for.
A little internet searching makes me think that this is like SeaBands, only with slight electrical impulses instead of just pressure. I wouldn't want to find out in the middle of a flight that it DOESN"T work for me- because the SeaBands sure don't.
ETA 7 day trial band is $99, "classic" band w/one tube of gel is $140... prices go up from there.
Regarding the scope patch... I usually only have blurred vision when I somehow transfer some of the patch medication directly to my eye. I have found that if I put a bandaid "dot" (it's a bandaid that's about 1" square) over the scope patch, this doesn't happen (or else those have been the times when I haven't inadvertently tucked my hair behind my ear and then rubbed my eye a while later). I've had good luck with ondansetron (Zoloft) but you need a prescription for this.