Motion sickness

[mstevens]

Wasn't the original Dramamine actually Meclizine,

No.

Or at least it's been dimenhydrinate since I started paying attention to that sort of thing in the early 80's. The original brand names for meclizine were Antivert for the prescription version and Bonine for the OTC.

and the original Benadryl actually Diphenhydramine?

Yes. It still is. The newish "less drowsy formula" is meclizine.

 

[The Mighty Thor]

I used to never be motion sick, but I find the older I get, the more susceptible I am to being sick. Can someone explain this?

 

[DandyDon]

I used to never be motion sick, but I find the older I get, the more susceptible I am to being sick. Can someone explain this?

More allergies, changes to your e-tubes, other ear problems?

 

[Lucca]

I have MAJOR problems with motion sickness. The best invention of the decade is "Scopace". It's the pill form of the scopalamine (sp?) patch, and it works wonders. You can take a whole pill or split it in half or even quarters to fit your needs.

Couldn't agree more... It changed my life.

 

[vlkr]

bonine works for me in a really rough sea. i am an early riser so i take a look at the seas first thing upon rising. if it looks like a normal day, i have some ginger. if it looks rough, i go to the bonine. since i am typically on coz during may, i seldom need the bonine.
my wife receives chemo therapy and chocolate covered ginger candy helps her.

 

[DocVikingo]

Tame the Technicolor Yodel: Managing Mal de Mer
Doc Vikingo's Sea Sickness Remedies

Regards,

DocVikingo

 

[WOODMAN]

My wife has always sworn by meclizine, but the stuff is pretty expensive in those little tubes. Being a nurse, however, I know how much quantity can affect pricing on many types of drugs, and so I did a little digging and came up with 100 tablet bottles of meclizine for far less cost per tab than the little tubes of tablets. Less convenient, I suppose, and not every pharmacy has it in the bottle form, but for less than half the cost.... There is the issue of the drug expiring if you don't use it all and keep it in storage for too long; but if more than one of you are using it, the larger quantity becomes cost effective real fast. Just an idea. Woody

 

[Jax]

My wife has always sworn by meclizine, but the stuff is pretty expensive in those little tubes. Being a nurse, however, I know how much quantity can affect pricing on many types of drugs, and so I did a little digging and came up with 100 tablet bottles of meclizine for far less cost per tab than the little tubes of tablets. Less convenient, I suppose, and not every pharmacy has it in the bottle form, but for less than half the cost.... There is the issue of the drug expiring if you don't use it all and keep it in storage for too long; but if more than one of you are using it, the larger quantity becomes cost effective real fast. Just an idea. Woody

I have found almost every pharmacy carries it, but it is behind the counter. You have to specifically ask for the bottles of 100 tablets of meclizine.

 

[DandyDon]

I have found almost every pharmacy carries it, but it is behind the counter. You have to specifically ask for the bottles of 100 tablets of meclizine.

Looks like it is widely available @ $5 for 100 ct 25 mg. At that cost, you can afford letting half of it go out of date - except I doubt that the dating is significantly important.

Or here is 100 ct 12.5 mg for $1.43: Amazon.com: Meclizine Hci 12.5 mg 100 Cplts: Health & Personal Care Take twice as many.

 

[Lobzilla]

I have found almost every pharmacy carries it, but it is behind the counter. You have to specifically ask for the bottles of 100 tablets of meclizine.

Did it do the job?