May 5, 2007
Cruiser Beware: Motion Sickness And Dramamine Have Side Effects
As with any drug or medication you need to take every precaution when using Dramamine. Motion+sickness+and+Dramamine" rel="tag">Motion sickness and Dramamine may spell trouble for some cruisers. Consult with your doctor before using Dramamine if you already have an existing medical condition. Also Dramamine should NOT be taken by pregnant women or those who are nursing. Who else should not use this drug?
If you are cruising with children below two years of age, do not give them Dramamine under any circumstances whatsoever and if you plan on administering the motion sickness tablets to an older child, always consult a doctor in advance, in other words, consult your doctor BEFORE going on the cruise.
Others who should seek medical advice before using Dramamine for motion sickness are persons who suffer from any heart diseases, glaucoma and/or anyone who has a prostate problem. But for the rest of us, Dramamine might be cruise vacation saver.
Practical and Helpful Tip
If you know in advance that you experience motion sickness when traveling or if you suspect that motion sickness may be a problem during your cruise you may want to carry a supply of Dramamine and motion sickness will soon be a thing of the past if you take it before it even starts. In any case, it is better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it.
We recently went on a cruise and my mom was certain that she would be experience motion sickness for the full 7 days of the cruise, so my brother ( who is a nurse) took a full supply of Dramamine with him and assured my mom, that whenever she felt a bit "wheezy", relief would be less than one minute away. It worked! She had a ball and never got sick even once. We decided that the psychological effect of knowing she was prepared for any bouts of motion sickness did the trick.
So be prepared and get a supply of Dramamine "just in case", but pay attention to the side effects as well. There just is no reason to let motion sickness ruin your cruise! You can take charge of your motion sickness with Dramamine.
Happy Sailing!
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Comments
May 7, 2007
Bethany said:
I'm glad you posted this, because all medications have varying effects on different people. One of my good friends has bad motion sickness and can't take Dramamine, as it makes him really sick.
It's a good idea to see how you'll react to a medication before going on a vacation. That way if you run into any problems with it, at least you have your family doctor to consult.
May 20, 2007
Anne said:
My doctor told me that there are several variations of drug that go under the name of 'dramamine' and that some of them have fewer side-effects than others, so I think that if you really do need something to counter motion sickness, then it is a good idea to speak to your doctor and get them to prescribe the safest / best variant for you, rather than just going to the pharmacy and picking up an over the counter version.
Still, there are lots of non-medicinal ways to reduce motion sickness that are worth examining first, and a full size cruise ship is very different to a small ferry, so many people worried about motion sickness may find that once the cruise is underway, they don't even notice they're on a boat at all!