“What is the best treatment for motion sickness?”
I am a 35 year old female. I want to know what is the best treatment for motion sickness?
4 Answers
You can use Antivert (also available as Dramamine), which is available over the counter for symptomatic relief of motion sickness. You can also request a prescription patch medication from your doctor which can stay up to 3 days for longer trips like a cruise, etc.
Navdeep Kaur, MD
Navdeep Kaur, MD
TY for this question. Motion sensitivity is quite common. My sister used to say she could not sit in the back of a car or she’d throw up (but she could go on rides at the fair!!).
In any event, if you jumped on a skating rink and did 20-30 spins, you like many others, would likely feel very dizzy, nauseated and may even throw up. Professional skaters train their brains to be able to tolerate such motion and we have vestibular rehab exercises that can help. You might want to YOUTUBE my name, Dr. Michael Seidman, and watch my balance disorders video. (Note: I have 40+ videos up on youtube, you need only to watch one!). At the end of that video, I speak of natural alternatives to over-the-counter or prescription meds for motion sensitivity and balance (most of the prescription drugs, i.e., Meclizine - aka Antivert, drammamine, scopolamine patch, etc., may be helpful, but they reduce the brain's ability to “heal” and develop “tolerance” to motion). I am a big fan of some of the alternatives (as you will hear about if you watch my video), such as VertigoHeel (By Heel therapeutics), DiVertigo or Motion Ease and others.
Hope this helps!
Michael D. Seidman, MD, FACS
In any event, if you jumped on a skating rink and did 20-30 spins, you like many others, would likely feel very dizzy, nauseated and may even throw up. Professional skaters train their brains to be able to tolerate such motion and we have vestibular rehab exercises that can help. You might want to YOUTUBE my name, Dr. Michael Seidman, and watch my balance disorders video. (Note: I have 40+ videos up on youtube, you need only to watch one!). At the end of that video, I speak of natural alternatives to over-the-counter or prescription meds for motion sensitivity and balance (most of the prescription drugs, i.e., Meclizine - aka Antivert, drammamine, scopolamine patch, etc., may be helpful, but they reduce the brain's ability to “heal” and develop “tolerance” to motion). I am a big fan of some of the alternatives (as you will hear about if you watch my video), such as VertigoHeel (By Heel therapeutics), DiVertigo or Motion Ease and others.
Hope this helps!
Michael D. Seidman, MD, FACS
ANTIHISTAMINES LIKE DRAMAMINE, DIPHENHYDRAMINE(BENADRYL), AND MECLIZINE ARE WELL KNOWN TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT AND TREAT MOTION-SICKNESS.
Many people get good results with Transderm-Scop patches, or just plain Benadryl. The first one is prescription only.
