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motion sickness meds... alcohol...

Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Hi: Going to Bermuda next week. Living on a yacht. Might be going in a small fishing boat sometimes. I get motion sickness (though I doubt I'll get any from the yacht itself, just if we go on the fishing boat).

I have Dramamine and Bonine with me.

So: Which of the two is better, which should I take? Dramamine seems to be for a certain period of time while Bonine is like once daily...

Also, I don't want to not be able to drink when I go there. Just about precautions to take and which medication might be better (I was figuring Dramamine isn't once daily so probably is in your system longer... but I don't know the specific effects of alcohol with these drugs in you).

So.. help plzthxbai. :)

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Meclizine (bonine) is less likely to make you drowsy and is only slightly less effective than dramamine.

    Both of these drugs can increase the effects of alcohol, making you more drowsy and dizzy than you would without them. As for which is less dangerous when combined with alcohol, there really isn't any way of knowing. Meclizine has a longer half-life but less drowsiness, dramamine has a shorter half-life but more drowsiness. Either way, just be careful - if you must drink, drink less alcohol and drink it more cautiously than you would otherwise.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Didn't Mythbusters find that ginger works nearly as well as Dramamine, without the side effects?

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Didn't Mythbusters find that ginger works nearly as well as Dramamine, without the side effects?

    Who are you and what did you do with Thana-"Holistic remedies are bullshit because if they actually worked the FDA would approve them and call them drugs"-tos?

    And yeah they did, but their sample size was 2.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Feral wrote: »
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Didn't Mythbusters find that ginger works nearly as well as Dramamine, without the side effects?
    Who are you and what did you do with Thana-"Holistic remedies are bullshit because if they actually worked the FDA would approve them and call them drugs"-tos?

    And yeah they did, but their sample size was 2.
    Well, what's the science on ginger? Have there been any definitive studies?

    I'm guessing since it's been around so long, no one could patent it, which would mean that you couldn't make any money off of it, which would mean that there'd be no reason for anyone to pay for FDA certification.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Didn't Mythbusters find that ginger works nearly as well as Dramamine, without the side effects?
    Who are you and what did you do with Thana-"Holistic remedies are bullshit because if they actually worked the FDA would approve them and call them drugs"-tos?

    And yeah they did, but their sample size was 2.
    Well, what's the science on ginger? Have there been any definitive studies?

    I'm guessing since it's been around so long, no one could patent it, which would mean that you couldn't make any money off of it, which would mean that there'd be no reason for anyone to pay for FDA certification.

    I'm looking through Pubmed right now, There are some placebo-controlled studies that show that ginger is effective against postoperative nausea and morning sickness; the studies on motion sickness and other types of nausea are less conclusive. They don't know quite yet how it works, there are some hypotheses and animal studies suggesting various mechanisms of action but nothing conclusive.

    So I guess it's worth a try? Unless you're pregnant or taking blood-thinners ginger isn't going to hurt you.

    Feral on
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    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    That's true. I don't feel like bringing ginger on a plane though. Hmm.. you know what.. hey, this is kind of crazy, but they drink a lot of Dark N' Stormys in Bermuda, right? Which has ginger beer. So maybe, if I drink ginger beer, then I won't even have to take meds. I wonder if it works like that. Probably not.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Feral wrote: »
    I'm looking through Pubmed right now, There are some placebo-controlled studies that show that ginger is effective against postoperative nausea and morning sickness; the studies on motion sickness and other types of nausea are less conclusive. They don't know quite yet how it works, there are some hypotheses and animal studies suggesting various mechanisms of action but nothing conclusive.

    So I guess it's worth a try? Unless you're pregnant or taking blood-thinners ginger isn't going to hurt you.
    Uhhh... if it's bad for you if you're pregnant, why do they try it with morning sickness?

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    I'm looking through Pubmed right now, There are some placebo-controlled studies that show that ginger is effective against postoperative nausea and morning sickness; the studies on motion sickness and other types of nausea are less conclusive. They don't know quite yet how it works, there are some hypotheses and animal studies suggesting various mechanisms of action but nothing conclusive.

    So I guess it's worth a try? Unless you're pregnant or taking blood-thinners ginger isn't going to hurt you.
    Uhhh... if it's bad for you if you're pregnant, why do they try it with morning sickness?

    That's a good question. They think that at high doses ginger can cause birth defects, but there's some controversy over whether there's any risk of that at the doses typically used for nausea.

    Edit: here we go. Here's a good summary of the strengths and weaknesses from a reputable source. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ginger/NS_patient-ginger

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