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MyLilSquishy 
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 2:53pm |
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Has anyone used it for motion/travel sickness?
I am TERRIBLE in the car/bus etc. I can't take public transport because I can't open the windows, and it's a bit hard to take a bucket if I have DS.
If I am in the car, I have to drive or take a bucket. Or stick my head out the open window. I have been known to have the A/C on full blast when it's snowing and -2*C outside.
Boats/barges/ferries - forget it.
I used to have travel sickness pills but can't find them anymore. Don't even remember what they were called. But since I have run out I refuse to go on a plane because it's just not a good idea without them. (Ever seen someone green? Well I am as green as Shrek)
I can't even be a passenger down to the shops because I still get queasy.
Have tried pretty much everything. It got insanely bad since being UTD. Before DS, I could get away with just sipping on a water bottle in the car to prevent travel sickness, but not anymore.
So yeah... any luck with RR for car sickness? It'd be nice to not have to drive everywhere.
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AbzandH
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 3:01pm |
Hey babe, I swear by the stuff but have never tried for travelling. Was is SeaLegs you used to get?? Have you tried a chiropractor or osteo?? Just wondering if maybe it's a dizzyness thing?? Or your ears??
 reminds me of being preg, couldn't last as a passenger more than 5 mins
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 3:07pm |
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When I had a nerve in my inner ear burst a doctor taught me a wee trick. You put an ear plug in one ear and it helps with the "motion sickness" so you could try that.
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 3:12pm |
Paihia Bombs are da bomb 
A pharmacy in Paihia sells them, you can fax an order through and they will post them to you.
Pretty much the only thing I've seen work on ppl that love feeding the fishies even in lake-like conditions.
Have you tried Sea Bands? DH swears by them.
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 3:18pm |
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I have not found rescue remedy to be useful for anything for me.
Can you not get Nausicalm (cyclizine) tablets? I used them for when I was sick and nauseous after giving birth and they worked. You may need a prescription from a doctor though.
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MyLilSquishy
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 3:48pm |
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yup tried SeaLegs - useless lol. SeaBands worked for my MS when preg but do nothing for motion sickness.
will have to try that earplug trick and i think a docs prescription is next on the list.
what are paihia bombs? (spray, drops, tablets etc...?)
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 4:27pm |
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Travel sickness isn't one of Rescue Remedys usual usages but hey, it may work for you?
Umm other ones on the market are Sea Legs, Sea Bands, Avomine, several homeopathic remedies, a patch that you stick behind your ear and Nausicalm. Nausicalm used to be branded Marzine. It is a Pharmacist only medication. Methadone users have been known to abuse it so you 'may' find it hard to find a pharmacy that stocks it OTC. We (the pharmacy I work at) only sell it to our regular customers.
Good luck finding something that works for you. I suffer from Vertigo and have similar sort of symptoms. Its hard work!
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 4:29pm |
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Oh.. Blackmores do a Travel Calm tablet that contains ginger. Works for some people when travelling. Fantastic for morning sickness too.
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 7:42pm |
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My FIL swears by nausicalm. DH gets realy sea sick and took one for our ferry crossing recently and felt really good.
Otherwise, my Mum used a pahia bomb a while ago and loved it, although on the same trip it did nothing for DH
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Posted: 08 April 2011 at 10:34pm |
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I second the Ginger Travel Calm. It works well with Nausea in general but also great for Travel too. I've used it for both.
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MyLilSquishy
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Posted: 09 April 2011 at 11:52am |
oh yeah and i cant take pills bigger than The Pill. lol im useless at taking pills. hmmm will pop into a pharmacy and see what they think 
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Posted: 09 April 2011 at 4:36pm |
Trick I learnt when having to give medication was to put the pill under the tounge then take a drink of water.
For starters you can't taste them and when you take the drink the pils are flicked to the back of the mouth and down. I know it sounds harder but it does work, don't ask me how - I take all my pills this way and can take five the size of fish oil ones this way. Try with a smaller one to start with rather than go all out and try five "horse" pills 
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Posted: 09 April 2011 at 6:39pm |
Crush pills and take them with yoghurt lol it's how we used to give it to the elderly
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Posted: 10 April 2011 at 3:17pm |
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when i was was younger i crushed them with a tsp of honey and took them that way. know they make soluble panadol and docs dont mind prescribing syrups lol.
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Posted: 10 April 2011 at 5:10pm |
There are homoeopathic pills that you can just put under your tongue and they melt.
I get travel sickness too and the thought of taking a travel sickness pill makes me feel sick so homoeopathic remedies are a godsend here! Helps that Miss 2 will eat them like a special treat when travelling
Naturo Pharm Travelmed relief is what we use.
I use the seabands too when flying and sip ginger beer.
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