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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:16 am
You're welcome. Just shows I should proof the links I post better! LOL Make sure she is really hydrated when she travels too.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:28 am
this may sound odd but before my friend goes on a long car trip or on a boat, she will eat some pickled ginger (like you get when you order sushi) and <here comes the odd part but she SWEARS by it> She puts some ginger in her belly button. Iknow, Iknow - stop LOLing... Think about it, doesn't ginger ale help an upset stomach...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:30 am
Ginger is a great holistic relief! Also look into the seasick patches. http://www.sealetter.com/Aug-96/tips.html http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/seasic.asp http://www.scuba-doc.com/moresea.htm
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:35 am
i'm gonna just let greekbread post on the ginger in the belly button thingie. i can't wait till she sees that! lolololol! oh mygawd, i was so glad noone was here at work to hear me guffaw!
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:36 am
Have you looked into acupressure wrist bands? They work well for me; and I am one of those that gets very ill unless I'm doing the driving.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:42 am
karuuna, i've never heard of them. i don't get carsick, so i'm not real aware. when she was little i gave her spray up her nose (but that was by prescription from the doctor), or waited till she was napping.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:44 am
I know landi, i told you it was bizzare but hey if it works....
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:44 am
They are called Seabands, Landi. You don't need a script for them either.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:45 am
hey, have her take a tylenol PM before the trip, maybe she will sleep and not get sick 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:56 am
Landi, this site has some pretty good info and recommendations. From childhood, a long car trip (anything past 30 mins) has been a nightmare for me. Aside from driving myself, the front seat, looking straight ahead still works the best for me. Any reading-like activity will set everything off within minutes. Mountain trips with loads of curves are a particular nightmare. That's when only driving myself will avoid disaster. Above site recommends against partaking in diary products. However, nibbling on cheese helps me quite a bit, both in the car and on the plane. How much longer before Greekbread gets her license?
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 12:01 pm
Landi, here's a website for several products. Sea-bands aren't available there, but Queasy Pops (lollipops for motion sickness in several flavors) and No Queeze wristbands. http://www.familyonboard.com/travel_comfort.html By the way, I do recall using lemon drops when I was pregnant; and that helped a lot too!
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 12:07 pm
Oh, and one of employees tells me there are also electronic devices out now that look like a wristwatch that emit a very small pulse to that same acupressure point. I may just try one of these myself! here's one to look at: LINK
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 12:09 pm
Oh the worst for me, Lum, is those damn divider walls (the little white ones) they put up on freeways when theres some kind of construction going on. I don't know why the site of those little walls whizzing by makes me so sick but even now sitting her thinking about it makes me queasy! I chew gum, doesn't stop it completely but does help somewhat. And on long drives, we stop often so I can get out and walk around a bit. Takes us longer to get there, but at least I'm not as sick. One of the worst trips ever was going to Vegas a few years ago to meet Spy and Kstme. A normal four hour drive took us almost six. I swore up and down that whole drive I didn't care how I got home but there was no way in hell I was getting back in the car and driving, lol. Couldn't eat a thing that night and spent most the next day in bed. I've always thought that part of the reason that drive was so bad was that I also had cramps and maybe that caused a lot of it, but I don't remember ever being that carsick before or since that trip.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 5:57 pm
Landi, I think it is meclizine that is in Walgreens Motion Sickness tablets. It is non-drowsy. It is what I always use on cruises, and I am sometimes one of the few ambulatory people besides the crew when the seas get rough. Anyway, go to Walgreens. The tablets are effective and cheap. (or you can probably get it from the pharmacist behind the counter too, never thought of doing that.) Huh! Learn something new every day at the Clubhouse.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 6:59 pm
Meclizine is a histamine blocker, and thus is considered one of the drowsy-causing medications. The package will likely include the standard don't operate heavy machinery while using this medication. Meclizine is often used in animals that get motion sick and have to travel long distances because it can have a tranquilizing effect that can last up to 8 hours. It is also is sometimes prescribed to patients with anxiety disorders since it can have a calming effect. Bonine is the chewable version sold OTC. It's sometimes sold behind the counter because taken in large doses it gives a kind of "high", and thus is subject to abuse. Because it is less drowsy-inducing than some other anti-cholinergic drugs, it doesn't produce as good a high. Just in case you wanted to know. However, as with all these types of medications, different people will have different reactions. So if you're looking for a med that might induce less drowsiness (when used for motion sickness!) it may be worth a try. There are also non-drowsy versions of Dramamine available.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 7:03 pm
thank you everyone! since we will have multiple road trips this year (due to the new car) i will try the different methods to see what works. tvch members are always a wealth of information! THANK YOU AGAIN!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 7:15 pm
My doc is the one who suggested the meclizine (behind the counter) for my kids when we were going on a cruise. There are lots of meds you can get behind the counter that are the equivalent of brand names. I buy my kids' Claritin behind the counter. A 100 count bottle of Loratadine (active ingredient in Claritin) is only $25.00.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 7:29 pm
Tex, lots of OTC meds are sold "behind the counter" for many different reasons, including the one you noted. A recent example, in the last few years, the FDA has legislated that all decongestants containing pseudoephedrine (a decongestant found in Sudafed and Nyquil) be sold "behind the counter" because they are used to make crystal meth.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 6:15 am
I personally lean more towards the theory that the drug companies do it to keep the price of the drugs higher!!! When Claritin was a script, I got a 30 day supply for my copay. Now that it's OTC it's a 10 day supply for $10 (or more) but yet I can get 100 of the generic brand 'behind the counter' for $20.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 9:22 am
The pseudoephedrine behind the counter thing happened in WA while I was away this winter. I am a legitimate user of pseudoephedrine. It is about the only thing that works on my allergies. Now that it can't be advertised or displayed, there is no reason to have sales on it. Plus, I have to feel like a criminal asking for it. And here is a somewhat strange thing. When we were in Thailand, I caught a cold and ran through all the pseudoephedrine I had, so I went to a drugstore. Their drugstores sell EVERYTHING, and most of it without a prescription. They had NO pseudoephedrine. Pharmacist had never even heard of it.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 10:28 am
Texannie, I'm sure that's part of it. Now you have to pay for the advertising and fancy packaging. Juju - I'm in the same fix. I switched to Nyquil gelcaps for my sinuses after I could no longer get Sudafed without wondering if they thought I was an addict of some kind. Now I hear the gelcaps are going behind the counter too. Guess I'll have to go back to trying to not look nefarious! 'With this and my trouble at airports, I'm sure to be on the post office wall before long. 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 10:57 am
Have y'all tried the new sudafed pe? For me it seems to work about as well as the regular sudafed. This stuff contains phenylephrine hci instead of pseudoepedrine.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 6:58 pm
Karuuna, there is just no hope for you. I guess we better all get our Paypals ready for bail money. Nope, Ladytex, haven't heard of it. I've still got a small stash of pseudoephedrine. I think I got the last of it off the shelf at Kmart before I became a narcotics criminal. BUT it is cottonwood season, and there is a ton of stuff floating in the air, so I might check it out.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 6:01 am
Another nutrition question. Eggs? As a child I didn't like them. Colored eggs for Easter -- but didn't eat them. Now, I love eggs. How many is considered safe healthwise these days? One every other day? One (or more?) every day?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 12:24 pm
There was a stink over eggs because they are (relatively) high in cholesterol, but as we "grow" (or whatever the appropriate word is!) cholesterol from saturated fat, not from ingesting cholesterol, now I don't think they put a limit on cooked eggs. Here's a couple of links: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/healthydiet/eggsandpulsesq/ http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=1164&thirdlevel=1331#6200
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