Travel sickness

Sorry if theres already a thread about this, please re-direct me.

I suffer from it, always have done since i was little, but until recently it hasn't been as bad as it used to be. Now i cant seem to go anywhere without feeling at least a little bit sick. Its driving me mad. I do all the sensible things like not reading or trying to do something while the car is moving. And if im going on a long journey i take tablets, but i don't like taking them much as they make me feel horrible anyway.
The wristbands are alright, but its not always practical to wear them
Even the smell of a car is making me worry about it now arrrg
Does anyone have anything i can try?

Reply 1

20083

Sit in the front. I can't sit in the back of anything. Kinda weird, as I never had it when I was a kid. Only past couple year.

Reply 2

Thud

I'm fine if I take the tablets - sea legs or something, I can read and everything. Otherwise I just feel horrible the whole way, especially when it's hot or I'm in the back of a car.

Reply 3

Lizj

Sit in the front, keep your head up and steady. Focus on the horizon. Don't try to read. Have the window open and breathe deeply.

Reply 4

Krystal

Tablets work for me, the bands are useless. If its a long journey I tend to sleep because I can never actually enjoy the journey + the medicine (Strugeron) causes sleepiness. Reading tends to have the opposite effect. If the journey's planned I don't have milk/ something heavy before it. Worse thing is when it happens on short unanticipated journeys. grr. Try aromatherapy- lavenders great for sickness usually-few drops on a tissue and inhale...

Reply 5

20083

Drive. You'll never be sick.

Reply 6

JC.

Nessyfencer

Drive. You'll never be sick.

I felt a bit queezy the first time I used a big shot of nitrous oxide on my car... :wink:

Reply 7

pritnep

I went on a 2-3 week driving holiday for Summer holidays (Christmas holidays here). I used to get Travel sickness on long journeys when I was younger, worst thing was feeling it was coming on and knowing there was nothing you could do about it.

But over the last few years I haven't been sick in the car at all (as far as I can remember) *touch wood*. So hopefully I have grown out of it. Especially considering we were basically driving every day for 2-3 weeks and I wasn't sick at all.

I drove so that helps. Other then that there isn't really that much u can do but the tablets etc. I think I remember hearing on TV that sucking on a lemon can help, but not really sure of that.

I sympathise greatly with you though.

Reply 8

Agrippina

Sit in the front of the car for a start. I also find that listening to music helps greatly. I know how you feel, I'm the same - the shortest journeys will make me feel sick if I'm not in the front.

Reply 9

AisAis

Sleep. And be thankful you don't puke, like I still do at the age of 16!

However I do find that I'm more prone to being sick when I'm tired (like when you feel sick with tiredness and have done for weeks) or stressed or anxious or I'm worrying about being sick. If I have a dancing competition I'm ALWAYS sick, for example, because I worrry about it so much - if I'm sick I'll dance poorly and waste my parents' time and money going to it at all.

So I reckon if you stop worrying about it it will be less of a problem. If I'm relaxed, talking, eating (non-chocolate) sweets, looking out the window, sitting in the front, I'm usually fine.

Reply 10

Viridis

I have motion sickness and going on a car journey is hell.
I always sleep on long journeys even though I feel crap at the end but at least you don't feel sick during the journey.
'The car smell' always gets to me as well. I find that opening a window and letting the cool air in helps.
Just keep yourself busy and avoid doing anything that will require you to concentrate downwards.

Oh and don't have any large meals beforehand or during the journey :smile:

Reply 11

username47781

My friend always has ginger biscuits, when she's travelling, it helped her a lot.

Reply 12

Fingers and bones

I hate ginger. The bands are crap. Tablets are o.k. Sitting in the front helps. Talking to people helps. My parents used to take me and brother into the countryside every Sunday and in Derbyshire it get really really really bendy. I used to throw up everytime. :frown:

I think i'm growing out of it, so it's alright. :smile:

Reply 13

squeak

yeah ditto on the ginger biscuits.

if you can't avoid it...eat pineapple.. tastes the same when you chuck it up :wink2:

Reply 14

Fingers and bones

louiise

if you can't avoid it...eat pineapple.. tastes the same when you chuck it up :wink2:

I bet that's lovely, all sweet and tropical :smile:

Reply 15

happydinosaur

I find having some mints normally helps me. Never get on the bus without a packet of polos in my bag. Ginger is good too but not always practical to have ginger biscuits whereever you go!

Reply 16

20083

happydinosaur

I find having some mints normally helps me. Never get on the bus without a packet of polos in my bag. Ginger is good too but not always practical to have ginger biscuits whereever you go!

Never heard o the ginger one before, but yeah, mints do help.

Reply 17

Tommy Jet

Mints always help.
Make sure you sip water, open the window and try not to think about it.
Eat a light meal before travelling, but you don't want to feel too full.
The car smell is awful. Keeping the window open often helps, but not if there's traffic fumes!
I get travel sick and I am terrified of vomiting, so car journies are always hell!