Pharmacist advice
Motion sickness
Motion sickness is nausea or dizziness in a car, boat, or plane. Fresh air and looking at the horizon help some people.
A pharmacist cannot prescribe for this from this page.
What usually helps
- Sit where motion is least, and avoid heavy meals just before travel.
- Dimenhydrinate is a common ingredient. A pharmacist should check the age, the dose, and other medicines. It causes drowsiness.
Talk to a pharmacist first
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- The person is under 12, unless the note below gives a different age.
- You take other medicines, or you have a long-term condition.
- A child under 12, or anyone who must stay alert to drive.
See a doctor or call 911
- Vomiting that will not stop, confusion, a severe headache, or chest pain. Call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, or fainting.
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