Motion sickness - Health Advice

Motion Sickness - Health Advice

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Motion sickness

Symptoms
Drowsiness. Cold sweats. Nausea and vomiting. Pallor and fainting.
Motion sickness affects many people, particularly children. Women are more commonly affected than men.

Prevention

Lying horizontally.
Keeping the head fixed with the eyes on the horizon.
Avoid reading while travelling.
Try distraction (e.g. games, toys, music).
Avoid a stuffy or smoky atmosphere and the smell of food.

Medication
An anti-emetic may help. Some anti-emetics are available "over the counter". A doctors advice should be sought if the problem is severe.

Drug name	Adult dose	Duration of action
Cyclizine (Valoid)	50mg	4 to 6 hrs.
Hyoscine tablets (Scopolamine)	0.3 - 0.6mg	4 to 6 hrs.
Promethazine (Avomine)	25mg	24 to 30 hrs.
Meclizine (Sealegs)	25mg	6 to 12 hrs.
Cinnarizine (Stugeron)	30mg	6 to 8 hrs.

Hyoscine patches may be useful for long journeys (e.g. at sea) in those over 10 years of age. they are normally applied to the skin every 3 days.

source: Scottish NHS www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/General/

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