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I use the patch also, which is prescription only. Yes, side effects are drowsiness, THIRST!, and sometimes blurry vision, but that's ok as long as I'm not reading.
My new fave is GINGER GUM! It works VERY fast. I can find it at CVS (pharmacy) but have only been able to find it at ONE locally. It is kept next to the Dramamine. Since then, I have been on what my husband calls a "ginger kick." I went to World Market and purchased Ginger Bears (candy) (they DO NOT taste as yummy as I thought), Ginger Chews (candy/stomach aid), Crystallized Ginger, and I know you can also take ginger capsules which I did while on a live-aboard. Ginger has NO side effects, like Dramamine and Bonine.
So if you also get carsick, I recommend the gum. Some people say gingersnaps, but I think the amount of ginger in them isn't quite high enough to make a difference.
I also recently mailed a pack of gum to a girlfriend of mine who is having morning sickness and she said it was a godsend.
My new fave is GINGER GUM! It works VERY fast. I can find it at CVS (pharmacy) but have only been able to find it at ONE locally. It is kept next to the Dramamine. Since then, I have been on what my husband calls a "ginger kick." I went to World Market and purchased Ginger Bears (candy) (they DO NOT taste as yummy as I thought), Ginger Chews (candy/stomach aid), Crystallized Ginger, and I know you can also take ginger capsules which I did while on a live-aboard. Ginger has NO side effects, like Dramamine and Bonine.
So if you also get carsick, I recommend the gum. Some people say gingersnaps, but I think the amount of ginger in them isn't quite high enough to make a difference.
I also recently mailed a pack of gum to a girlfriend of mine who is having morning sickness and she said it was a godsend.