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Suggest Medication For Motion Sickness While Travelling In Hilly Areas
Question: My wife has nausea/motion sickness/vomit problem when travelling in hilly areas. Last time we went to hills, she took one such tablet before starting road travel but it did not help much. Please suggest 1 or 2 better alternative medicines as we are going on a hilly area travel next week. thanks
The medicine taken last time around was stemitil but it did not help much
The medicine taken last time around was stemitil but it did not help much
Brief Answer:
Avomine, ondansetron
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
There are many options.
Avomine is usually given for motion sickness. Take one tablet before travelling.
If that does not help then stronger medicine is ondanetron. It can also be taken same way. Effect lasts for around 8 hours.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
Avomine, ondansetron
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
There are many options.
Avomine is usually given for motion sickness. Take one tablet before travelling.
If that does not help then stronger medicine is ondanetron. It can also be taken same way. Effect lasts for around 8 hours.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks Doc. Can you please suggest on following as well ?
Avomine:
How much earlier than travel should this be taken
How much is maximum dose
Time interval between next dose
Ondanetron:
How much earlier than travel should this be taken
How much is the maximum dose
Time interval between next dose
If Avomine is not working, can we take ondanetron right after it ?
Avomine:
How much earlier than travel should this be taken
How much is maximum dose
Time interval between next dose
Ondanetron:
How much earlier than travel should this be taken
How much is the maximum dose
Time interval between next dose
If Avomine is not working, can we take ondanetron right after it ?
Brief Answer:
Dose as given
Detailed Answer:
Regarding avomine tablet:
For Prevention of motion sickness
(a) Long journeys: one tablet each night at bedtime commencing on the night before travelling.
(b) Short journeys: one tablet to be taken 1 - 2 hours before the journey commences.
Maximum 25 mg twice a day.
For Treatment (if vomiting already happened
One tablet, followed by a second tablet the same evening and a third tablet on the following evening. Prompt treatment is important.
Additional tablets may safely be taken for prophylaxis or when they appear to be needed but it will seldom be necessary to give more than four tablets in 24 hours or to repeat a dose in less than 8 hours.
Ondansetron
Dose is 8 mg once or twice a day. Should take atleast 15 min before travelling.
Maximum dose is 30 mg.
If avomine is not working then ondansetron can be taken righaway.
Dr Vaishalee
Dose as given
Detailed Answer:
Regarding avomine tablet:
For Prevention of motion sickness
(a) Long journeys: one tablet each night at bedtime commencing on the night before travelling.
(b) Short journeys: one tablet to be taken 1 - 2 hours before the journey commences.
Maximum 25 mg twice a day.
For Treatment (if vomiting already happened
One tablet, followed by a second tablet the same evening and a third tablet on the following evening. Prompt treatment is important.
Additional tablets may safely be taken for prophylaxis or when they appear to be needed but it will seldom be necessary to give more than four tablets in 24 hours or to repeat a dose in less than 8 hours.
Ondansetron
Dose is 8 mg once or twice a day. Should take atleast 15 min before travelling.
Maximum dose is 30 mg.
If avomine is not working then ondansetron can be taken righaway.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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