What Causes Motion Sickness?

Motion sickness medicine is a remedy for people who experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc. when they are in a car (boat) or in an airplane. They have different severity and gradually reduce or recover after rest. This kind of phenomenon is called "motion sickness" in medicine.

Motion sickness pills

Motion sickness medicine is a remedy for people who experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc. when they are in a car (boat) or in an airplane. This kind of phenomenon is called "motion sickness" in medicine.

The specific mechanism is not completely clear so far. It is generally believed that the shaking of a car (boat) causes the body to vibrate, resulting in temporary disturbance of the vestibular nerve function of the inner ear that manages the sense of balance of the body and motion sickness.

Chinese name

Motion sickness pills

Effect

Anti motion sickness drugs

Drug types

Motion sickness tablets; Weifuan tablets, etc.

duration

4 to 5 hours, etc.

Adverse symptoms

Want sleep

Precautions

After taking the medicine, do not take it at will

In motion sickness, motion sickness is most common. Nervousness and horror on the ride, poor digestive system, poor sleep and overwork, and hunger or satiety can easily lead to motion sickness. Therefore, you must avoid these factors before taking the ride.

In addition, the most common way to prevent motion sickness is to take anti-motion sickness drugs, also known as motion sickness drugs. The following introduces the usage, dosage, and precautions of some common anti motion sickness drugs. Readers and friends can choose the appropriate drugs based on the characteristics of each drug and the length of the ride.

The medicines used in the prevention and treatment of motion sickness introduced in this article have different durations. Some can last 4 to 5 hours, and some can reach more than 12 hours. Therefore, the appropriate drugs should be selected according to the length of the ride. Under normal circumstances, motion sickness medicine should be taken on an empty stomach half an hour to one hour before boarding, so that the drug has reached an effective concentration. Please note that after taking motion sickness medicine, you cannot take it arbitrarily when the duration is not full. After taking the motion sickness medicine, you should comfort yourself psychologically: "I have taken the medicine, and I will not be motion sick."

Most motion sickness medicines want to go to sleep after taking them. If you need to avoid them, you should choose medicines with less sedation. Motion sickness medicine should not be used in combination with other cold medicines, antihistamines (allergic or rhinitis medicines), sedatives, antitussives, expectorants, etc. It should also be avoided in combination with gastrointestinal analgesics and antispasmodics. In addition, pay attention to the duration of the effect, the ear patch usually lasts for 3 days; most oral medications only last 6 to 8 hours, if the trip is too long, you must take the medicine halfway.

During the trip, if you feel bloated, you can take digestive medicine, chewing gum, or edible fruit candy; if you want to vomit, you can take morpholine or metoclopramide, etc .; May take sedatives. For those who suffer from severe vomiting and dehydration, they should go to the hospital to lose 5% glucose saline.