Is there anything I can do against getting carsick?
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Sup guys, I get carsick alot (even when I am sitting in the front of the car) and I have to make a big trip tommorow(total of 254 KM) and I'd hate to be sick the whole way
any advice besides taking pills?
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My brother used to get carsick like this, I heard the best way to stop it is to watch out the window as oppose to doing activities that take your attention away from your surrounding. Listening to music might help as well.
Don't really know about carsickness specifically, but sniffing anything with camphor or menthol in it works for me when I have nausea.
Yeah you need to keep looking out the window, if i stare at my ipod for even 2 minutes my head starts going WTF.
[QUOTE=alien_guy;34192874]Yeah you need to keep looking out the window, if i stare at my ipod for even 2 minutes my head starts going WTF.[/QUOTE]
Front window or the door window?
[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;34193021]Front window or the door window?[/QUOTE]
Just look at something outside the car, especially things that give the indication to your brain that you are moving. Looking at static objects while having the sensation that you are travelling causes fuckups in your brain and makes you sick.
I've heard the cause has something to do with your body thinking that you're poisoned when it senses movement but doesn't see it, so it tries to make you vomit up the "poison".
Yell out the window "I'm in a car, I'm moving, I'm not poisoned and I'm proud!" Your body will get the message.
I used to get sick too when I was a kid, now it got better, I only get sick once in a while. Anyway, dos and dont's:
-As the others said, looks outside, avoid reading, because that makes you go sick just like that
-Take a nap if you can, it's like you're not even there. When you wake up, you'll feel like you've been teleported or something
-If it's pretty bad, I recommend getting some pills. I don't think you need a prescription for that.
-My mom also used to place a sticker covering my belly button. Don't ask me if that works or not, she just said it helps. She studied medicine, so what the hell do I know. It might even be a placebo effect but it wont hurt you anyway. And the stickers were the ones they used for bandages and stuff, not any sticker
Eat ginger, the oldest most tried option.
Walk instead.
[QUOTE=fredstin22;34202665]you always have to make it that your brain knows you are moving
say, if you close your eyes while in a moving vehicle, your brain cant see whats moving...so your brain fucks up.
if you want to do something while in a car, say read a book, try to make it so you can see that you are moving at the same time as you are reading, ie put the book (if you are in the back) on the seat infront of you.
Either that or take travel sickness pills [b]before[/b] you go[/QUOTE]
Actually, closing your eyes helps just as well.
The best thing to do, is look STRAIGHT forward at where you're going. Don't read, don't play on your phone, don't do anything, just have the window down a bit for some fresh air, and look forward.
Motion sickness used to affect me too.
I get carsick. I always sit at the back right and ask my dad to open the window JUST enough for me to get some decent ventilation going through the car.
I used to get this. The best solution I found, was to focus on stuff outside, and if that wasn't working, then I'd just try to fall asleep.
Motion sickness is because the fluid in your ear (where your sense of balance is located) is moving too rapidly. Normally the brain adjusts to the movement fast enough for you not to become nauseous because of it, but some people are overly sensitive to movement.
Different things work for different people, but some general things that help are things that help your brain to keep track of your location. Watching the road like many have mentioned already is probably the best method, but making sure your brain gets enough oxygen is important as well. Try to keep a window open and have something to drink on regular intervals so you won't become too warm. =)
Watch the road or sleep
I used to wear these wrist bands which were supposed to suppress the nerves that cause car sickness, but since I've been driving I haven't had that problem. Your best bet is to keep looking straight ahead and take deep breaths.
Considering the OP probably already went on his trip, why are people still giving him advice?
Basicly from when I use to get carsick alot without taking pills I would just lay my head back on the seat and just close my eyes until the feeling went away, that seemed to work.
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