Car sickness as an adult

[Phoebe]

Has anyone developed car sickness as an adult? Long road trips give me a headache. I'm sitting in the front seat on hour 5 of a 7 hour trip and I want to hurl. This happens frequently when I ride in the car, mostly with my husband as the driver.

[Momo]

Oh no! I hope it doesn't become a migraine.

[medpedspouse]

I get it too but not always. Although I get nauseated intead of headaches. Sometimes I can even read and be ok. Other times just riding makes me sick. I now always travel with ginger chews.

Can you switch and drive for a bit and see if you can keep the headache from getting worse?

[OrionGrad]

I'm the queen of car sickness. If I take my eyes off the road at all I start getting nauseous. Driving myself helps more than anything else. Second to that is drinking soda through a straw. I don't know how/why it works, but it does for me.

[diggitydot]

I didn't have issues with motion sickness until having HORRIBLE morning sickness with DD2. I now get motion sick really easily. Like, can't-ride-carnival-rides kind of motion sickness. Tilt-a-whirl? NFW.

In the car, I have to be in the front. Driving is best, but passenger is OK in some cars. My old Kia had a funky suspension, so it had a weird roll to it whenever we went around corners or turns. Now that we have a newer Highlander with a much better suspension system, I have no problem with motion sickness as a front seat passenger.

[Phoebe]

Nausea definitely accompanies the headaches. DH used to drive a mini-van that caused me to get sick. We ended up getting rid of it. I find it weird because it still happens in the front seat. I have to ride with the window down. Nausea and kids arguing are not good side effects when stuck in a car.

[Curegirl]

Ugh, I'm sorry, I feel you...I've had severe motion sickness my whole life. I usually take meclizine (sp?), Hyland's Motion Sickness pills, and use acupressure bracelets.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I have in transiently. Sometimes I'm totally fine and other times I feel horribly ill and cannot do anything other than stare out the front window.

[alison]

Try seabands? They are the only thing rgat help M even moderately! I can get 5 minutes of driving in versus 2! Also Dramamine. That'll knock you out though.