My sister always gets sick for about 4 hours after having been in a coaster. So she spent quite a lot of hours waiting outside a ride for us to come out. [stupid1]
Does anyone have any tips to what she can do or take to avoid sickness so that she can join us? [clap]
I am not very good on the big coasters, hence I avoid the ones that twist and turn upside down. A couple of years ago we booked a cruise and I was very worried about motion sickness on that. but I was recommended a tablet by a neighbour who is a deepsee diver and then have on occasions has to use sickness pills. she recommended triptone to me it is available it the scuba diving stores. I took them a couple of hours before sailing for the first 24 hours and was fine.
Not sure if this can help with rollercoasters, though not sure anything would work except abstanance
CERI
She could try the wristbands for travelsickness without taking medication. You can get them in most pharmacies.
Babblin Boo
Don't personally have problems on rollercoasters but if you are at all even slightly claustrophobic do not even attempt to go on the Mission Space ride at Epcot.
It looks all right when you get in but then when the door closes the dashboard moves back to within several inches of your face and there is no way to get out until after the end of the ride no matter how much you panic, scream or struggle. Better once the ride starts spinning though and you have something to look at.
The bigger a person you are the worse the more confined it will be, really its no wonder some people have died on there.
There are notices warning you shouldn't go on if you don't like confined spaces but its much more confined than you would reasonably imagine.
Its probably better if you know exactly what to expect before riding for the first time.
Any travel sickness pill would help, try Cinnarizine (Stugeron), 2 hours before the rides and it should last for 8 hrs. Obviously check with the pharmacist if she's on other medication.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by anorak
Don't personally have problems on rollercoasters but if you are at all even slightly claustrophobic do not even attempt to go on the Mission Space ride at Epcot.
It looks all right when you get in but then when the door closes the dashboard moves back to within several inches of your face and there is no way to get out until after the end of the ride no matter how much you panic, scream or struggle. Better once the ride starts spinning though and you have something to look at.
The bigger a person you are the worse the more confined it will be, really its no wonder some people have died on there.
There are notices warning you shouldn't go on if you don't like confined spaces but its much more confined than you would reasonably imagine.
Its probably better if you know exactly what to expect before riding for the first time.
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And the relevance of this post to the OP's question is????
There may be no relevance to the my question, still I'm glad to hear about it as I do have problems with small confined spaces. I didn't ride Mission Space last time and was planning to do so next time, but I now think I'm going to skip it, again.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by letournerie
There may be no relevance to the my question, still I'm glad to hear about it as I do have problems with small confined spaces. I didn't ride Mission Space last time and was planning to do so next time, but I now think I'm going to skip it, again.[/quote]Then maybe it would have been wise to ask about rides that might cause problems in small spaces too as many rides might be an issue for you - particularly those that achieve both - though I have to say Mission Space is the daddy of them all in terms of causing claustrophobia to those so inclined.
I didn't feel the need to ask about that as it is not on my mind at all. However, the info given by Anorak was welcome + the warning signs would have tipped me off.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by IanW
Any travel sickness pill would help, try Cinnarizine (Stugeron), 2 hours before the rides and it should last for 8 hrs. Obviously check with the pharmacist if she's on other medication.
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Plus be extra careful if she's driving with (some) motion sickness medication.
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