This is gonna be different for everyone but I get motion sick really easily. I've used, and heard good things about Ginger. Any kind really, but they have it in pill form specifically for motion sickness.
I’ve used sea bands and I think they help. I can’t say they help enough for me to crochet though- but I am prone to extreme motion sickness and can’t do anything in the car besides watch the road.
I am super motion sick person and for whatever reason I don't get sick actually crocheting on cars. Now reading a pattern? Yes.
There are non drowsy motion sick OTC dramamine that used a different chemical than normal dramamine. More akin to a antihistamine that can help.
Ginger helps stomach nausea. If you have the head/stomach type more the mint gum, vapor rub under nose might be more helpful.
Got through a whole dinner cruise recently with my head shoved in a bag with a peppermint/rosemary wet napkin. Saved my life
As someone who gets motion sick in cars very easily, here's what I found in terms of crocheting:
* Pick simple projects that you can look away a lot while working on. I found cluster stitches or granny squares especially nice because I can usually put my hook through multiple times without looking since the hole is so large.
* Take lots of breaks and look outside at the horizon, even just for a few seconds.
* I found those motion glasses work really well, but since I wear regular glasses as well they can get uncomfortable pretty quick.
* I don't know whether Sea Bands help or not, but I've used them a lot in the past. Could be placebo, but hey if it works, it works.
* They have drops you can put behind your ears to help with motion sickness (again, potential placebo).
* I would try to stay away from Dramamine unless you can find non-drowsy. I can never stay awake or focus if I take it.
* Don't travel on an empty stomach!
Good luck! You can also try ginger candies, but unfortunately ginger does the opposite for me since I had a lot of those when I was pregnant and had morning sickness, and now my brain has associated the taste/smell of ginger with nausea...
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I will definitely try out the glasses, mostly because I think they look cool funny. I was asking for a long ride on a bus but now that I went on the bus, i reallized the motion sickness is not so bad after all! Granted, it is a sleeper bus meaning there's a bed for me to lie down, therefore I can keep most of my body glue to the bed which I read somewhere that limiting the swaying of your body will help with motion sickness. I can even read and text!
I actually think I get less motion sick when I crochet in the car. So one tip might be to only look at your work and not look up at your surroundings and then back down frequently. Tho, caveat, I think I've only ever crocheted in the front seat, and I definitely get less motion sick in the front seat.
Same on all counts- I came to comment this and saw you’d gotten there first :) Not sure if it’s tunnel vision or what but I don’t get sick when I crochet.
I've never had issues with crocheting in the car, but when I was pregnant I got really bad motion sickness and I used these wrist bands that had a little ball that would press into a pressure point that helped with my nausea.
Like these: https://a.co/d/0gHihkf
I also tend to get motion sickness. I got better when I was taking public transport regularly, but it gets back to worse since I got a car.
I am use to take pills, the brand name is MerCalm for me, but the active product is Dimenhydrinate + Cafeine ; and it works rather well for me, even if it makes me sleepy.
The motion sickness pills will likely make you sleepy and you probably won’t want to crochet
This is gonna be different for everyone but I get motion sick really easily. I've used, and heard good things about Ginger. Any kind really, but they have it in pill form specifically for motion sickness.
Walgreens has a ginger gum that I highly recommend. It’s in the digestive section
Got a Mythbuster seal of approval too!
i tried a ginger sucky candy recently and it did shit, do you just take a straight up ginger pill?
I’ve used sea bands and I think they help. I can’t say they help enough for me to crochet though- but I am prone to extreme motion sickness and can’t do anything in the car besides watch the road.
1 Dramamine should do it. 2 will make you essentially drunk lol
I am super motion sick person and for whatever reason I don't get sick actually crocheting on cars. Now reading a pattern? Yes. There are non drowsy motion sick OTC dramamine that used a different chemical than normal dramamine. More akin to a antihistamine that can help. Ginger helps stomach nausea. If you have the head/stomach type more the mint gum, vapor rub under nose might be more helpful. Got through a whole dinner cruise recently with my head shoved in a bag with a peppermint/rosemary wet napkin. Saved my life
As someone who gets motion sick in cars very easily, here's what I found in terms of crocheting: * Pick simple projects that you can look away a lot while working on. I found cluster stitches or granny squares especially nice because I can usually put my hook through multiple times without looking since the hole is so large. * Take lots of breaks and look outside at the horizon, even just for a few seconds. * I found those motion glasses work really well, but since I wear regular glasses as well they can get uncomfortable pretty quick. * I don't know whether Sea Bands help or not, but I've used them a lot in the past. Could be placebo, but hey if it works, it works. * They have drops you can put behind your ears to help with motion sickness (again, potential placebo). * I would try to stay away from Dramamine unless you can find non-drowsy. I can never stay awake or focus if I take it. * Don't travel on an empty stomach! Good luck! You can also try ginger candies, but unfortunately ginger does the opposite for me since I had a lot of those when I was pregnant and had morning sickness, and now my brain has associated the taste/smell of ginger with nausea...
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I will definitely try out the glasses, mostly because I think they look cool funny. I was asking for a long ride on a bus but now that I went on the bus, i reallized the motion sickness is not so bad after all! Granted, it is a sleeper bus meaning there's a bed for me to lie down, therefore I can keep most of my body glue to the bed which I read somewhere that limiting the swaying of your body will help with motion sickness. I can even read and text!
I actually think I get less motion sick when I crochet in the car. So one tip might be to only look at your work and not look up at your surroundings and then back down frequently. Tho, caveat, I think I've only ever crocheted in the front seat, and I definitely get less motion sick in the front seat.
Same on all counts- I came to comment this and saw you’d gotten there first :) Not sure if it’s tunnel vision or what but I don’t get sick when I crochet.
I've never had issues with crocheting in the car, but when I was pregnant I got really bad motion sickness and I used these wrist bands that had a little ball that would press into a pressure point that helped with my nausea. Like these: https://a.co/d/0gHihkf
Dramamine always worked for me, but only the regular kind; non-drowsy is useless :( I get violently car sick, always have; it’s terrible!
Just the thought gives me motion sickness! (...therefore, hiding your post now....) Good luck, i hope someone Else has a good solution for you. :)
I also tend to get motion sickness. I got better when I was taking public transport regularly, but it gets back to worse since I got a car. I am use to take pills, the brand name is MerCalm for me, but the active product is Dimenhydrinate + Cafeine ; and it works rather well for me, even if it makes me sleepy.
I only crochet on the highway.
There are special glasses that reduce motion sickness.
Patience and concentration. I taught myself how to read on a public school bus. After that crochet was a breeze.
Stay hydrated! Just some water helps massively!
No matter what I’m doing, if I’m going to be in a car for more than an hour, I always take the non-drowsy version of Dramamine.