artluvr09 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I know i mentioned this in one of my earlier posts but today is strange! I feel dizzy and woozy after an elevator ride sometimes and sometimes i even feel as if i am still going up and down when i get off. Today at work I used the elevator to bring books upstairs felt a little dizzy but got over it within ten minutes. Usually i overcome the dizzy and seasick head feeling. Thankfully i don't get nauseous! The weird thing is today After i got off the elevator at 1 to go home I actually felt a little car sick as well which i rarely do. Not nauseous just a seasick woozy feeling in head. and here we are 3 hrs later and i still feel motion sickness after the elevator! it has never lasted this long before! Usually just 10 min or less! Any tips on how to stop feeling woozy? What do you guys do for motion sickness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I had an ENT recommend meclozine to me for motion sickness. It is an over the counter drug with the brand name Bonine. I had a good response to it but it did make me sleepy (sleepier). Please make sure you speak to your doctor before trying this or any OTC drugs. I also have been helped by mint or ginger tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGirls Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 One of my daughter's primary symptoms is dizziness (hence, my username). In between autonomic flares, we managed a trip to Disneyland. We had tried for years to go. We finally made it, my husband got a special deal and we spent one night at the Disneyland Hotel. It would have been truly "magical" had it not been for the elevator. After two trips up and down the elevator from the 8th floor, they were in full-blown vertigo. They haven't been on an elevator since. That was almost three years ago. We used Meclizine and also Sudafed to keep it under control during our trip. Actually, we are still using them as their condition has greatly worsened. We all had our blood drawn today to undergo genetic testing. We'll see what it says....Like Katybug said, though, always check your medicines with a doctor or even a pharmacist. Sometimes pharmacists know what interacts poorly or positively together. I also go to drugs.com and go to their "interaction" tab. You can type in all of your meds to make sure they don't interact with each other. Feel better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzyallie Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I hear you and feel for you it's not pleasant. I get like this after car rides anything longer than say 40mins will leave me rocky, swaying like I'm still moving for a while. I think it's a bit of mal de barquement syndrome. Nothing really helps. I take stemetil before long car rides now. Elevators sometimes have same effect. Sorry dizzy girls for your daughters, how disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_blue_jay Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Any tips on how to stop feeling woozy? What do you guys do for motion sickness? I have the same feeling after using elevators. Even at my doctor's office ironically, he's on the 4th floor! (I do have something called peripheral vestibulopathy though, it affects balance)My cure: I have to sit still & quiet for a while and just not move. My equilibrium restores itself after a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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