Sea sickness tablets - over the counter?

[i-need-a-martini]

I'm off on a cruise in 10 days time and someone suggested I buy some even though I have never been seasick before.

Is it something I can get over the counter or do I need to go to the trouble of a doctors appmt for a prescription?

[i-need-a-martini]

And which ones are OK for the kids?

[lis351]

I dont think they work. I have terrible motion sickness, I hate boats, and theyve never worked on me.
You get them over the counter at the chemist, I dont think theyll harm the kids, theyre mostly natural stuff, from memory. Youre better off with ginger tea. Apparently ginger is an anti-nausea. Not that that works for me either.

I reckon forget about it, go and have a good time.

BTW, I have to ask, did son go to Goodlife? Its been bugging me! LOL. 

[icyfroth]

I don't get motion sickness, but I took some with me last cruise I went on, just in case.

[twinkles**stars]

acupuncture bands from the chemist work, drug free and reusable. For things such as motion sickness and morning sickness.

[jodies*new*life]

I do get sick sea, so have never been on a big cruise ship, but we have a local dolphin watch cruise, that I go on occasionally when friends visit and I take ginger tablets from the chemist a few hours before and when I board- they work and are natural so would be fine for children
Enjoy your cruise!

[grumpy*cat*rocks]

It's been some years since I went on a cruise, but I have used tablets with good effect, and also "Scop patches" which from memory worked for a couple of days. No script needed.

Unsure if the patches are still available, this is going back many years now.

[lionrose.7]

I usually just ask the chemist for seasick tabs, cant remember the name, I only take them the first day till I get used to the motion of the ship then I am fine.

[mugssy65]

Was it called Quell?
I think that's the name of the over the counter one.

[lyndal1838]

Kwells....they have been around for years.   I am 68 and my mother gave them to me, I gave them to my children and my daughter gave them to her girls.  And no ill effects, except that my youngest daughter was very sleepy the first time she had them.  After that we gave her a smaller dose (She was only a toddler at the time)