Drug Name

Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate)

Drug Uses

Dramamine is used for preventing as well as treating nausea, vomiting, as well as dizziness caused by motion sickness. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Dramamine as directed by your doctor.

• Dramamine may be used with or without food.
• Take Dramamine exactly as directed on the package, unless instructed differently by your doctor. Incase you are using Dramamine without a prescription, follow any warnings as well as precautions on the label.
• Take the earliest dose at least 30 minutes before activity or travel.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Dramamine.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Dramamine is an antihistamine as well as anticholinergic. It works in the brain to decrease nausea, vomiting, as well as dizziness.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Dramamine, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Dramamine at room temperature between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C) in a tightly closed container. Brief periods at temperatures of 59 to 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) are permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Dramamine out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Dramamine if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Dramamine;
• you are using sodium oxybate (GHB);
• you are currently using or possess used a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (e.g., phenelzine) in the done 14 days;
• you are breast-feeding.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Dramamine may cause drowsiness or dizziness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to Dramamine. Using Dramamine alone, with confident other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or to perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
• Avoid drinking alcohol or using other medications that cause drowsiness (eg, sedatives, tranquilizers) while using Dramamine. Dramamine will add to the effects of alcohol as well as other depressants. Ask your pharmacist incase you possess questions about which medicines are depressants.
• Do not exceed the recommended dose or take Dramamine more frequently or for longer than prescribed without earliest checking with your doctor.
• Dramamine may cause increased sensitivity to the sun. Avoid exposure to the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Dramamine. Take a sunscreen or protective clothing incase you must be outside for a prolonged period.
• Do not take Dramamine with any medicine that contains diphenhydramine. Before you begin using any recent prescription or nonprescription medicine, including one used on the skin, read the ingredients to see incase it as well as contains diphenhydramine or another similar medicine (eg, antihistamine). Incase it does, or incase you are uncertain incase it does, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
• Take Dramamine with caution in the elderly because they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially dizziness, sedation, as well as lightheadedness upon standing.
• Take of Dramamine is not recommended in children younger than 2 years of age without earliest talking with the child's doctor. Safety as well as effectiveness in this age group possess not been confirmed.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits as well as risks of using Dramamine during pregnancy. Dramamine is excreted in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Dramamine.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• dizziness; drowsiness; moistureless mouth, throat, as well as nose; thickening of mucus in nose or throat.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest pain; convulsions; decreased alertness; difficulty urinating; excessive excitability; quick or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or sore throat; hallucinations; mental or mood changes; pounding in the chest; seizures; tremor; unusual bruising or bleeding; wheezing; yellowing of the eyes or skin.

More Information

Dramamine is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.