Gravol (Dramamine) suppositories

[RosieRoo]

before I start throwing all my money at this website, what exactly is dramamine? what does it do and what makes it work so well? I though it was just for motion sickness...

[AoD]

before I start throwing all my money at this website, what exactly is dramamine? what does it do and what makes it work so well? I though it was just for motion sickness...

Well, it is for motion sickness, also an antihistamine (though less effective than benadryl). It can help prevent vomiting from other causes, but it isn't a cure all. There's some evidence it can reduce the severity and frequency of v* from sv but it isn't 100% effective. They're not really sure why it helps in the case of sv, actually. To be perfectly honest, nothing is 100% effective in preventing nausea and v* from sv*, even really powerful antiemetics like zofran. That's because part of the mechanism behind v* in viral infections seems to be different than stimulation of the chemoreceptor zone and the vomiting center. It can help someone fight the nausea and v* though, making it more feasible to control and avoid v*. And obviously it's a good option to have it as a suppository when you already are sick... works even people can't keep anything down.

[gumdropper1]

before I start throwing all my money at this website, what exactly is dramamine? what does it do and what makes it work so well? I though it was just for motion sickness...

Dramamine is a primarily a motion sickness pill but it can also prevent ordinary vomiting. It is advertised in Canada for exactly this purpose but is not approved to be advertised for that in the U.S. I think Dramamine works by suppressing the vomiting center in the brain.

That's good. Do they work if you also have diarrhea? I ask because I once had a virus where I had diarrhea for over 12 hours before the vomiting started.

Yes, you can use the suppositories if you have diarrhea, but you have to be able to keep them in for at least 20 minutes before expelling anything anally. If you have 12 hours of diarrhea but no vomiting, then you could use oral Dramamine/Gravol which is available in any drug store.