Dramamine

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Description

Dramamine is a product to reduce nausea and vomiting. It has an active ingredient Dimenhydrinate. This ingredient is a blocker of the histamine receptors. It gives an intensive anticholinergic, sedative, and antiemetic action.

 

As to the efficiency level, Dramamine is one of the best drugs to reduce nausea and relevant states. The drug action happens by means of blocking histamine receptors. Due to the reduction of histamine, a tone of the smooth muscles of bronchi, intestine, and other organs is reduced.

 

A sedative effect of Dramamine plays a great role because a vestibular stimulation is inhibited. The sedative effect is not worse than tranquilizers but the tolerance of Dramamine is significantly better. After the use of the drug, the side effects do not occur like it happens with tranquilizers.

 

A therapeutic effect happens quickly within 20-30 minutes after the peroral application. It lasts for 3 to 6 hours depending on the intensity of the causative factors and individual peculiarities of the body. A patient does not experience nausea, vomiting, dizziness anymore, and the work of the vestibular system is regulated.

 

Dramamine is used for:

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  • Marine disease
  • Meniere syndrome
  • Prevention and treatment of vestibular and labyrinthine disorders (except when vomiting, dizziness and other symptoms are caused by antitumor therapy)

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In what dose is Dramamine used?

Dramamine is produced in the tablets containing 50 mg of the active ingredient Dimenhydrinate. The tablets are used 4 to 6 times per day depending on the intensity of the nausea or vomiting.

 

Patients older 12 years old are recommended to take a tablet of Dramamine 50 mg every 4 hours. If the drug action lasts longer, the daily dose may be reduced. The maximal daily dose that does not cause severe side effects and is approved by FDA is 400 mg of Dramamine per day.

 

Patients under 12 years old should take a half of the tablet of Dramamine 50 mg 2-3 times per day. The maximal daily dose is 150 mg. The tablets are used before meals, with enough water.

 

To prevent kinesia, Dramamine 50 mg is used 30 minutes before traveling/flying.

 

Precautions

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  • Do not take Dramamine during epilepsy, herpetic dermatitis, pregnancy.
  • Patients under 1 year old are not prescribed Dramamine to reduce nausea or vomiting
  • Dramamine is not used to reduce vomiting during food poisoning
  • Using the tablets, avoid a consumption of alcohol, tricyclic antidepressants, sedatives and hypnotics, antipsychotics.

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Side effects

Using Dramamine often cause the side effects in the central nervous system: dizziness, headache, drowsiness, general weakness, fatigue. Dry mouth, decreased appetite, tachycardia appear seldom.

 

The side effects do not affect the efficiency of Dramamine and do not require to cancel the treatment. But if the side effects cause a severe physiological discomfort, it is necessary to stop the use of the tablets.

 

Buy Dramamine online

In order to buy Dramamine online, a prescription and a big sum is not needed. The medicine is supplied to the warehouse of the inline pharmacy from a manufacturer avoiding trading agents. Therefore, a cost of Dramamine online is lower by 2-3 times than in the city pharmacy.

 

Buying Dramamine online, you will save your time avoiding lines. A procedure of ordering will not cause problems even if you buy medicines online for the first time. A pharmacist’s consultation online is not obligatory but you may use it at any time to get information about safe use of Dramamine without prescription.

 

If you have questions during the purchase of Dramamine online, a representative of the pharmacy is ready to answer at any time.