The day you’ve been waiting for is finally here — your big cruise vacation! You board the ship and with an umbrella drink in hand, watch dry land slip further and further away. Suddenly, you start not to feel so good. You start to feel a bit dizzy and your skin gets clammy. Then you start to feel nauseous and need to sit down. The symptoms get worse until a cruise ship employee gets you some motion sickness medicine and finally, you start to feel better.
Why did you get motion sick? And how does motion sickness medicine help alleviate symptoms? Let’s answer both of these questions.