How to watch Cloverfield without getting nauseated

People who are prone to motion sickness frequently experience symptoms while watching Cloverfield. The bouncy, jerky "handheld" camera type of filming used for the movie is making many people feel like they are on a roller coaster.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• your normal medication or treatment for motion sickness.

1. What normally works for you when you have motion sickness? Did you wear accupressure bracelets on your last cruise? Did you take a pill that improved your symptoms? You will need these items prior to going to the theater. If you have found something that works for car sickness, it will probably help during Cloverfield and other movies with the same type of bouncy, jerky filming style (The Blair Witch Project is another example).
2. One hour prior to the movie, take your motion sickness remedy, if it is a pill. Over the counter antihistamines are one of the most popular ways to combat nausea, but they also can cause drowsiness which will lead to SLEEPING through the movie nausea free. Commonly used antihistamines are Benadryl and Dramamine.
3. Some people experience relief with a scopolamine patch, a prescription remedy available from your primary care physician. If you plan to use this remedy, be sure to apply it before going to the theater, preferably several hours before the show time.
4. Anti-nausea medication, such as Phenergan, is frequently prescribed to combat the nausea, but does little to relieve the other symptoms associated with motion sickness. Other symptoms include becoming pale "pasty white", excess sweating and dizziness.
5. If you aren't interested in prescription or over the counter drugs, you may want to try taking 1-2 grams of ginger (in pill form) an hour or two before the movie. This non-drug treatment has been effective for boaters. Also, sea-bands, a type of accupressure bracelet, is available in travel stores and provides relief for many.
6. Once you are in the theater, if you start to feel like you are going to throw up, look away from the screen and focus on a wall, the next row of chairs, anything that is not moving. Motion sickness, it is believed, is caused because your eyes are giving your brain information that suggests you are moving, while your ears and other body parts are saying you are not moving. This conflict causes motion sickness. By looking at something that is not moving, your eyes are getting the same information as the rest of your body.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you take any treatments that come in pill form at least an hour before the movie.
• Some anti-motion sickness treatments cause drowsiness.
• Some treatments mentioned are only available by prescription