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So my Sigler's drug cards say that:
cyclizine: short acting and less sedating
dimenhydrinate: short acting and more sedating
meclizine: longer acting and less sedating
But it seems to me everything you buy otc is either dimenhydrinate or meclizine. According to the drug cards wouldn't cyclizine be a better option than dimenhydrinate for shorter duration motion sickness...??? such as a few hours car trip
Also you need to be 12 and older for meclizine, but not dimenhydrinate? It seems dimenhydrinate would have more side effects in children so why the age difference?
cyclizine: short acting and less sedating
dimenhydrinate: short acting and more sedating
meclizine: longer acting and less sedating
But it seems to me everything you buy otc is either dimenhydrinate or meclizine. According to the drug cards wouldn't cyclizine be a better option than dimenhydrinate for shorter duration motion sickness...??? such as a few hours car trip
Also you need to be 12 and older for meclizine, but not dimenhydrinate? It seems dimenhydrinate would have more side effects in children so why the age difference?