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Travel sickness and autism

GreyCuddlyWolf

I seem to suffer from travel sickness quite badly, being in the car for 15 minutes is enough to make me feel queasy. Also feel the same way on buses and trains.

The issue can be dealt with if I take a kwells tablet an hour before leaving. But the tablet makes me incredibly thirsty and dries my mouth out. So have to take several water bottles on the trip. Along with my things to help me cope with stress. Stuffed animal, ear plugs, fidget toys ect. Find traffic jams very difficult to deal with cause of not knowing how long we will be stuck in them.

I don’t like going out in the car often cause I always associate it with pain and discomfort. It’s not my fault wish I no longer had this problem and could go on car trips with ease.

Is this part of my Autism, it is a common trait or do I have another issue?

It could be because I’m not used to being in a vehicle.

Anybody else have anything similar?

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  • I get travel sickness, too, though it’s only when I’m not the driver. I really don’t enjoy driving, though, because of my ADHD and anxiety makes even a nice, casual drive into a sensory nightmare.

    So yeah, Autism could easily be part of why the experience is so horrible for you, but it could also be anxiety that makes things like traffic jams and worrying about travel sickness unbearable.

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  • I get travel sickness, too, though it’s only when I’m not the driver. I really don’t enjoy driving, though, because of my ADHD and anxiety makes even a nice, casual drive into a sensory nightmare.

    So yeah, Autism could easily be part of why the experience is so horrible for you, but it could also be anxiety that makes things like traffic jams and worrying about travel sickness unbearable.

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  • in reply to profdanger

    It’s incredible how so many of my unusual experiences have turned out to be related to autism

    I get super motion sick in cars (unless I’m driving, which I love doing, means I don’t need to use crowded public transport, and I can just sit in my parked car to regroup) 

    and also below deck on boats 

    and backwards facing on trains 

    I haven’t found a solution - I crack the window in the back of Ubers, put my phone away, close my eyes and focus on my breath. 

  • in reply to profdanger

    I'm in the same boat. As a young boy, I always boked during long car journeys. Also got sick on buses; the artificial air turns my stomach; as well as provide me with a stress headache.

    Exposed ground, when windy, unnervs me even more than snow or ice. Which is why I'm not fond of Dual Carrigeways. I imagine that my car tosses around, like a ragdoll. Anxiety, plus negative experiences of when I did lose control when driving.

  • in reply to profdanger

    You are right. Anxiety does make it worse. I don’t drive my dad does. You probably don’t get sick when driving because you have to be alert and focus on the road at all times, which takes your mind off the worries.

    It’s different when you’re the passenger. I don’t have this feeling when riding my bike cause I’m always focused.