Anonymous wrote:Lie flat doesn't work for me because I'm a side sleeper and I snore/get sleep apnea when I true to sleep on my back. I can't sleep on my side on the blue flats, so it's pointless. I actually prefer the old business class with a solid recline.

I usually just accept I won't sleep but try to rest. Agree on audiobooks or podcasts. I sometimes listen to guided meditations. Eye mask, the neck pillow that wraps around your neck. Comfy sweats, cozy socks, my own blanket.

Why can't you sleep on your side on a lie flat plane seat? I have done it with mostly good results. Padding not the best but it worked out.

Lie flat doesn't work for me because I'm a side sleeper and I snore/get sleep apnea when I true to sleep on my back. I can't sleep on my side on the blue flats, so it's pointless. I actually prefer the old business class with a solid recline.

I usually just accept I won't sleep but try to rest. Agree on audiobooks or podcasts. I sometimes listen to guided meditations. Eye mask, the neck pillow that wraps around your neck. Comfy sweats, cozy socks, my own blanket.

I could never sleep on a plane either until I got a neck pillow thing that is similar to the Trtl.

Even so, I just sleep for 2-3 hours at a time for a 15 hour or more flight. I watch a movie and then sleep again.

I also found that even if you can't get into a deep sleep, even closing your eyes and quieting your brain is more refreshing than reading or watching movies for 15-19 hours straight.

I also suggest doing your best not to stress if you can't fall asleep because as you know, it just makes it worse.

OP: If you have never been able to sleep on a plane, try sleeping inside the plane.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you get ambien? It’s what I use on flights to England.
Explain the situation to your doc.

The doctor may explain DVT risk back.

What? Youre not gonna get DVT for sleeping on a plane for a few hours. You literally lay in bed longer.

This is 1000 pct wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you get ambien? It’s what I use on flights to England.
Explain the situation to your doc.

The doctor may explain DVT risk back.

What? Youre not gonna get DVT for sleeping on a plane for a few hours. You literally lay in bed longer.

You don't lie in an economy class seat. Flying is a significant DVT risk.

Lying in bed is a DVT risk for people recovering from surgery and illnesses. That's why they're put in compression stockings and given blood thinners.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you get ambien? It’s what I use on flights to England.
Explain the situation to your doc.

The doctor may explain DVT risk back.

What? Youre not gonna get DVT for sleeping on a plane for a few hours. You literally lay in bed longer.

A frequent flier told me his advice is not to take medication for safety reasons but to take a Xanax at your destination (at the destination bedtime) to get rest and reset your clock.

OP here’s a trick that might work. I can’t sleep sitting upright and I realized it’s because my feet have to be level with my hips (idk why, maybe cause when you sleep lying down that’s what happens).

To fix this, I put a duffel upright on the floor in front of my economy seat (so against the seat back in front of me) and put my feet on that so my legs are in a triangle. Something about it flips a switch in my brain and I can fall asleep super easily. This works best on Economy Plus or Premium Economy but you can also make it work in Economy.

They also sell blow up leg rests that do this too but I’ve found it’s easier to use a duffle and cover it with a blanket to avoid flight attendants since a lot of the airlines banned the blow up leg rests.

I'm the same. The only time I have ever gotten more than an hour or so at a time is when I have had the entire row to myself in coach on a red-eye.

The biggest issue to me is the noise. Especially in first class/front of the plane as that is where the flight attendants generally work. I booked first class once thinking it would be an easier way to get some sleep and between the flight attendants talking and the guy behind me snoring like a buzzsaw, nope. I'm the same way in hospitals.

Xanax helped me.

I had trouble sleeping the night before a trip, the night of a red eye and the night once we have landed. Anxiety.

So, I take a half one the night before, a whole one if it is a red eye, and a half one our first night.

If you go this route, try it before you go to see if you have any adverse reactions.

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Anonymous wrote:

I feel like there should be long-haul flight planes that have like narrow triple bunk beds instead of three seats in some of the plane. I'd way rather lay down the whole flight than sit the whole flight and I can't be the only one.

Have had similar thoughts a few times. Good writeup on the issues/rules/reasons why it's hard.

https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/features/bunk-beds-in-aircraft-cabins-the-realistic-prospects.html

And Air New Zealand is bringing this product out next year on a few of their planes.

https://www.afar.com/magazine/air-new-zealand-is-bringing-lie-flat-beds-to-economy

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I feel like there should be long-haul flight planes that have like narrow triple bunk beds instead of three seats in some of the plane. I'd way rather lay down the whole flight than sit the whole flight and I can't be the only one.

Have had similar thoughts a few times. Good writeup on the issues/rules/reasons why it's hard.

https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/features/bunk-beds-in-aircraft-cabins-the-realistic-prospects.html

That's me!

I have slept on a plane a grand total of one time since I was a little kid (ah, the blissful days when you could lay down with your head in your mom's lap and sleep) and that was when there was a disturbance from the crazy guy next to me on a flight to Europe and the bumped me to an empty seat in first class with a seat that reclined to fully flat.

For me, it's just straight up that I cannot sleep sitting up. Cannot do it. I've tried everything - special pillows, etc. I even took a bunch of excedrin PM before a flight once - I was so tired I was literally in tears but still could not sleep.

So, I've moved to acceptance. I will be awake. I try as I can to adjust me flight times accordingly, and when I can't, I just plan on an all-nighter and a long nap at the hotel the next morning.

I will say, I've never taken more than an eight hour flight. 17 hours would be hard for me. I'd try to leave in the morning if I could, but I don't know what plane schedules are like. 9am - 2am and get to the hotel by 4am would be way better for me than staying up all night and... still having a day on a plane. But it is what it is. It's one day.

I feel like there should be long-haul flight planes that have like narrow triple bunk beds instead of three seats in some of the plane. I'd way rather lay down the whole flight than sit the whole flight and I can't be the only one.

I can’t really either, but you know, it’s fine. I fly often. You just go into a low power mode and sort of chill and time passes. Don’t spend energy getting mad at yourself for not being able to sleep.