Anonymous wrote:I always do. I try to get the latest flight when I go to Europe, pop an Ambien and that way I get at least 5-6 hours in.
Recently I flew with the kids and gave them an OTC sleeping aid.
Anonymous wrote:I’m flying LAX to SYD next month, and dreading the 15.5 hr flight. Considering just knocking myself out with benzos to get through it. Does anyone else do this? Any downside?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m flying LAX to SYD next month, and dreading the 15.5 hr flight. Considering just knocking myself out with benzos to get through it. Does anyone else do this? Any downside?
I do and it's wonderful. No downsides.
Anonymous wrote:I’ve had great success with a low dose of Xanax. I get 12 pills annually -specifically for severe anticipatory and in-flight anxiety.
I never drink with Xanax- follow my prescribed dosage exactly and never take more than two days in a row, ever. Sometimes I’ll get a migraine the first day I arrive - haven’t figured out if it’s med side effect or perhaps triggered by altitude/dehydration/stress/time change or combo of all!
I’ll offer a Xanax hack: works best/fastest for me on an empty stomach and dissolved sublingually. Bitter tasting but somehow the horrible taste helps mitigate the burgeoning panic (same as eating sour candy).
Anonymous wrote:On long overnight fights we always fly business class with lie flat seats. I'll take something like Excedrin PM to help me fall asleep plus I wear noise cancelling headphones and an eye shade. I might sleep for only a few hours so I then power through the next day and go to sleep at around 10pm local time. After that I'm ok.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Downside is if you need to evacuate.
Most crashes are survivable, but you have seconds to get out.
If your plane crashes over the pacific on the way to Australia you’re not surviving. DVT is the way worse concern here lmao
Anonymous wrote:It’s not as bad as you think. Plus they carb load you and there’s free wine on the Dreamliner. I’d pack a few Benadryl jic. At some point you relax into the idea that you’re still on the plane and it’s ok. Def get economy plus or nicer if you can and hopefully the middle seat is open. Pack a change of clothes and wipes to freshen up an hour or three before landing. It helps!
Anonymous wrote:My Godmother sat next to someone on a long-haul flight who died from a DVT. They hadn't moved for the whole flight.
Don't do that to yourself.
Anonymous wrote:I know someone who takes some kind of heavy drug for every flight. She has a severe fear of flying because her entire work team, apart from her and one colleague, were killed in a famous airplane accident. That's traumatic enough, but she was supposed to be on the plane so she is also aware of how narrowly she avoided the same fate.
She said its embarrassing because she is basically drooling by the time they read the safety briefing. She just alerts the flight attendants that she uses a prescription specifically for fear of flying. She never flies alone. She is basically fine once the drug wears off.