Sleeping on an airplane...doc offered either Rozarem or Ambien. Help!!
Hi. I will be flying from Fairbanks to Virginia next month.
And not looking forward to the trip. Spoke with the doc, and she offered me sleeping pills to deal with the time lag and anxiety. I'm not a 'fear of flying' kind of person, but am no fan of airtravel.
There is a stopover, but since that is just for refuelling, I can opt NOT to leave plane if asleep (if awake, I will). So, any advice for those who've taken either or both of these medications? I see the doc this mon. Thank you.
My dr. gave me xanax, just the lil ones, .5 mgs, i think. when i flew from tulsa ok, to fairbanks, but i have a FEAR of flying, those knocked me right out
I also have a fear of flying but once in the air I settle down,it just is the taking off and landing that gives me this foolish phobia. Everyone knows how much safer flying is compared to driving. My last time flying I took along a few diazepam that is prescribed to me and I take 1 to 1.5 and I am relaxed. My phobia of flying makes absolutley no sense but I just cannot shake it LMAO
If i was u I would just do a few shots of bourbon on the plane...then u will be lovin flying!!!! seriously i would not go with sleep meds. i would go with a mild benzo like klonopin, valium, or xanax. It should take care of your anxiety, and not knock you out so u are a zombie. I am not scared of flying, but if i was, id wanna be awake!! Awake, but with my anxiety under control. Take my advice..I am on Klonopins for anxiety and panic attacks, and they really are a MIRACLE drug.
oh.. and by the way, BRODANK, that is a flippin sweet picture! Is that you?
Roserem is just not appropriate for short term use or PRN use. Definitely go with Ambien. I usually give a script for 5 Xanax for long air travel.
The last time I flew on a late flight was the "red eye" from Honolulu to Salt Lake City and then a connecting flight home. When we got on our plane in Hawaii, I took a half of my Ambien which was 5 mg (I have the 10 mg tabs) and slept most of the way to SLC which was a 6+ hour flight. I had no problems waking up or making the connecting flight.
I think it mattered to the doctor that because I get horrible motion sickness that I will be on the "patch" scopolamine (sp?), and that may have limited choice of what to presc.
Didn't know it would matter that taking the med on a short time basis would matter. Will either work better/worse because it is NOT built up in my system? Shouldn't I do better because I don't have tolerance?
Thanks.
I thought that that the whole zombie/forgetting stuff was figured out and fixed after the 1st generation of ambien and nowadays is much more effective and with less bad side effects.
Weiredest thing is to take ambien and stay awake. I started hallucinating. They also say, be sure to devote at least 7-8 hours of sleep before taking ambien. Or is that Lunesta? I dont remember..
The doctor called me Sat. (yesterday) the appt. would have been cancelled on Mon, and we are leaving for Alaska. Anyway, since the discussion had to be rushed on the phone I was offered (and TOOK) bot the rozerem and ambien (10mg) with the warning that I ought to for the first leg at least cut the ambien (is it generic?,will pick it up after drugstore opens up later) and try it at 5mgs.
I got tentative permission to use both drugs on the return if each were half dose and I was travelling with another responsible adult not taking anything (well he is taking a seasick patch, but the doc meant liquor or meds (legal or not).
Suppose I should have mentioned that while on our layover in Vancouver that I'm planning to load up on tyl #1 and aspirin #! 8 grams of codeine and 80 g. of caffeine in a 300 acetem. or 300 mg aspirin. Guess I won't take any of those when taking the sleeping meds.
Caffeine, even 80 grams seems low, but why take awy from my precious little stash, eh?? Man I hate travelling!!
Advice/comments? Carlos
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If you wanna remain asleep take the ambien if you woul like to be able to wake up and go walk around in the airport take the rozerem. If you take the ambien tho you may sleep walk thru the airport and miss getting back on the plane... in other words if you wanna get knocked out take tha ambien but if you get woken up do not get off the plane.....if you just need help to get to sleep, take the rozerem and it will help..hope that helps a bit
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