flying sedation advice - urgent

[jcdenton08]

Ello.

Flying bk from NY tonight (7.5hours) and wanted to know if it was safe to take sedatives to get through it. Every single time I fly long haul I get a respiratory infection, initially dry sore throat, headache which starts about two hours in and then sore legs, cramps etc. By the time we land I feel shocking. I'm not a nervous flyer and just want to sleep and wake up back at Heathrow.

Can anybody recommend something I can buy OTC here in the US to get me through the flight? Every time I return home (8-10 previous holidays in US) ive come back poorly straight onto antibiotics and I swear its due somehow to the flights.

Advice welcome

 

[MattBackHome]

Red eye? BOOZE.

 

[jcdenton08]

Red eye? BOOZE.

Red eye?

Booze doesn't make me tired, it does make my throat so dry though that sleeping is absolutely impossible

 

[jcdenton08]

Never mind, googled it. Yep that's right. Any other suggestions aside from booze?

 

[s5.bha]

Take some aspirin , I find this helps.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

I always take Melatonin and it works fine , you can get it in any of the chain pharmacies in New York: Duane Reade, Walgreens, CVS will all stock it. Hope this helps and that you enjoyed NYC

 

[Springal]

Try mellotonin, get the biggest dose you can. Its quite gentle (3mg certainly is) though.

 

[MattBackHome]

Red eye?

Booze doesn't make me tired, it does make my throat so dry though that sleeping is absolutely impossible

Not even red wine? Not trying to be pithy here, honestly. Just find that demolishing a few glasses of red on a night flight absolutely knocks me out.

 

[catfish]

Over to you, @Questions

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not even red wine? Not trying to be pithy here, honestly. Just find that demolishing a few glasses of red on a night flight absolutely knocks me out.

Used to do night flights to Hong Kong a fair bit. Couple of glasses of red and a Nytol did the trick. Wouldn't recommend it as a permanent lifestyle choice but it was fine for me as a one off.

 

[Marlton & Hove Albion]

Little Green Pills and/or Benadryl if OTC. I always go with Ambien on LH flights. Wheels up to wheels down will be 6hr 30m tonight if no congestion @ LHR. Good luck

 

[Durlston]

Can you get hold of any diazepam or temazepam? You'll have the most comfortable flight of your life with no worries and you'll sleep like a log.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Ello.

Flying bk from NY tonight (7.5hours) and wanted to know if it was safe to take sedatives to get through it. Every single time I fly long haul I get a respiratory infection, initially dry sore throat, headache which starts about two hours in and then sore legs, cramps etc. By the time we land I feel shocking. I'm not a nervous flyer and just want to sleep and wake up back at Heathrow.

Can anybody recommend something I can buy OTC here in the US to get me through the flight? Every time I return home (8-10 previous holidays in US) ive come back poorly straight onto antibiotics and I swear its due somehow to the flights.

Advice welcome

If it's an infection, I don't see what a sedative will do, other than you sleeping through the flight - you'd still be ill, unless it's something you're doing in-flight

 

[screamadelica]

Ello.

Flying bk from NY tonight (7.5hours) and wanted to know if it was safe to take sedatives to get through it. Every single time I fly long haul I get a respiratory infection, initially dry sore throat, headache which starts about two hours in and then sore legs, cramps etc. By the time we land I feel shocking. I'm not a nervous flyer and just want to sleep and wake up back at Heathrow.

Can anybody recommend something I can buy OTC here in the US to get me through the flight? Every time I return home (8-10 previous holidays in US) ive come back poorly straight onto antibiotics and I swear its due somehow to the flights.

Advice welcome

Bottle of JD before you board,sorted

 

[TottonSeagull]

Try a big bottle of MAN UP!!!

 

[driller]

Take Viagra and have a long wank

 

[Durlston]

You've probably checked in now or in the air so probably too late. Not sure if you can get sedatives over the counter anyway or a quick visit to a GP who will prescribe something promptly as I've never been to the USA and their drug laws (legal or illicit) are quite tough I think.

There's a lot of bacteria on planes that are breathed in. Maybe your body is sensitive to that?

Hope you arrive home healthy.

 

[Cars]

Don't tell the doctor that you want a sedative for flying as mentioned above. As your not allowed to take them before or on a flight, incase of an emergency.

 

[Ernest]

I once took sleeping pills on a flight to Hong Kong, took too many and ended up comatose and had to be carried off when we landed as I was still asleep. Never done it since as too dangerous

 

[Questions]

Over to you, @Questions

Right now you're in my area. 10mg of Valium and a few drinks if you are a novice or 30 mgs or maybe an extra cheeky one if you fancy if you are are hardcore. If you get things wrong then expect to be taken off an aircraft at gunpoint in Budapest or wherever you are going. Who wants to go back there anyway.