cyclingmedic
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1st post so be gentle please.
32yo, 5'7", 165lbs, no experience taking anything other than some pain killers given to me when I had an appendectomy and I barely took those after leaving the hospital.
I have some longer upcoming flights and I am never usually able to sleep on a plane. I do not have an anxiety problem but when flying I do get a bit anxious and this slight over stimulation I think makes it near impossible for me to nap/sleep. I have thought of trying benadryl and as much alcohol as required but would prefer to not feel hungover/groggy the following day. I spoke with my Doc and he briefly mentioned ambient but then said he though some oral Ativan/Lorazepam would probably do well and that I should give it a try. He gave me an rx for 10, 1mg pills. He didn't really give me any direction on how much he thought I should take etc. I have read some horror stories about Ambien to am pleased to try something else first.
My soonest flights are to France next month. 7hr flight leaving at 1745 from NYC and arriving in Paris at 0700. Then I am returning to nyc from Nice a bit over a week later. I plan on melatonin cycling a few days ahead to try and reduce any jet lag. My goal is to get on board have my meal and then sleep for as much as possible before breakfast is served and we land. Should I just take the 1mg and the melatonin with a glass of wine on board and assume all will be good? I figure I will try 1 pill out prior to the flight just to make sure I don't have an adverse reaction as I don't believe I have had it before.
Any thoughts on dosing/timing etc would be great. Seems it peaks about 2 hours after taking it but I can start to feel it 30-60 minutes after taking it.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
32yo, 5'7", 165lbs, no experience taking anything other than some pain killers given to me when I had an appendectomy and I barely took those after leaving the hospital.
I have some longer upcoming flights and I am never usually able to sleep on a plane. I do not have an anxiety problem but when flying I do get a bit anxious and this slight over stimulation I think makes it near impossible for me to nap/sleep. I have thought of trying benadryl and as much alcohol as required but would prefer to not feel hungover/groggy the following day. I spoke with my Doc and he briefly mentioned ambient but then said he though some oral Ativan/Lorazepam would probably do well and that I should give it a try. He gave me an rx for 10, 1mg pills. He didn't really give me any direction on how much he thought I should take etc. I have read some horror stories about Ambien to am pleased to try something else first.
My soonest flights are to France next month. 7hr flight leaving at 1745 from NYC and arriving in Paris at 0700. Then I am returning to nyc from Nice a bit over a week later. I plan on melatonin cycling a few days ahead to try and reduce any jet lag. My goal is to get on board have my meal and then sleep for as much as possible before breakfast is served and we land. Should I just take the 1mg and the melatonin with a glass of wine on board and assume all will be good? I figure I will try 1 pill out prior to the flight just to make sure I don't have an adverse reaction as I don't believe I have had it before.
Any thoughts on dosing/timing etc would be great. Seems it peaks about 2 hours after taking it but I can start to feel it 30-60 minutes after taking it.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.