I’m getting ready to take a long flight, does anyone know a good sleeping pill?
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dohm84 asked:
I’m flying from Okinawa, Japan to Nashville, TN then to Chicago, IL. It’s going to be a really long flight and I’m really worried about it. I just don’t do well on flights. I made it here ok, but I had my husband with me. This time when I fly home, he is staying here. So I’m on my own. I wan’t to sleep for most of the flight. Does anyone know of any sleeping pills that I can buy over the counter. I want something that I know will work. Out flight here we had some but they didn’t really make us tired. Thanks
Emma
I’m flying from Okinawa, Japan to Nashville, TN then to Chicago, IL. It’s going to be a really long flight and I’m really worried about it. I just don’t do well on flights. I made it here ok, but I had my husband with me. This time when I fly home, he is staying here. So I’m on my own. I wan’t to sleep for most of the flight. Does anyone know of any sleeping pills that I can buy over the counter. I want something that I know will work. Out flight here we had some but they didn’t really make us tired. Thanks
Emma
March 30th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
tylenol pm. dont take more than 2.
April 1st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
sominex works excellent or if you have pain and want to sleep well tylenol pm or if you have a prescription medication hydrocodone, vicoprofen, codeine, or any of those will knock you out for hours
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
I don’t know about over the counter, but I know Ambien is a good prescription one, as long as you don’t take it all the time. I took it for a short while and my pharmacist and Dr. both told me that is what they take on long flights, you can even break one in half and just take one half and it still works well. I might try to get some when we fly from Germany to the States and then back this Summer, I don’t do well on flights either.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
tylenol pm dont take too much
April 7th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Take a few Gravol…you wil sleep through the whole trip.
Happy Flying
April 9th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
benedryl…..pure n simple
if you look at ingredients on most sleep aids…they are same as benedryl
April 13th, 2009 at 4:43 am
The navy gives you melatonin. It is a great sleep and it helps with jet lag.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Benadryl will make you sleep but,don’t over do…
good luck on your trip. ;))
April 16th, 2009 at 5:34 am
An antihistamine like Benadryl or another generic drug with the same active ingredients should work pretty well. Don’t take more than the adult dosage, however, because it can make you drowsy for a prolonged time.
April 17th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Tylenol PM has worked great for me. or if you don’t want to be too groggy should you land before you wake up - might try melatonin (sublingual) - nice relaxing effect.
April 18th, 2009 at 6:39 am
I use to make that flight 3 to 4 times ayear I was stationed at Cherry Point and flew back and forth to the Rock when they needed me. Eat a Turkey sandwich before you get on the plane. and take a Somenex and take a boring book..
good luck Kiddo and God be with you during your trip..
April 21st, 2009 at 10:52 am
A sleep aid from CVS or eckerd works ok, or alprazolam (generic xanax) if you can get your hands on some.
April 21st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
I have the perfect thing. Take like 2 drumamine. They are for motion sickness but they work soooooo good to make you sleepy for a flight.
Im serious. Dont take any of those ^^^^^^^^ DRUMAMINE
April 24th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I like to use benedryl as it is not habit forming and it will help you sleeping. It works just as well as Ambien and it is over the counter. I recommend only taking one tablet to sleep not two. As with any medication that will put you to sleep you want to be careful when flying on long hauls:
1. You want to still be able to wake if necessary in the event of any type of emergency and
2. Plus during any flight you need to get up and move around a bit to help in order to prevent DVT; blood clotting from immobility. This usually only affects people with other help issues, but it could happen to anyone. Read more in the link below:
April 27th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Melatonin, you can buy it at your local walmart, it work good, makes yah drowsy, good luck!
April 28th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Where i’m from there is a dollar store that has nite time sleep aid and that is what they are called. 24 pills for $1.50 and they are awsome. I startes out at 2 pills but after 3 months I had to take 4 , and after an hour I was out. That was when I was working day shift.