Does xanax make anxiety worse for other flights?
Jul 21, 2017, 11:26 am
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Jul 21, 2017, 12:18 pm
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Those are actual physical diseases. And if it impaired their ability to assist in an emergency, yes, I would say the same.
Being afraid of something is not the same as a real mental illness.
I see that in your desire to lash out over something so inconsequential, you failed to recognize the point of my post is that these drugs are physically impairing, while the "condition" they treat are not. This can be a problem in the case of an emergency.
Being afraid of something is not the same as a real mental illness.
I see that in your desire to lash out over something so inconsequential, you failed to recognize the point of my post is that these drugs are physically impairing, while the "condition" they treat are not. This can be a problem in the case of an emergency.
Jul 21, 2017, 1:45 pm
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Taking drugs in order to drive does not seem like the right answer. It seems like an even wronger answer 10,000ft in the sky.
Jul 21, 2017, 2:45 pm
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Not quite Doc.
Sorry, but you are absolutely wrong in this case. It is all in your head...in your brain.
There is a biological basis for every psychological disorder and it has to do with altered biology in the brain.
Would you say that to someone with diabetes? Multiple sclerosis? Cancer?
Many people say they have anxiety/depression/etc but have no actual medical condition. But telling someone with a true phobia or anxiety disorder or any other mental illness "it's just in your head" is inaccurate, rude, condescending and, tbh, a total move of someone I liken to a satchel of summertime feminine cleansing products.
Many people say they have anxiety/depression/etc but have no actual medical condition. But telling someone with a true phobia or anxiety disorder or any other mental illness "it's just in your head" is inaccurate, rude, condescending and, tbh, a total move of someone I liken to a satchel of summertime feminine cleansing products.
There is a biological basis for every psychological disorder and it has to do with altered biology in the brain.
Jul 21, 2017, 3:31 pm
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I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Multiple years of therapy have not helped. The drugs do.
And yeah, if I am going on a long round trip or driving to downtown Dallas, a Xanax or Ativan is needed to take the edge off. I can imagine the same thing for people with anxiety over flying.
Jul 21, 2017, 9:15 pm
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My son had a lot of anxiety about boats and long plane rides when he was in his teens and we traveled a lot . Our pediatrician gave him a script for Xanax. Interestingly enough, he held on to the bottle boarding a plane or being in open water but really didn't take them. Just knowing he had them availableworked for him. He grew out of his anxiety over time
Mind works in mysterious ways.
Mind works in mysterious ways.
Jul 21, 2017, 10:20 pm
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So taking my daily anti-anxiety medicine which helps me to drive, among other things is the wrong answer?
I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Multiple years of therapy have not helped. The drugs do.
And yeah, if I am going on a long round trip or driving to downtown Dallas, a Xanax or Ativan is needed to take the edge off. I can imagine the same thing for people with anxiety over flying.
I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Multiple years of therapy have not helped. The drugs do.
And yeah, if I am going on a long round trip or driving to downtown Dallas, a Xanax or Ativan is needed to take the edge off. I can imagine the same thing for people with anxiety over flying.
As a pharmacogeneticist, I wouldn't recommend driving while on benzos and I'm sure the warning label on any prescription warns against doing so.
In my opinion, if one has so much anxiety that they can't drive without medicating themselves, perhaps they should take the train or an uber. It would be safer for all.
Jul 21, 2017, 11:10 pm
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So taking my daily anti-anxiety medicine which helps me to drive, among other things is the wrong answer?
I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Multiple years of therapy have not helped. The drugs do.
And yeah, if I am going on a long round trip or driving to downtown Dallas, a Xanax or Ativan is needed to take the edge off. I can imagine the same thing for people with anxiety over flying.
I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Multiple years of therapy have not helped. The drugs do.
And yeah, if I am going on a long round trip or driving to downtown Dallas, a Xanax or Ativan is needed to take the edge off. I can imagine the same thing for people with anxiety over flying.
It would be safer for everyone if people with these so-called "conditions" would stop resorting to drugs and unnecessarily creating risk for others.
Jul 21, 2017, 11:44 pm
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Great, the Flyertalk drug thread. 
Taking xanax to drive means your "doctor" is really a dealer, or you're just lying. No doctor worth anything would ever prescribe xanax to someone so they can drive.
Taking xanax to drive means your "doctor" is really a dealer, or you're just lying. No doctor worth anything would ever prescribe xanax to someone so they can drive.
Jul 22, 2017, 2:52 am
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And no, you probably should not be operating heavy machinery on a sedative.
Jul 23, 2017, 11:39 pm
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Jul 24, 2017, 12:14 am
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There's a certain irony to the idea that someone who was afraid of an emergency during a flight would take a drug that would attenuate his or her ability to respond/react to that situation.
Jul 24, 2017, 12:22 am
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I have a family member with a damaged gut. A series of blood tests showed that he does not absorb certain nutrients and amino acids, one of which is linked to anxiety. After starting on a compounded medication based on his lab results, his overall health improved and his anxiety issues dropped by 90%.
One of his specialists claims that at least 50% of mental illnesses are in some way diet related - either too much or too little of something crucial to brain function.