Originally Posted by
burbuja0512
A couple of recent threads here have mentioned anxiety on flights and I was a little bit surprised to think that people who are going to fly frequently don't visit their doctor. Maybe it's because my flights are usually 10+ hours, but I don't step on a plane without the following:
- Ambien for sleep
- Klonipin for anxiety
- Dramamine
- Aleve for headache
The only one I haven't needed is Dramamine. However, I just feel better if I'm prepped for the flight.
What do you take? OR are you a nervous flyer that chooses to go without? If so, why?
None of the above. Learn to cope with life without popping a pill.
Originally Posted by
chicagocat
As a physician, I always travel with meds and recommend the same to my private patients...
Temazepam is my choice for sleep (shorter acting than ambien)
Tamiflu for flu symptoms
Zpak for respiratory infections
Cipro for UTI infections
Excedrin for jet lag (aspirin Tylenol and caffeine)
Benadryl for allergies
Epipen for anaphylaxis
Aspirin for cardiac events
Claritin-D for allergic types
Narcotic for severe pain
Steroid cream, surgical glue, neosporin, gauze, ibuprofen, moleskin for blisters...
Little bit of everything...
If going up in altitude, diamox
And then I customize for specific patients (pediatric, geriatric, asthmatic etc)
But I'm trained to consider all that can go to hell and ruin one's day, vacation (or life).
Happy travels!
Possessing these without a prescription can get you locked up in many countries. Taking them all together is wildly irresponsible. Cipro? Are you kidding?