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Old May 22, 2021 | 9:37 am
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Originally Posted by hezarkhani
I have a prescription for x10 10mg tablets given to me by my doctor every month. I was planning on travelling to the US (Los Angeles) from Ireland. It's going to be a 9+ hour flight and would like to sleep.

It's known for inducing sleepwalking and anterograde amnesia in people but I've never gotten the latter. I don't do anything weird but just sleep. I'm just a bit worried I might do something stupid as I read a story on Reddit of a guy who woke up in jail after mixing Ambien and alcohol.
I wouldn't do it and nor would I try to sleep on a West bound flight. In my experience, arriving at your destination bed knackered and ready to sleep will stand you in good stead for getting into the timezone faster.
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