i couldn't respond to the person who asked about this earlier but i am a frequent ativan for flying person.

i have flown nervously for 35 years...just a few years back i found ativan helps A LOT. better tahn alcolhol or anything else--unless i can sleep the whole time, in which case i take an ambien.

i too take it during the ride to the airport, and take another if it gets bumpy and i feel too nervous. usually one is enough though. i almost always fly from israel to the US with 4 children, and i find i can deal with whatever they need, rouse myself to take them to the bathroom, etc. but i DO find that i don't really sleep soundly and after the flight, i don't remember it well...amnesia effect. i don't REALLY care, cuz who needs to remember 12 hours with my own restless kids fighting over dropped cars, broekn crayons, and used-up gameboy batteries? just thinking about it, i may go take one right now!!!

i am very nervous about drugs but my nervousness about flying wins out. though i have known people to become addicted to ativan, and thus am careful to take it just when flying, i have thank goodness not had a problem.

pm me for more fear of flying tips--i think i am an expert.