Originally Posted by
dhuberma
I didn't quite get that, ralfp
What do you mean by the half-life comment? Are you saying that Valium's effects could last as long as 100 hours? Also, the way I read your post (maybe I misread), the implication was that Sonata was safer because Valium could increase the chance "of being dragged off the aircraft in handcuffs". I didnt follow that, so was wondering if you would expound on the thought, please
Let me preface with the disclaimer that I am not a doctor (of medicine), so don't trust me.
Valium and its active metabolites have an half-life (as in they are reduced to half the original concentration) of 20-100 hours. Even though the effects of a single dose don't really last that long (why?), it can be an issue if you take it repeatedly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam
Sonata works like Ambien and Lunesta, but doesn't last as long (1 hour half life). If you take Ambien, or even worse, Lunesta or Ambien CR, you might still be under its effects when you get off the aircraft (not a good thing). I don't know if any one of these drugs is safer than any other. Sonata is great if you can stay asleep, but have trouble falling asleep.
As far as the remark about being arrested, Ambien et al. have gotten lots of people in trouble. The fun part is they don't remember what they did to get in trouble. A relevant article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...478729115.html