Getting a script for Ambien
 

So i have about 25k in long haul flights coming up, all of it in Y. I am going to need some Ambian for obvious reasons. Has anyone had success being honest with their doctor as to they need Ambian or should i go in with a 'sleep problem.'

I was 100% honest with my doctor and have never had a problem. In fact, they'd much prefer your need for a pill like this is occasionally and not indicative of an underlying sleep disorder. It limits the amount of investigation they need to do into the complaint and it reduces the risk for habitual use (and dependence).

Same here, the OP should be honest about traveling frequently on long haul flights, and it shouldn't be a problem for occaisional use, Read through all of the other threads as to when to use it, and test it before hand.

No problem getting an RX for ambien when I explained to my doctor that I had LOTS of travel upcoming.
It is now offered as a generic (Zolpidem Tartrate) which I find equally as effective.

Same experience in being honest with the doc. Told him I couldn't sleep on airplanes and could he prescribe something? Came away with an Rx for Xanax which I continue to use to this day. ^

My experience was the same as the other responders. I simply said I wanted something to help me with sleeping on the plane and adjusting to jet lag. The doctor didn't blink an eye and wrote out the prescription.

I too had the honest discussion with my Dr., not only did I get an RX for Sonata, but suggestions on an herbal supplement that helps the body adjust to jet lag.

I know my doc is always happy to write a scrip...

But I'm wondering whether any of the spam I get is reliable, and could save me a trip to the Dr.? :p

If your erection has lasted over four hours somewhere over the North Atlantic, and you are wide awake, you'll know it is not reliable.

Stay away from the brand name Ambien XL. It's a time release formula, created as a way to keep some type of exclusivity once the patent expired on the regular formula.

Boy, they just make me groggy in the morning. Last time I felt like that was 15 years ago backpacking through guatemala. I had to take a 14 hour bus ride from Antigua to Tikal over unpaved road overnight. I went to the pharmacy and bought some valium over the counter (those were the days). I had no idea how much to take. I took 4 pills (40mg). Oops. 14 hours later, getting off the bus, I still couldn't walk a straight line. LOL.

If you've got this problem from a sleep aid, you might have been given Trazodone (the famous side effect is priapism). http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...t/46/4/367.pdf

Though Trazodone is pretty effective for sleep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone

In the US it's called Ambien CR. Not a good idea for TATL flights, as it's probably still working when you get off the aircraft.

To echo some of the other commentors, I had no problem. I told my doctor that I was doing some long-distance flying and I had trouble sleeping on planes, and I had a prescription for Ambien the next day.

Traveling thru multiple time zones is a "sleep problem". Just tell your doctor that you're traveling and you'll get what you want. Making up a story could get you set up for a bunch of lab tests.

All my flights are 10 hours + should i go with the regular or the CR?