Sleep aid for a long flight

[SunsetT]

I suffer from IBS and my doctor prescribed me 10mg amatryptaline for long flights so that I don't have to keep going to the toilet. You maybe know that Amatryptaline in larger doses is an antidepressant but has a side effect of calming the bowel. So it is prescribed and works as such in a a lower 10mg dose. It also seems to work with me as a sedative and over 18 years has always helped me sleep on my flights to and from Thailand. And It is available over the counter at pharmacies in Thailand. My flight routine is a can  of beer before the in-flight meal, a glass of wine with the meal and then take my amatryptaline with 400 mg ibuprofen to kill the pain of the sleeping  in seat yoga...555.

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Max strength is 2mg per tablet...  Of course Ralf001 takes 5 of those... 

...   If anyone is perplexed by his posts - theres the answer !!!!

 

 

Hey ya stupid... thought you had me on blocked !

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

I have 1 mg xanax which gives me around 10 hours sleep. Xanax dosage: Form, strengths, how to take, and more doctor says otherwise. 

Yeah 1mg does nothing for me.

I take 10mg daily, prescribed.

[richard_smith237]

12 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Max strength is 2mg per tablet...  Of course Ralf001 takes 5 of those... 

...   If anyone is perplexed by his posts - theres the answer !!!!

 

 

Hey ya stupid... thought you had me on blocked !

 

Hell no !!!    You are way too amusing to block...        

 

 

[Ralf001]

21 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Hell no !!!    You are way too amusing to block...        

 

 

alwas figured you to be a liar.

Thanks for confirming.

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

28 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Hell no !!!    You are way too amusing to block...        

 

 

alwas figured you to be a liar.

Thanks for confirming.

 

No seriously...   I haven't blocked you... 

 

...  try making another comment and see if I respond..   

[TimBKK]

3 hours ago, edwardflory said:

""15 hours awake is nothing much""

 

My flight TRAVEL TIME to USA run between 28 to 34 hours.  I manage to get sleep in tourist class because the last LONG legs are over the Atlantic to Chicago OR over the Pacific to Chicago and then a short hop to Cincinnati.

ok, this is off (my own) topic but one day…ONE day, in our lifetimes, there will be direct flights between BKK and the U.S.  It was close a few years ago, from what I understand, but alas….

 

Something to wish for 🙏

[Hummin]

2 hours ago, SunsetT said:

I suffer from IBS and my doctor prescribed me 10mg amatryptaline for long flights so that I don't have to keep going to the toilet. You maybe know that Amatryptaline in larger doses is an antidepressant but has a side effect of calming the bowel. So it is prescribed and works as such in a a lower 10mg dose. It also seems to work with me as a sedative and over 18 years has always helped me sleep on my flights to and from Thailand. And It is available over the counter at pharmacies in Thailand. My flight routine is a can  of beer before the in-flight meal, a glass of wine with the meal and then take my amatryptaline with 400 mg ibuprofen to kill the pain of the sleeping  in seat yoga...555.

Sounds like an healthy combo 

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, Hummin said:

2 hours ago, SunsetT said:

I suffer from IBS and my doctor prescribed me 10mg amatryptaline for long flights so that I don't have to keep going to the toilet. You maybe know that Amatryptaline in larger doses is an antidepressant but has a side effect of calming the bowel. So it is prescribed and works as such in a a lower 10mg dose. It also seems to work with me as a sedative and over 18 years has always helped me sleep on my flights to and from Thailand. And It is available over the counter at pharmacies in Thailand. My flight routine is a can  of beer before the in-flight meal, a glass of wine with the meal and then take my amatryptaline with 400 mg ibuprofen to kill the pain of the sleeping  in seat yoga...555.

Sounds like an healthy combo 

 

I'm wondering how many times he crapped himself in his sleep !!! 

[RT555]

I usually go for a generic Nyquil Xstrength...a couple swigs before boarding and another later.

[brewsterbudgen]

4 hours ago, RT555 said:

I usually go for a generic Nyquil Xstrength...a couple swigs before boarding and another later.

Available OTC in Thailand?

[Tazmo]

1mg Lorazepam is good for a restful sleep, it’s short acting, and helps with jet lag too.

[sungod]

On 11/20/2024 at 5:18 PM, scottiejohn said:

And what happens in an emergency when you are zonked out?

 You wont be panicking like everyone else

[steven100]

6-7  large bottles of Chang 

[Martin Brit]

Watch a John Wick film zzzzz!

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

6-7  large bottles of Chang 

 

Airlines stopped providing Chang on flights as It caused to much of an issue when the punters wanted to sit on the steps in the A380... 

[SAFETY FIRST]

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Airlines stopped providing Chang on flights as It caused to much of an issue when the punters wanted to sit on the steps in the A380... 

I assume the steps to the bar at the rear of the plane. 

Never saw them, never went down stairs. 

 

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Airlines stopped providing Chang on flights as It caused to much of an issue when the punters wanted to sit on the steps in the A380... 

I assume the steps to the bar at the rear of the plane. 

Never saw them, never went down stairs. 

 

Steps are at both the front and the back...

 

Anyway... I can imagine the scene...  upstairs on the Emirates A380, putting on the flight attendants hat and having your photo taken in the bar...   Tell me you never did that !!!!

 

....  But my reference was to Chang drinkers sitting on the steps of a 7-11.

[SAFETY FIRST]

19 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Steps are at both the front and the back...

I assumed the rear steps leading to the upstairs bar.

 

19 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Anyway... I can imagine the scene...  upstairs on the Emirates A380, putting on the flight attendants hat and having your photo taken in the bar...   Tell me you never did that !!!!

I forgot to ask her for the hat. 

 

19 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

But my reference was to Chang drinkers sitting on the steps of a 7-11

Nothing wrong with that, probably me you saw 😂

 

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

I forgot to ask her for the hat. 

 

 

haha - fair play...  I've seen so many people take that same photo... usually with the hat though !!!

 

 

 

[BigStar]

18 hours ago, SunsetT said:

I suffer from IBS and my doctor prescribed me 10mg amatryptaline for long flights so that I don't have to keep going to the toilet. You maybe know that Amatryptaline in larger doses is an antidepressant but has a side effect of calming the bowel. So it is prescribed and works as such in a a lower 10mg dose. It also seems to work with me as a sedative and over 18 years has always helped me sleep on my flights to and from Thailand. And It is available over the counter at pharmacies in Thailand. My flight routine is a can  of beer before the in-flight meal, a glass of wine with the meal and then take my amatryptaline with 400 mg ibuprofen to kill the pain of the sleeping  in seat yoga...555.

 

Amitriptyline is effective and very cheap. It does tend to leave you lethargic the next day. It's also pretty strong. I would have to split it, 3 mg would be quite sufficient. 400 mg of ibuprofen I also find excessive. 200's fine. Ultracet (or Duocetz, from public hsps) is good, might could just go with that and skip the "Ami," as Thais call it, and the ibuprofen.

 

[Speedhump]

Half a Xanax is my son's solution. Business class used to be mine.

[MarkyM3]

On 11/21/2024 at 1:27 AM, gargamon said:

EVA puts a topper on your seat after the meal. Not so hard.

Got to ask for it but yes, it helps. A good airline and much better service and food than Qatar or Gulf Air ime - the others I tried from LHR-BKK- save for the lack of noise in an A380 and the bar.

 

The EVA bed is not exactly big though, I'm 5'5", normal sized i.e. not fat😄 and there ain't a whole lot of room there. Not sure how someone who is 6' would find sleeping that comfortable. So paying all that extra is probably less beneficial if you're in that category imo. 

 

If I am flying in that class then I tend to have a few drinks pre and post boarding and use in-ear Etymotic headphones then good ear-plugs to get down to sleep. Otherwise you just got to make the best of it. Sit next to the window if you don't want to get woken up....though if you have a weak bladder then you're gonna p!ss off your neighbor(s) soon enough😄

 

Tried pills and they made me feel terrible by time I arrived. 

[MarkyM3]

On 11/21/2024 at 12:51 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Hell no!!! You are way too amusing to block...        

 

 

Reckon that 10mg daily Ralfie's on isn't working sufficiently 😄

[GammaGlobulin]

Here is the best sleep-aid for a long flight, bar none:

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will sleep better aboard one of these jets because, even at 51,000 feet, cabin pressure remains HIGH.....

 

 

 

My advice is to settle for nothing less than the G800....if....

You are an insomniac....

 

 

This plane is a keeper....!!!!!

 

You will sleep better, just knowing that you own a G800.

 

 

 

 

[RT555]

20 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Available OTC in Thailand?

Yes...boots

[gargamon]

12 hours ago, MarkyM3 said:

Got to ask for it but yes, it helps

I flew EVA a few weeks ago. They were handing out the toppers to everyone in business without being asked. 

 

Flying from Canada, where marijuana is legal, I ate a 50mg gummy as I was leaving Vancouver. No problems sleeping at all.

[gargamon]

13 hours ago, MarkyM3 said:

The EVA bed is not exactly big though, I'm 5'5", normal sized i.e. not fat😄 and there ain't a whole lot of room there. Not sure how someone who is 6' would find sleeping that comfortable. So paying all that extra is probably less beneficial if you're in that category imo. 

There's a padded shelf at the back that joins with the seat when it's fully flat so a tall person won't have a problem. Now obese is another issue. Probably better to fly premium economy with the wider seats.

 

I've flown a few flights with a redesigned seat layout. You're no longer sitting at an angle compared to the plane but face directly forward. Seems like a good improvement. Hopefully they'll convert the older planes in addition to the new ones.

[Digitalbanana]

On 11/21/2024 at 6:32 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Biden sycophants would tell you that going to work ( or a debate ) straight after a long flight is not a good idea.

 

On 11/21/2024 at 6:02 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Is that because American airlines are so bad?

 

I imagine its because the flights could be off-putting because they have loud and obnoxious passengers who like to spout divisive politics into a discussion on something as basic as sleep on planes. You must lead such a tormented and bitter life.

[Hummin]

11 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Here is the best sleep-aid for a long flight, bar none:

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will sleep better aboard one of these jets because, even at 51,000 feet, cabin pressure remains HIGH.....

 

 

 

My advice is to settle for nothing less than the G800....if....

You are an insomniac....

 

 

This plane is a keeper....!!!!!

 

You will sleep better, just knowing that you own a G800.

 

 

 

 

When you have that kind of money, you have other worries and problems, than just sleep in a airplane. If not making money on the plane, better flying 1. class wherever you need to go, and trust me, Thailand wouldnt be one of those places anymore 😄