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Schizm asked in TravelAir Travel · 1 decade ago

Which would you end up doing on the Airplane?

Would you rather drink a load of alcohol to get numb from anxiety/fear of flying or would you take a good dosage of sleeping pill (xanax, etc.)

Or suggest your own opinion.

Update:

Destination : Australia from the US (about 15 hours)...

so i can't really take a ship lol but thanks for that suggestion

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Xanax. Can't fly without it.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Well, being at a higher altitude thins your blood and makes you more susceptbile to the effects of alcohol. Drinking even a couple if you have moderate tolerance can get you embarrassingly drunk. This causes a number of problems. First, do you really want to end up barfing in an air sickness bag? You'll get it all over yourself, the poor sucker sitting beside you, and generally not feel well. Second, remember that airlines have a zero tolerance policy for everything now so if you decide, in your intoxicated state, to get even a little rowdy you'll likely wind up spending a night in airport lock-up and pay some hefty fines for "terrorism." And third, you are very susceptible to alcohol poisoning because your tolerance in the air is nowhere near what it is on the ground.

    Therefore, I would take half a sleeping pill and wash it down with WATER.

  • 1 decade ago

    Read a Book, listen to Walkman, watch Portable DVD player and maybe take a Sleeping Pill.

  • 1 decade ago

    I would take a good dosage of sleeping pills.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I'm not really scared of flying. I just get bored and my legs feel cramped. I like to listen to an iPod while reading, cross and uncross my legs, let my mind wander, and have peanuts with apple juice because they go really well together.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sleeping Pill probably best. Youll get a good rest and not have a headache.

  • 1 decade ago

    actually, Ambien makes you sleep better for long flights and it's easy and legal to get. I've known people who have done both... sometimes seperate and sometimes together... Try taking someone with you who you like to talk to, or start swapping stories with one of your neighbors.. I've done them all, and sleeping is the best.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would take the train, or a ship, if going over water.

  • 1 decade ago

    Have a look at the "Flight Tools" on the page below. Take a look at "Flight Advice"

  • 1 decade ago

    Read a book

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