Anyone take Xanax while flying???

Did Xanax work for you? How many mg did you take? 

I took Ambien to go to/from the UK. I was Heathrow to Miami, so I had time to sleep... but I've found that Ambien doesn't make me unable to wake up if necessary, and doesn't make me groggy and miserable when I wake up. It also doesn't make me loopy, waking up in the middle or after a full "night's" sleep. Of course, I tested it a couple of times to make sure before using on a plane...

I'd never be able to take Xanax on a flight, especially international, because it makes me stupid.


ETA: I just called my doc and told her I needed something to help me sleep/rest on the flight, because of a fear of flying, and because I was a smoker and being on a plane forever (New Orleans to Miami, Miami to UK) was going to drive me insane... she gave me 10, 2 of which I still have 5 years later. Oh yeah, I just took a half on the flight...

I always take Adivan  

I've taken Xanax while flying. I never take more than 1mg though because it does tend to make me loopy if I'm travelling a long ways.

i take half of a pill.....sadly i got too used to it and it actually made my flying worse for a while.  my anxiety got worse and worse

now i fly drug free (save a glass or two of wine) and only resort to the pill in extreme circumstances.

Oh yes.  I also have to take it for the dentist.  I had (at the time I last was on a plane) to take Ativan daily for general anxiety problems so my dose of Xanax was pretty high.  I had bought 4 magazines, 2 books, and the "exorcism of emily rose" AND downloaded an episode of Law & Order from iTunes to watch on my laptop.

I slept the entire way and had trouble when I made my connecting flight.  i was sooo out of it.  I would aim for a little less of the drug next time... (and probably not panic buy things to take my mind off the plane.)