Advice needed to make myself sleep on a plane - how do you do it?

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I have a 9 hour flight coming up that leaves at 9pm so I need to sleep on it.

only the problem is I CANT SLEEP ON PLANES.

sadly I am a peasant so no first class beds for me.
i will be cramped into a small space sat upright.

any tips to force myself into a sleep?
any supplements I can take or drugs?
if so at what hour before the flight would I take it?

to add- when I arrive at the destination I need to be wide awake and raring to go - there will be no chill time

thank you in advance….

Melatonin can be bought online from somewhere like piping rock, biovea or iherb. And phenergan I got from an online pharmacy.
Neither unfortunately were any use for me coming back from Cape Town in June.
11 hour overnight flight and I didn’t sleep a wink. Had a bit of an embarrassing sobbing meltdown in our layover at Frankfurt then zonked out on the 1hr 15 min flight back to Manchester 🙄 felt like a zombie for the rest of the day.

Ativan.

I doubt it’s medically approved but if I need to sleep (on a plane or even just definitely get a good rest at home), I take a dose of NightNurse. It sends me off to sleep quickly and more importantly for me, it lets me sleep deeper than normal so I don’t wake up randomly after a few hours and then stay awake the rest of the night.

Diazepam

eye mask, ear plugs and a business class seat

lol no. Out like a light at bedtime.

I do all those things but I’m still lucky if I get 2 hours sleep on a very long haul flight. It’s hateful as my eyes hurt, I’m so conscious of disturbing others who are lucky enough to sleep for hours. I’ve tried Kalms, Nytol, phenergan and several glasses of wine, I’ve tried reading a proper book rather than a kindle, I’ve tried staying awake far past when I’d normally be asleep and I still only get about 2 hours sleep.

My GP will prescribe zopiclone if I have an overnight flight and need to work on arrival. Will only give me one tablet per flight so no spare. Works every time.

Promethazine drowsy antihistamine.

Doubt you needed the sturgeron then!

I have never understood this approach. Surely a plane is somewhere you would want to have your wits about you In the event of an emergency?

I think you're confusing planes with cars.

No, I’m not.

😆

@SummerEve you can’t be serious?

I am! I honestly don’t understand what I am missing here!

Not sure if this has been said, but Stugeron travel sickness tablets do it for me every time. Last flight was from JFK to Heathrow overnight. I slept the whole way, woke up when the cabin crew announced the seat belt sign was going on and we would be getting ready to land in a short while.
My GP has suggested I take these when I have trouble sleeping as I had declined sleeping tablets.

@SummerEve

1. if you’re sleeping on a flight that suddenly is plummeting 30000 at breakneck speed… I’m guessing you’d wake up and be alert
2. what the HELL would an “alert” passenger be able to do to assist a plummeting plane?
3. when was the last time you flew? Have you actually ever flown?

The fact that planes are the safest form of travel?

Invest in a TRTL neck support, wear a hoody and buy an eye mask. The neck support really helps.

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Melatonin + an antihistamine usually has me out for a while.

1 - if you are intoxicated or medicated to the point of slumber you won’t always become hyper alert. Also, there are many other situations other than a sudden drop that could happen.

2- where have I said anything about assisting a plummeting plane? I am taking about being responsible for your own safety and potentially helping others

3 - last flew in July and am a very experienced flyer.

I know.

Why do you need to be hyper alert on a plane anymore then in your home

I would argue that given you really can do bugger all in the event of anything happening mid air…. It wouldn’t matter especially if you weren’t “hyper alert”. Although I suspect the adrenaline coursing through your body as your realise your flight is in trouble may just liven you up 😆