AIBU?
Flying in less than 12 hours and I'm a state
cricketmum84 · 28/10/2018 19:41
Anyone got any calming methods for me? I'm on beta blockers already for anxiety so doctor wouldn't give me diazepam. I've sat alone and meditated for the last 2 hours.
I am so so so stressed. Apart from gin what can I do to calm myself? X
Charolais · 29/10/2018 03:08
OP I took Gabapentin for years and then some more meds were added to the mix. Last year after starting yet another med I started to become extremely stressed out and anxious. I couldn't travel on the freeway. I was terrified of crashing. IT WAS TERRIBLE FOR ME. I would even wake in the night terrified of nothing.
Finally I looked up all the meds I was taking to see if any were causing this. Gabapentin was the culprit. I read some really awful things about what it was doing to people. Some people were too scared to get off their couch while on it. Doctors here in the U.S hand it out for anything it seems like.
I've had become more nervous worried with age but the Gabapentin made it 98% worse. I stopped taking it and am much better as far as being terrified goes.
When you come back from your trip read up on it and talk to your doctor.
Lostthefairytale · 29/10/2018 05:11
Have you flown with the kids before? Having the children with me makes a huge difference for me. I don’t want them to think there is anything to be scared of so I control the panic much better than I did pre children.
The other thing that helped me was to realise just how long the real panic went on for (I am worst during take off). I flew with a friend years ago, I had prepared her for months about what a terrible nervous flyer I was. Her response when she saw what actually happened (5 minutes of panic during take off and a couple of smaller panics during) was to point out how short the really bad periods were and point out what a tiny proportion of the flight and the holiday they were.
Good luck, you will be fine and we’ll done for not letting fear win. Have a lovely holiday.
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Disneydilemma · 29/10/2018 07:44
Oh no! Hope you’re sorted soon.
I’m another nervous flier who likes landing! I look out of the window and estimate how likely I’d be able to survive a fall from that height (rationally-not likely at all -my irrational mind-pretty good odds!)
I can just about cope with taking off now but it’s turbulence that gets me-it’s just so unpredictable and I panic that I don’t know when it will end or how much worse it will get.
Penguinsetpandas · 29/10/2018 08:30
The technical checks before each flight are part of reason flying is so safe so though its frustrating to wait much better done on ground than risk a problem in the air. They are also ultra cautious on the checks. My DH also works on aircraft safety stress testing.
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