To ask what you take on a plane if you’re an anxious and nauseous flyer?

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I’m a terrible flyer. I get very anxious about the fact I am essentially trapped for a few hours. I’m also scared that I’m going to get travel sick, and that I can’t get off the plane to make it stop - I’m therefore nervous about turbulence in case that brings on nausea 🙄 I took diazepam on my last flight and that really helped with all these worries, and I’ve got some again for this flight. It’s only for 2.5 hours and I know I’m being ridiculous!
I can’t be the only nervous flyer so what does everyone take in their bag with them to help? Or what do you do on board?

I'm not a nervous flyer so can't help on that front I'm afraid. I get bored and I do understand the 'feeling trapped' thing. I fly mostly long haul (overnight) and I always take a well loaded Kindle and a sleeping pill. Works a treat!

Kindle. Something to watch. Snacks a drink and sea bands!

distractions! brainless addictive computer games, music and little sleep the night before so I sleep on the flight.

Diazepam ... I take Diazepam

For all flights, if any length. Off to Alicante next week, and will be taking one

Diazepam too. Tried a flight without one recently. I go through passport control before the meltdown when I necked one quick!

Love this thread, I've been wondering what I can take for our next holiday.
After a bit of a rocky flight last year I've become a really anxious flyer, this year was unbearable & they were both smooth flights, I had my kindle loaded with films but having my earplugs in & not being able to hear what was going off around me made me worse.

I use Bach's rescue remedy, it's probably placebo effect, but it takes the edge off for me.

Download a calming meditation app onto your phone and use noise cancelling headphones.

I have horrific anxiety over take off and landing although not too bad once I'm up there. The headspace app really helped me during landing. I needed heavy metal for take off though lol!

I take Bonine or Stugeron so that I don't feel sick, and the knowledge that my dad, a pilot, has spent more than 3 years of his life in the air (30,000 hours) and never even had a near miss.

Diazepam.

Herbal sleeping tablets.

I take a book and I wear headphones. I read the book from the second I sit down. I do not look up for anything and just blank out the entire experience. I also download a comedy or two for when I’m bored of reading. I don’t listen to anyone else and just zone out. It’s soon over!

I am very prone to motion sickness. I use scopolamine patches.

For my claustrophobia, I go out of my way to get an aisle seat, always have at least 2 large bottles of water available, and bring a very small handheld fan that runs on 1 aaa battery.

I find really really really loud music on take off helps me - I am a dreadful flier and can sob for most of a 2 hour flight to the Med. I've also used diazepam for long haul but GP wouldn't prescribe it for short haul flights. If it's an evening flight once we're airborne I will drink booze too and don't care about the cost.

Vodka or whiskey

I'm a terrible flier, especially take off and landing. I've tried diazepam and sleeping tablets . Diazepam helps, sleeping tablets did bugger all! Best thing for me was noise cancelling headphones.

If you can book your seats, try and sit as close to the front as possible. You don’t experience turbulence as bad if you’re at the front. Tell the staff when you board you get anxious/nauseous, they’ll keep an eye on you and maybe even offer something to help.

Not a nervous flyer but l’ll take anything that might promote sleep.

I have a few drinks and take melatonin and Tylenol PM. This is long haul, mind you.

I have loads of Diazepam at home (prescribed for injury), but I seem to be the only person on whom it has zero effect.

Diazepam 5mg
For an 8ish hour flight the GP gives me a prescription of 8 x 5mg tablets for the two flights (there and back).
For nausea you could take travel sickness tablets but check with your GP first as it may interact with the diazepam.
Or drink ginger ale or ginger biscuits/crystallised ginger.

I'm a bad flier too and it ruins my holidays. It makes me sick which makes my anxiety worse. I asked for some prescription travel sickness pills last time I flew which had the added benefit of making me sleepy so the anxiety never kicked in. They began with D! Sorry it's a bit vague but I'm sure your GP can prescribe you something. Good luck!

Have you tried SOAR the programme by Captain Tom Bunn. There is a book - about £6 and a free app.
The exercises in the book have changed how i feel about flying. I was very anxious previously. Its best if you do the exercises a couple of weeks before a flight. However it's worth doing as much as you can if your flight is near.
The app has bite sized info and a helpful tool to monitor any in flight turbulence that is v reassuring.

Large gin and tonic.

Small children. I used to hate flying, but did not ever want to pass it on to my kids, so I acted really relaxed and I guess it kind of stuck because I love flying now, I find it really relaxing.

A parachute

Phenergan is good as it stops you feeling sick too