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I'm afraid of flying and I have an eleven hour trip with no stops. Can I take dormicum to sleep throughout the entire flight because I never fall asleep on planes?
15 أكتوبر 2014

د. Zakia Dimassi طب الأطفال
Dormicum (midazolam) is a benzodiazepine. It works in the central nervous system (brain) to cause sleepiness, muscle relaxation, and short-term memory loss, and to reduce anxiety, but its use is not for simple cases such as fear of flying and inability to sleep; it is usually reserved for patients in the hospital for pre-operative sedation, or to reduce agitation.
If you cannot sleep on the plane, you can resort to a sedating anti-histamine such as hydroxyzine, which reduces activity in the central nervous system and is safely used as a sedative to treat anxiety and tension. AVOID if you are pregnant.
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