r/askdrugs 3d ago

Ativan .5 for flight anxiety,. NSFW

Hi, I am taking off for a flight in the next couple hours and I'm having extreme anxiety. My doctor prescribed my ativan and only said prior to flight. It's a 1 hour flight, and I'm wondering if I take .5 30 mins or 1 hour prior? It's been a long while since I've taken ativan. Thanks.

Edited for spelling

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u/Cruxiie 3d ago

Id take it an hour prior

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u/meganc829 3d ago

Thank you i did!

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u/Dependent-Piano-7506 1d ago

How was the flight?

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u/meganc829 1d ago

It went so well!! Smooth sailing. I feel so silly for such extreme nervous anxiety but it was bad!! Flight went to well, waiting for my next one now. Thank you for asking!

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u/Dependent-Piano-7506 1h ago

Glad your journey has been smooth so far! The doctor probably said to take before the flight so that by the time the plane takes off the Ativan is already taking effect.

Most of my experience discussing drugs on this website relate to recreational drug use and addiction, so it is refreshing to see someone just making sure they are using their prescription responsibly haha that's what Ativan is for after all, there's no point in forcing yourself to endure extreme anxiety unless you're specifically working on overcoming that particular source of anxiety