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| Anyway - i try to fight jet leg to put myself to sleep with  zolpidem (stilnox). It just induces sleep, and after 7h you wake up. As Uncle Max says, you have to smile nicely to the doctor to get a prescription.... I never take it during the flight itself: sometimes the time of flight is not enough to sleep off the pill, and a typical side effect of this medicine is get to do very strange things without knowing it. Inducing sleep is not really the panacea, because you still have all your meals confused and feel strange about the time, but at least you feel properly rested. | |
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Stilnox was lifesaver for me too. The doctor told me it's what airline pilots use after trips. Even half a tablet was enough to get me to sleep and I would wake up feeling pretty good, able to function and not at all drowsy.