[LivinLOS]

One better than pure sedative would be a sedative and anti anxiety medication..

My father has a true freak out fear of aeroplanes (and has been in 2 emergency landings.. Masks out of the overhead etc !!!).. He can manage to conquer it if he has a xanex or two... Just about anyway..

I dont worry about short haul but these days I dont drink (hard) on flights (have suffered to many hangovers while needing to connect / continue travelling, or felt like shit on my first night) but take a sedative prior to boarding, instruct on no meals, get a window seat so no one climbs over me and put on some silly eye goggles.. I can usually deep sleep 6 - 8 hours of a long haul flight that way and doze for the rest. Depending on your metabolism and tolerance for functioning on downers your only slight drawback is being a bit fuzzy on arrival. Plus side is you often confuse your body out of real jetlag also.