<p>My daughter hates flying, too. Her pediatrician gave her some type of anti-anxiety drug on our last trip, but it didn’t seem to work (Sorry, but I can’t remember the name.) Anyway, she was glad she brought Dramamine with her. She knows that makes her tired, so she was able to take that on the return flight.</p>
<p>mom60 - ativan should work well for your D if she needs it. I have a friend that has severe panic attacks and is on medication to help and also uses the ativan as needed.</p>
<p>I hope you have a wonderful trip!</p>
<p>mom60 - I hope the meds help but have her keep some of the other coping ideas in mind as well to either supplement the meds or in the event the meds don’t work or if she finds herself in a similar situation with no meds.</p>
<p>Keep the in-flight entertainment in mind since those are long flights. The videos on the plane might be okay but if she can supplement by having a means of watching videos on a DVD player, laptop, netbook, iPhone, iPod, or something it might help distract her mind and kill some time.</p>
<p>Doctor should not be giving her 4 pills; he should give her 5! She needs to try one out well before the trip to see that the pill is tolerated with no side effects.</p>
<p>My doctor also gave me a prescription for a low-dose of Ativan for flying. It worked really well for me.</p>
<p>I used to LOVE flying. Then I flew when I was pregnant and hormonal, and nearly had a panic attack. This was followed by a flight thru a bad storm. I began to hate flying, but we live 1000 miles from my relatives and I refused to give in to the fear. I needed to fly, so I did. Then 9/11 happened. The next time I was getting on a plane it was just me and my 9 year old daughter. I didn’t want to be a nervous wreck and scare her, and I also get nasty when I’m scared. So I talked to my doctor, who told me she has a LOT of patients who have a prescription for Ativan that they only use to fly.</p>
<p>It worked well. I take it just before leaving for the airport if I’m not driving, or in the airport if I had to drive there. It just takes the edge off - I’m a little fatigued, but otherwise can’t tell any difference. Except that when the “what if the plane crashes” thoughts come thru my head, I don’t get that adrenaline rush, and I can tell myself, “Well there’s nothing you can do about it now so you may as well relax.” The only side effect is that as it wears off, I feel very tired. But that’s about it.</p>
<p>After several years of using Ativan to fly, its gotten to the point where I don’t need it any more. Being able to fly without that panic response enabled me to get over the fear. Perhaps it will work that way for your daughter as well.</p>