Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines...
by throw_away1525 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @04:20AM
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Not sure if the light medicine you mention is a beta blocker but if it's not, call your doctor up and ask for propranolol. It will prevent the adrenaline dump and racing heart beat. You might still be a little mentally nervous but anxiety without the physical symptoms is so incredibly different and manageable. I once had a consulting job where I had to fly around all the time and having a propranolol script allowed me to keep my job.
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Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines...
by boredemployee on Thursday February 16, 2023 @04:25AM
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I really thought about that. Did you take the medicine daily or just before the flight? The one I take is called Paroxetine or Paxil.
Re:Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines...
by throw_away1525 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:47AM
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You just need it for the flight, you take one half an hour before the flight. You can research the basic biological mechanism online but the practical effect is that your body just doesn't react to fear, which allows you to deal with the mental anxiety much more easily.
I really hope you'll ask your doctor about it. As a fellow nervous flier I know how miserable it can be to be trapped in the pain tube at 40k feet for hours and have every little noise and bump set you off. It seriously changed my life - after a few really bad flights, I started getting stressed out when I saw a plane in the sky while I was standing on terra firma! But not anymore. And these days, after way too many flights, I barely even need it anymore!