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I don't think it is just about losing weight, I think it is a lot more about how you achieve that. I was on BP medication (Benicar) for 15 years. At one time I was 145lbs and ran marathons but still had high BP (165/100). I gave up that running lark and got up to 185lbs and still had...

I am not ignoring this point at all, I am simply gathering additional information. I never asked for specific medical guidance, I asked if anyone had experience with this scenario. I appreciated your guidance the first time but it really doesn't need to be repeated, but you can if it makes you...

Thanks. What I was asking for was if anyone had "experience" with this scenario. Nobody has so far but some have given good input. I am aware of Dr Bruce and I heard you the first time. Pursuing one avenue doesn't prevent one from gathering input from others that might have experience with...

Thanks pilot_dude, that is worth a try. For some reason, I don't know why, Tylenol makes my knees hurt during the sleep, strange. You probably know the scenario. Red eye from ORD to LHR and you KNOW you need to get 4-6 hours of sleep starting within 60 minutes of departure.

Yes, melatonin works well in some scenarios, for me it doesn't have the "knock out" affect. Of course I understand why tizanidine isn't approved for flight, it knocks me out in 25 minutes. However it seems to be out of the system within a couple of hrs so I expect there is a 24 or 48 hours prior...

Appreciate the I input.

Seems it is also called Zanaflex.

Nope, am talking about Tizanidine. First had it a few years ago for muscle relaxation related to back pain. Well it didn't work one bit for that but turned out to be great at putting me to sleep within 30 minutes and being wide awake again in as little as 2 hours if needed. Used in on long haul...

Anyone have any experience with a 3rd class medical with a prescription for Tizanidine. It is prescribed in this case for occasional use for sleep disruption. Basically I use it when I cross many time zones to knock me out and it doesn't have anywhere near the linguine affects of ambien.