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I could barely believe that some of my captains of 35 years ago, could stand up in the morning, let alone fly. Squeezing that last 1/4 bottle down at 8 hrs five mins was almost routine with some guys. ‘It helps me sleep' they would say.
After being ‘forced' to fly with an alcoholic, who would start his night's binge with a double miniature while taxying in, I stormed out of a good gob with a very well known UK independent.
Things are better now, but don't let's turn it into a witch-hunt.
Just a quick note on Zolpidem. I am pretty sure that resorting to this drug, caused me to have problems with short term memory. You know, staring into the fridge, wondering why you're there. The effect was very marked. Because of a back injury, I used it over a several weeks, say 3 times a week. I also trimmed back on the dose. Happily, within three days this effect would wear off.
It was so useful, that I wanted to be sure, and have gone through this cycle about three times.
It is certainly habit forming, partly because it's so good.
Last edited by Loose rivets; 17th Jun 2006 at 04:29.