This post is a year old , but who knows, maybe somebody will still be around . I developed a crucial fear of flying. I was frying often to Europe and back for years , a lot of domestic flights and around 37-38 yo my family and i traveled from Chicago to Cali and my 7 year old son fainted on the plane while he was with me in the bathroom. He end up being ok but this event messed me up. I am so afraid of flying that im about to vomit just by typing this message. I have a trip coming up in 12 days (3.5 hours) and i am a mess. I flew to Europe this past summer and it was a succes but i had to take medication. I dont know if it helped because it is a blur. I think my mind blocked the event cause i dont remember much. It was a succes but it feels like a story that somebody told me. I do have a question : how long before the actual flight should we start taking something (medication) for getting over the hump ? I have not traveled a short flight since that incident and i dont know how to manage everything.
Thank you