My plane phobia, or whatever people call it, has gotten worse over time. As a little kid, I didn’t mind planes at all, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten more and more anxious about them. On the last flight I went on, a little over a year ago, I sobbed my way through most of the airport and asked John to take me off the plane after we’d sat down. He did not, to his credit.

I’ve heard good things about Nyquil, etc., so I might give that a shot.

@Shannon: If you think your dizziness is anxiety-related, and you don’t want to go on meds, I can tell you that avoiding caffeine and trying to get more exercise when I feel sick has helped me a little. Anything to burn off the adrenaline.

I also find myself thinking about this problem that my students have had to do, where they must explain why a plane has to tilt when it makes a turn. That explanation runs through my head pretty much every time the plane turns.

I do not know anything about the medication that you are on, but I do know that I will go through phases where I will very dizzy one or two times a day for like a week. It happens every month so I have always assumed that it was caused by the obvious. I think it gets worse the more stressed I am about school. It was so bad that I actually went to the doctor (who was useless) about it.

Anyways, I think that was more of a ramble than anything useful …. I really hope you feel better.

She managed to fly to my graduation using the only method that has worked–taking a strong sedative and being drugged out for the entire day.