idk mate, I just decide to sleep and eventually I do.
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I've never been on a long flight, but on overnight Amtrak routes I can only sleep with earbuds and music
For me it's the gentle lullof the motor and mild sway of the plane. I just can't stay awake if I try
1-2mg of Melatonin, remain motionless with eyes closed for ~20 minutes, you'll be out like a light. Make sure you take a smaller dose - most gummies are 5 or 10 mg, it honestly works better if you subdivide.
I rarely sleep longer than 90 minutes at a time, unless I'm physically exhausted already. And yes, the neck hurts, but exhaustion hurts more.
I once read somewhere that it's something to do with the altitude or the cabin air pressure that make people feel sleepy.
Personally. I can't do it and I find it very uncomfortable even trying to get to sleep on those long journeys. Even if I do fall asleep, hoping to paas the time and it ends up not being long and time has never passed.
Alcohol makes me sleepy, so I'll drink a little and then listen to rainstorms with my headphones.
I actually find it easier to fall a sleep on a plane - not that I have any issues anywhere else π but as soon as I get on that plane, you bet I'm gonna get some zzz time. Even if its just a 2hr flight
Business class lie flat seat for long haul flights. Tickets are insanely expensive.. fortunately I have a ton of air miles from company travel. Once you try it there's no going back.
Those little neck pillows they board the plane wearing.
Idk I can't sleep on planes either.
I've been on, like, fewer than 50 flights, so I don't think I've slept on one.
Zopiclone, mostly.
Watch a movie on the in-flight entertainment. I can never finish a movie on a plane. No matter what I do, I fall asleep. If I donβt watch anything, I canβt sleep.
Benzos
Diphenhydramine, melatonin, neck pillow, and EYE MASK. Critical to block out light. Bonus for noise cancwlli headphones playing noise.