Ambien
 

I recently did my Physical and the AME told me that Ambien is now approved for airmen as long as there is 24 hours between last dose and any flight duties.

I can't find anything on the FAA site - has anyone else heard this?

My AME said the same except that there was no time limit.

Wow. You can really use this stuff?

Does the time limit between usage and flying depend on the dosage? Ambien comes in the original 10 mg dose, but now also in a 5 mg dose, and the AmbienCR (controlled release) variant.

Although this is not officially from the FAA, these guys have a pretty good reputation....

Sleep-inducing medications

In the Air Force it's only 6 hours but we can not use the CR stuff...other sleep meds like restoril and lunesta are 12 hours DNIF...I use the ambien about once every 6-10 weeks and it works like a champ.

I thought I heard that the other one, Lunetsa?, has a shorter perioed. 12 hours I thought.

Military's all different...in FAA-land we can't use go-pills either :rolleyes:

Just got a prescription from my Doc. They said you can't use it 24 hours before a flight. Also Ambien CR is not allowed.

Yeah, I'll use it from time to time (read: less than once a month) for those times when I have an overnight where I got up late that day and have to be up early the next morning.