11-01-2003 11:01									#1
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Does anyone have any cures for Jetlag? I seem to be terrible after returning from Europe. I lose sleep for around 1 week until it wears off...

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	11-01-2003 16:01									#2
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The furthest I have flown is about 2 hours away. Sorry

	11-01-2003 16:25									#3
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You shouldn't get bad jet lag coming back from Europe.

	11-01-2003 16:28									#4
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Try swallowing 50 sleeping pills. You'll sleep all week and then feel fine.

I don't get very bad jetlag - I usually barely notice it at all (but then I keep weird hours anyway).

	11-01-2003 16:31									#5
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When I came back to Europe from the US (not as long a journey, I grant you), I stayed awake for about 40 hours, went to sleep the night I got back, woke up the next morning feeling fresh and went off to college. So that's my advice; stay awake for as long as possible.

	11-01-2003 17:06									#6
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That is terrible advice.

	11-01-2003 20:07									#7
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That's what I did too, both for going to Europe and for coming back. It worked like a charm.

	11-01-2003 21:33									#8
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Thats what I do to. Seems to do the job for me.

Though flying UK to Ozzieland (23 hour flight to the other side of the world) really ****ed my head up. Quite fun though.

I've heard of melatonin acts on your body clock, so that you can artificially 'reset' it by taking the drug at a certain time of night.

Oh and here's a link:
http://www.erowid.org/smarts/melato...onin_info.shtml

	12-01-2003 02:21									#9
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Yes, staying awake for as long as possible...Though you'll likely end up oversleeping the first day or so...

	12-01-2003 05:30									#10
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What does Jetlag cure?

	12-01-2003 05:59									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Buck Birdseed What does Jetlag cure?

Space Herpes.

	13-01-2003 05:17									#12
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I struggle with Jetlag when arriving in US from Oz, but not vice versa as much.

I have found improvement from getting plenty of sun and exercise in the first day or two after I arrive. Walk in sun at lunchtime, for example. Otherwise, I just don't sleep.

Oh, I also prepare in every way that I can to reduce the stresses encountered on my US visit. Worries just exacerbate the insomnia.

	13-01-2003 05:28									#13
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"That is terrible advice."

Explain yourself. What do the diplomats do?

Seems to work for me, although admittedly, I haven't done a Europe<-->Oz trip.

	13-01-2003 05:44									#14
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I've gone from the U.S. to Europe and U.S. to Japan and the best cure is to stay awake as long as possible. If a doctor or some other sort of proffesional says this is wrong ignore them.

	13-01-2003 06:38									#15
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I just sleep every minute I can on the plane, and just pick up in whatever time zone I end up in, falling into a regular routine.

I've never have had a problem with jet lag...

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Grrrr... you pesky little Kiwi. You didn't tell us that you got here. Now we couldn't get that chance to meet you.

	13-01-2003 06:53									#17
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And a related subject: You won't throw up if you keep you legs suspended in front of you. It a musculature thing.

	13-01-2003 07:01									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I just sleep every minute I can on the plane, and just pick up in whatever time zone I end up in, falling into a regular routine.

This is good advice. I don't get jet lag much either but my advice is sleep as much as you can on the flight, don't eat or drink too much except at what would be your regular meal times. When you arrive, get straight into the rhythm of the place you are visiting, if its day time try and get out in the sun, this helps the body to adjust. But stay close to your hotel on the first day because you can get real tired real fast. Take it easy for 24 hours. Listen to your body.

Jet lag is worst travelling from East to West (against the earth's rotation).

Some people take melatonin. There's also a new miracle cure for jet lag.

	13-01-2003 10:11									#19
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It's good to drink water, so I hear.
Alcohol on the plane is a

	13-01-2003 10:23									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I just sleep every minute I can on the plane, and just pick up in whatever time zone I end up in, falling into a regular routine.

That's good advice, provided you can sleep on planes. I have no problems sleeping when I'm taking business class, but I rarely manage to sleep in economy. So what happens for me is I end up staying awake during the 12+ hours HK-Canada flights. I'm totally wacked for a couple of days. The last time I went back to Canada was the worst. I was driving in a city where I had lived for four years, and I couldn't picture the route I had to drive, even though I was able to reach my destination without getting lost.

I'm heading back to Canada in a couple of weeks and I'm scheduled to do a ski party the first day back. That should be interesting: skiing with jetlag.

Has anyone tried melatonin?

	13-01-2003 11:13									#21
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i always try to stay up all night the night before a flight. That way it's lights out when then plane takes off, and i can wake up and fall right into routine like ming said...

and my girlfriends mom seems to think that if you cut out paper bags in the shape and size of your feet and put them in your shoes, you won't get jet lag. I guess it is a trick your mind sort of thing.

	13-01-2003 12:13									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Jet lag is worst travelling from East to West (against the earth's rotation). Some people take melatonin. There's also a new miracle cure for jet lag.

Really? I always have worse jetlag flying US-Turkey (W->E) than Turkey-US (E->W). I've always assumed that was because of the timing of the flights: Flights to the US leave early in the morning and land mid-afternoon (by which time my body thinks it's nearly bedtime), so all I have to do is stay awake a little longer, go to bed "early," and I'm back on track. But coming back to Turkey, I have to leave at night, fly all night (during which I rarely sleep, even if I try), and then arrive in Turkey at lunchtime with my body feeling like it's 3:00 in the morning. That's what kills me.