Thread: Jet Lag -.-

Melatonin.

Thas' a very good point.

Get some transatlantic LDing goin.

adapt your sleeping schedule to the time zone where you will ultimately be donot sleep when you're tired sleep when it is the normal time to sleep

Originally Posted by wasup

adapt your sleeping schedule to the time zone where you will ultimately be donot sleep when you're tired sleep when it is the normal time to sleep

how quick will this take effect?

cus once I end up in eastern europe, its another holiday, and i dont wanna be jet lagged for a long while : /

What time is your flight departing the US and what time does it arrive in eastern Europe (in respective local times)?

Ok.. I think I leave New York at 11:30 pm.

Arrive in UK 7:30am local time.

Leave UK for eastern Europe at.. 12pm Uk time.

Arrive at 4pm(?) local time in eastern europe.

OK, I suggest you sleep on the flight to England (they'll probably have the lights off anyways) and stay awake until the following evening in eastern Europe. The idea is to be sleeping when it's dark out and awake when it's light out.

This is something I have a lot of experience with, I travel to Europe about three times a year.

If you have advanced warning, try to adjust your current sleep schedule to match the timezone you are travelling to. There is a five hour difference between Eastern and GMS, or is it 4 right now?

Anyhoo, if you can manage to get up even two hours earlier and go to bed two hours later than normal the week before your trip, it will help.

Day of the trip. Get up early, resist any urge to sleep late. No caffiene after early afternoon, no more than one drink on the plane. Try to sleep on the plane if possible. If not, lay there with your eyes closed and daydream, you will be suprised how much that helps.

When you arrive, plenty of caffiene and a large breakfast. During the day, DO NOT TAKE A NAP! Use as much caffiene as needed. Stay awake as long as you can that night, 10pm or later. You will probably sleep through the night.

Next day, get up early! Eat salads and yogurt. Stay up late the next night. This is the hardest night, you will be restless and won't sleep well, if you feel the need, take a sleep aid or melatonin.

Third of fourth day, expect digestive discomfort. This day usually results in an upset stomach or diahrea(sp) for me. After this, I'm in the time zone.

Wow thanks alot seeker.

I'll take note of this. I think(hope) it will work

Actually the first week when you switch time zones are the best cause you feel really energetic. I flew to Hong Kong this past summer and it's a 12 hour difference. To adjust I didn't sleep for 30 hours and arrived there at about 8 pm local time. I fell asleep at 12 pm and woke up feeling pretty refreshed. I thought it must have been like 9 am the next morning, but I check and it was only like 2 am. I had only slept 2 hours. I managed to get up early everyday for the next week and felt pretty good about it. Then I finally adjusted and couldn't get up early anymore haha.

As advice, try to stay out in the sun during local daytime hours, or be where you can see that it is sunny outside. It helps a lot.