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What do you do to overcome jet lag?

Have Your Say Jul. 27, 2009 - 02:00AM JST ( 25 )

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JeffLeeJul. 27, 2009 - 06:49AM JST

Melatonin. One cap at bedtime for first 4 days of the trip. Works every time.
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DisillusionedJul. 27, 2009 - 08:17AM JST

Stay on the same longitude when traveling. Overnight Tokyo to Sydney. Jet lag? What's that?
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telecasterplayerJul. 27, 2009 - 08:34AM JST

Sleep on the plane.
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ChrisBigginsJul. 27, 2009 - 09:11AM JST

Simply stay at home sweeties, hahaha. Aren't i a card?
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KwaabishJul. 27, 2009 - 09:56AM JST

"My suggestion to you, is to start drinking heavily"
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WeaselJul. 27, 2009 - 12:15PM JST

10mg of Zolpidem and three beers at night, and 4 cans of Red Bull in the morning.
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MzJul. 27, 2009 - 02:51PM JST

From London to Tokyo you usually arrive in the morning, which is infuriating. Try to sleep as much as possible on the plane - I used to take a pill. If you don't like to take sleeping pills (I don't now as I travel with a child) and can't sleep in the plane, try to get a nap when you arrive but ONLY FOR 2 HOURS then make yourself get up. Stay up as late as you can in the evening then you should sleep through. The following day try to stay awake as long as you can BUT avoid going to bed after about 11.30pm. Try to avoid taking a nap on this second day. This works for me but my husband used to always cave in and have a long nap or fall asleep too early in the evening! He always gets it worse than me...
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ebisenJul. 27, 2009 - 02:59PM JST

get heavily drunk and sleep 15-18 hours ; )
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MadaraJul. 27, 2009 - 03:15PM JST

Just sleep during the flight and avoid alcohol or anything with caffeine.
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SargeJul. 27, 2009 - 03:25PM JST

Don't travel to different time zones. Saves money and CO2 emissions too.
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nandakandamandaJul. 27, 2009 - 03:57PM JST

Go by ship, or Empire flying boats.
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nisegaijinJul. 27, 2009 - 05:40PM JST

sleep on the plane, take sleeping pill, tylenol, aspirin, or whatever to knock you out.
when arrive, force yourself to stay awake. being outdoors helps.
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TahoochiJul. 27, 2009 - 06:58PM JST

Suffer for about a week.
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Mark_McCrackenJul. 27, 2009 - 07:00PM JST

Stay awake the entire night before the flight. Get to the airport exhausted. Board. Ear plugs. Nytol. Sleep about 8 hours on the plane. Get to location. Sleep when night comes to the new location. Next day, I'm fine.
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IntricateJul. 27, 2009 - 07:02PM JST

Firstly, always get some sleep in the plane. Many people complain about the noise, but because the noise is so constant it should actually help you sleep. Don't think about it and eventually you won't even hear the engines roar any more. When you arrive force shift your daily rhythm as many hours it takes to make it fit the time zone you're going to.

If you arrive in the morning jetlag will be a breeze. You just do everything you normally would at the shifted time and you'll be knackered in the evening. Just go to bed at a fairly late hour, after 9 pm at least, and you'll get up at around 6 or 7 in the morning.

If you arrive in the afternoon you'll want to do basically the same as above. Your first day will just be a bit shorter, so that might make it a bit easier for those who can't put up with lack of sleep.

If you arrive in the evening or at night, go to bed right away but force yourself to wake up at an appropriate time like 7 or 8 in the morning. Then just proceed like when you arrive in the morning.

If you follow these instructions diligently your jetlag is almost sure to be gone. No medication, only one day of "suffering". The only drawback is that you need to sit through that first day which might be difficult and probably takes practice to get right. As far as I know it always works when you don't take any toxics, so no alcohol, no heroin, no medication of any kind, no caffeine, no THC, no smoking etc.. If you do take those it might be more difficult to get out of jetlag.
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seesawJul. 28, 2009 - 12:10AM JST

Sleep well prior to flight. Drink plenty of water. Aisle seat for easy visits to the bathroom and doing light exercise. Eat light food. No rice/noodles/alcohol. Sleep 15-16 hours upon arrival at destination. And would go for a walk, run, or any forms of outdoor exercise for 1 or 2 hours upon wake up on the next morning.
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junkfaceJul. 28, 2009 - 02:40AM JST

I'm told that you should change the time you eat to correspond to the time zone you are heading to. However, who's going to refuse a meal which you paid for on a plane. I like airplane food...lol

I also try to pull an all nighter the day before so I'll be dead tired the next day...
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Icewind007Jul. 28, 2009 - 04:23AM JST

All it takes for me is to stay up until local bed time if I gain time. If I lose time (a lot of time), then I will stay up for another day. After sleeping it's all good.
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Triple888Jul. 28, 2009 - 06:11AM JST

Sleep.
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SebaschanJul. 28, 2009 - 08:29AM JST

what is a jetlag? :) didnt have one when I arrived... maybe the other way, back to europe time, is worse :)
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chinpiraJul. 28, 2009 - 10:05AM JST

When I get to my destination I take off my shoes and socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with my toes.
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cruxman2001Jul. 28, 2009 - 12:44PM JST

nandakandamanda, where is the ticket office for the Empire Boats? I want!

But seriously; no alcohol or caffeine on the flight, noise-canceling headphones, and try to stay up until bedtime at your destination if you can. That gets me reset pretty quickly (Japan-US). US-Japan is ok for me because I get home completely exhausted at bedtime.
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timorborderJul. 28, 2009 - 10:14PM JST

Get faceless on the plane and wake up three days later in hospital. For some reason, my internal clock just seems to reset itself.
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SargeJul. 28, 2009 - 10:19PM JST

chinpira - That only works for John McClane.
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MzJul. 31, 2009 - 10:42AM JST

I've heard of the food connection too. I know my son wakes up at 2 or 3am after we return from UK demanding breakfast. Tummy clock is a powerful thing! Junkface- re airline food, ever flown JAL or ANA lately? Food's inedible!