9 Jet Lag Cures
Last month I asked, can you solve jet lag? Here are all the replies I got from Mobal Member's about cures for jet lag:
Cure 1.
Tom Murphy sent me this interesting story about jet lag cures involving hampsters and viagra:
http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9217789&fsrc=RSS
Cure 2.
Travelling back to back from far east to middle east and Latin America I try to assume the time zone I am going to immediately upon getting on plane, even if it means sleeping at noon because it is 10pm at my destination
Also, plently of liquids on plane and an established exercise program
Bill
Cure 3.
To help with jet lag ---
Eat at the times of day you will be eating in your new destination a few days before travel. Your stomach will be acclimated and this is a component of jet lag – not just the sleep issue. The US military, I understand tells their troops to do this.
Thanks, Wes McDonald
Cure 4.
Hi,
The only thing that works consistently for me is to put myself on the time zone of my destination as soon as I get on the airplane. This involves changing my watch and, if it is bedtime, going to sleep. This last part is tricky and often requires that I take a light dose of Ambien (5 mg) to pull it off. I'm a bit of a health nut; so, avoiding jet lag is the only time that I take a pill -- and it is very worth it. I also try to schedule my flights so that I am traveling during my destination's sleep hours as it is easier to begin by sleeping during their sleep hours than it is to begin by trying to stay awake during my sleep hours!
Take Care,
Rosemarie
Cure 5.
What has worked for me is staying awake. If you can sleep during the
destination's night, then things aren't so bad. The brochure they gave me
on the plane said to avoid alcohol. I took a different approach. I drank
everyting that was free, spent a lot of time on my feet so that I wouldn't
pass out, and got to my destination ready for the morgue. So even though it
was morning in New York, I slept like the dead in Hong Kong's night.
Cure 6.
Hi, Michael!
It took me a few trips to figure it out, but I think I have the solution to the jet lag problem.
First of all, as with any long flight, no alcohol or caffeine. Period. And be sure to hydrate, drinking at least a liter of water before you board.
If you're flying eastbound, sleep. My usual modus operandi is to drink my water, get on, settle in, eat dinner, and then go to sleep. When I wake up, my body thinks it's a new day and I'm off the plane and running. True, you get a little fuzzy toward afternoon, but the key is NOT TO SLEEP ONCE YOU GET THERE. Go to bed right after dinner the first day, and you're completely acclimated.
If I'm flying westbound, I stay awake. Whatever it takes. Caffeine is okay on this flight. I'm a little dingy when I get to where I'm going, but if I go to bed at what would be a normal time in that time zone, again, I'm right as rain the next day.
It works for me!
Michael P. Martin
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Cure 7.
Make sure you have an ambien prescription filled prior to travel. Drink water on the flight, keep alcohol consumption to a minimum, or, preferably, no alcohol at all. The same night you arrive do not consume alcohol. Take ambien. Wake refreshed. I also live in Alaska and travel intercontinental and cross country quite regularly. This works for me. Hope it works for you.
A Joshi
Cure 8.
I don't know if this would work for Debra because she is traveling West, but going W>E (USA>Europe) it's always worked for me.
I try and get plenty of sleep in the days leading up to my flight. Since the flight is always a night-flight, I take a sleep aid (Melatonin or Ambien, etc) and sleep flying across the big pond. I wake up refreshed and ready to go. After landing and getting to my accomodations, I force myself to stay up until at least 2200 hours. Next day I wake up feeling refreshed and ready to hit the street!
It worked for me for 20 years in the military and continues to work today! I just went to Prague and the day after I arrived we were cruising the streets with no fatigue!
Good luck to all who follow this tip!!
Mike Kaminski - North Carolina
Cure 9.
I take an Ambian, a prescription medication, as soon as I am settled in my seat and I go right off sleeping through meals, movies, etc. I wake up about six or seven hours later in the right time zone and without any drowsiness. Caution, try it at home first so you know how you will react.
marolson@citlink.net
This month's question...
Do you think it's safe to carry your travel documents?
I've had quite a few travel tips suggesting about making copies of your travel documents and keeping copies in all your luggage so you're never caught without them...
but...
I've also had people suggest that this is unsafe as there's more chance that they could fall into the wrong hands.
Email me your replies...
How do you carry your travel documents and why? (and do you know any horror stories?) email it to me at michael@mobalphone.com and I'll publish it next month
Cure 1.
Tom Murphy sent me this interesting story about jet lag cures involving hampsters and viagra:
http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9217789&fsrc=RSS
Cure 2.
Travelling back to back from far east to middle east and Latin America I try to assume the time zone I am going to immediately upon getting on plane, even if it means sleeping at noon because it is 10pm at my destination
Also, plently of liquids on plane and an established exercise program
Bill
Cure 3.
To help with jet lag ---
Eat at the times of day you will be eating in your new destination a few days before travel. Your stomach will be acclimated and this is a component of jet lag – not just the sleep issue. The US military, I understand tells their troops to do this.
Thanks, Wes McDonald
Cure 4.
Hi,
The only thing that works consistently for me is to put myself on the time zone of my destination as soon as I get on the airplane. This involves changing my watch and, if it is bedtime, going to sleep. This last part is tricky and often requires that I take a light dose of Ambien (5 mg) to pull it off. I'm a bit of a health nut; so, avoiding jet lag is the only time that I take a pill -- and it is very worth it. I also try to schedule my flights so that I am traveling during my destination's sleep hours as it is easier to begin by sleeping during their sleep hours than it is to begin by trying to stay awake during my sleep hours!
Take Care,
Rosemarie
Cure 5.
What has worked for me is staying awake. If you can sleep during the
destination's night, then things aren't so bad. The brochure they gave me
on the plane said to avoid alcohol. I took a different approach. I drank
everyting that was free, spent a lot of time on my feet so that I wouldn't
pass out, and got to my destination ready for the morgue. So even though it
was morning in New York, I slept like the dead in Hong Kong's night.
Cure 6.
Hi, Michael!
It took me a few trips to figure it out, but I think I have the solution to the jet lag problem.
First of all, as with any long flight, no alcohol or caffeine. Period. And be sure to hydrate, drinking at least a liter of water before you board.
If you're flying eastbound, sleep. My usual modus operandi is to drink my water, get on, settle in, eat dinner, and then go to sleep. When I wake up, my body thinks it's a new day and I'm off the plane and running. True, you get a little fuzzy toward afternoon, but the key is NOT TO SLEEP ONCE YOU GET THERE. Go to bed right after dinner the first day, and you're completely acclimated.
If I'm flying westbound, I stay awake. Whatever it takes. Caffeine is okay on this flight. I'm a little dingy when I get to where I'm going, but if I go to bed at what would be a normal time in that time zone, again, I'm right as rain the next day.
It works for me!
Michael P. Martin
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Cure 7.
Make sure you have an ambien prescription filled prior to travel. Drink water on the flight, keep alcohol consumption to a minimum, or, preferably, no alcohol at all. The same night you arrive do not consume alcohol. Take ambien. Wake refreshed. I also live in Alaska and travel intercontinental and cross country quite regularly. This works for me. Hope it works for you.
A Joshi
Cure 8.
I don't know if this would work for Debra because she is traveling West, but going W>E (USA>Europe) it's always worked for me.
I try and get plenty of sleep in the days leading up to my flight. Since the flight is always a night-flight, I take a sleep aid (Melatonin or Ambien, etc) and sleep flying across the big pond. I wake up refreshed and ready to go. After landing and getting to my accomodations, I force myself to stay up until at least 2200 hours. Next day I wake up feeling refreshed and ready to hit the street!
It worked for me for 20 years in the military and continues to work today! I just went to Prague and the day after I arrived we were cruising the streets with no fatigue!
Good luck to all who follow this tip!!
Mike Kaminski - North Carolina
Cure 9.
I take an Ambian, a prescription medication, as soon as I am settled in my seat and I go right off sleeping through meals, movies, etc. I wake up about six or seven hours later in the right time zone and without any drowsiness. Caution, try it at home first so you know how you will react.
marolson@citlink.net
This month's question...
Do you think it's safe to carry your travel documents?
I've had quite a few travel tips suggesting about making copies of your travel documents and keeping copies in all your luggage so you're never caught without them...
but...
I've also had people suggest that this is unsafe as there's more chance that they could fall into the wrong hands.
Email me your replies...
How do you carry your travel documents and why? (and do you know any horror stories?) email it to me at michael@mobalphone.com and I'll publish it next month
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