What do you do for jetlag?

I'm not much of a world traveler but i am going to asia soon. I am trying to get a handle on the jet lag / sleeping issues since I'm only going for 8 days. Has anyone tried provigil?

I have a poor concept of time so I don't really get jet lag. At least I didn't when I went to Israel.

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The time change thing has never caused me any trouble. Just being cooped up on the jet for anything more than two hours has left me feeling utterly worn out. (My longest was about nine hours)

I've had more than a few third shift jobs, so maybe that is why I dealt with the time changes.

However, beware of "economy class syndrome."

or, if you'd prefer, get a hooker on the back end to take the hair off the dog.

took a nap when we got there... Went for dinner, slept again, then were awake at 1-4 am, but then napped again and were ready to rock when dawn came back around. It wasn't hard to handle at all.

The big key is to drink LOTS of water and stay well, well, well away from caffiene and sugary drinks. Load up on your multi-vitamins, and jog up and down the plane aisles now and then, stretch the legs, bend, etc.

When I flew to Asia, I made sure to bring lots of snacks and lots of water. Even if they serve meals on the flight they're not necessarily when you want to eat (or what you want to eat). Figure out what time it is where you're going and set your watch. Periodically tell yourself what time it is (at your destination) and put yourself in that frame of mind, i.e. if it's 11:00p.m. at your destination try to picture what you would be doing at that time at home.

Drink tons of water, which is why I say to bring some with you. Airplanes are so dry and nasty, and drink service never comes around when you want it to come. Drink even if you don't feel thirsty. Drink even if it makes you have to pee. It's good for your circulation to get up anyway. Dehydration makes jet lag much worse, and greatly increases your chances of getting sick on your trip. Which is why you should avoid alcohol and caffeine, they'll also dehydrate you and mess with your sleep cycle.

I also highly suggest bringing along Airborne tablets and taking them daily, they help boost your immune system. It sucks getting sick on a trip.

When you get to your destination, try to stay up until a normal sleeping time, if possible. Try to schedule things that will keep you active and refreshed. If you can stay up until at least 9 or 10 p.m. you should get yourself on track pretty quickly.

I'm personally not a fan of taking pills if I can avoid it, so I can't say how provigil will help. But maybe someone else has experience.

This is my current plan. I have about 20 flight hours so I figure that I need to sleep a little. So I wait until about 11 pm local time, drink three martinis real fast and hopefully sleep for a few hours.

I might score some ambien to sleep also. Provigil is a anti-narcolepsy drug that is not a stimulent, it only takes away the desire to sleep. (Supposedly.) That might keep me up until I can acclimate to local time.

That's certainly one way to do it. Hopefully you won't get sick.

It was mucho pricey. They wrapped my feet in hot seaweed and tinfoil to "draw out the toxins" caused by jet lag.

Baha. What a waste of $60.

Just stay up as late as you possibly can the first night. Don't fight the urge to get up in the morning...go with it and watch the sunrise. Those are some of my favorite times.

Get it at a health food store like Vitamin World.
I was an airline pilot for 30+ years and the last few I discovered Melatonin. Helped me sleep on the "wrong" side of the clock.

I can get over anything and accomplish anything if she is there with me when I sleep or cry or get jet lag. Dogs are proof of heaven.

taking a pill is sort of like pushing the reset button on your sleep cycle. it certainly helps at least.

It's great for resetting your internal clock.

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You will NEVER have any jet lag! Of course, you might not see too many sights, either......

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But, in the next few minutes, as long as I see that sweet & sour chicken, fried wonton, and egg rolls that I bought earlier and stuck in my refrigerator, I really don't care about much.

Get my drift, good friend? ;)

I am, however, glad that tomorrow comes. Hope to see you there!

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Sounds yummy! I know you will enjoy your food tonight.....

I am also glad that tomorrow comes.....and yes, you will see me there!

I love ya! It gladdens my heart to call you friend......




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You are SO astute.

Luv it!

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I went to Russia for a week and slept through Moscow. It was terrible. I find I can go West much easier than I can go East. Try something or you may end up very sleepy and cranky for about 3 days.

so went through lots of jet lag traveling back and forth to U.S.

Force yourself to get on schedule immediately. Sleeping will be a problem, but force yourself to get up at the appropriate time - and stay up until your normal time to retire (er, go to bed - "retire" sounds so old-fashioned).

Took several days - particularly when the time difference was 8 hours, but giving in to what your body wanted to do took much longer.