Jet Lag strategies

[Foreigner]

Feasting (watch grammar!) and fasting and other remedies:

Jet Lag Cures: 4 Classic & 3 Alternative Methods | ShermansTravel.com

What's yours?

 

[Himeno]

I treat the flight as if I'm already in the other timezone. eg, flying QF11. Departs SYD 0950. Nope, it's not 0950, it's 1650 and I'll time my sleep etc on the flight to that.
Been doing that for the last 8 years. Only times I have problems are short overnight flights where there isn't enough time for much sleep anyway (eg, SIN-TYO) or daytime Asia>Europe flights.

 

[Quickstatus]

feasting (watch grammar!) and fasting and other remedies:

jet lag cures: 4 classic & 3 alternative methods | shermanstravel.com

what's yours?

f,a,j,c,d,i.

When I can afford it.

Better than any other technique. Modafanil and Melatonin has been put forward as a possible solution

 

[PaulST]

Alcohol and eye covers. Usually doesn't work, but next time it might!

 

[Foreigner]

A new device to go on sale shortly is claimed to cure jetlag by shining light through the ears:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/has-finnish-company-found-cure-for-jet-lag-180955357/

Not cheap.

 

[cove]

I just don't make business decisions for a couple of days.
So I go Krug, icy vodka with the caviar and then the French red to get to sleep soundly thanks to SQ.

 

[Foreigner]

I just don't make business decisions for a couple of days.
So I go Krug, icy vodka with the caviar and then the French red to get to sleep soundly thanks to SQ.

To be frank grog disturbs my sleep.

 

[cove]

I would think you might want to see a sleep doctor about that foreigner.
My sleep doctor told me that the bedroom is for sleep and sex so he really won me over to his way of thinking.
I use a Resmed sleep machine plus eye shades and I sleep well now on long haul planes.

 

[horseman]

Just stop being frank, be foreigner instead

 

[JohnK]

I am yet to be convinced this theory exists. Or if it does exist it does not appear to affect me unless I overdo the activities on holiday in which case I am tired when I get back not jetlagged.

Spent 3 nights in New Zealand this weekend. Arrived back late last night. Went to sleep at ~2:00am and woke up ~8:00am as I normally do. Felt fine today.

 

[Alh01]

I used to have all sorts of problems returning home Eastward (ex Europe) or to the US. Found Melatonin, eyeshades and ear plugs fixed the issue, and now can be fairly bushy-tailed on arrival. Melatonin is available in nice big bottles at the Changi Airport pharmac_, and other places too no doubt, but was difficult to get in Brisbane.

Now if I could just get the aged memory problem fixed as easily ...