Is there any kind of cure or treatment for jet lag?
Friday, March 20th, 2009 at
3:42 am
–>[[Katie]]<-- asked:
I just got back from Hawaii, which is 6 hours behind, and I can’t get back on my normal sleeping schedual. Has this happened to you before? If not, do you at least have some tips for getting to sleep when you’re not tired?
I just got back from Hawaii, which is 6 hours behind, and I can’t get back on my normal sleeping schedual. Has this happened to you before? If not, do you at least have some tips for getting to sleep when you’re not tired?
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go to bed even if you dont feel tired or sleepy
drink lots of water
Get yourself out under the sun first thing in the morning at sunrise. Sunlight releases chemicals in your body to signal your biological clock to adjust properly. Stay under the sun for at least 20 minutes.
Read a boring book, sip warm milk
if you’re not tired, just lay back and start thinking about stuff that relaxes you. even if you’re not tired, just go to bed and lay there, and eventually your body gets the message that you need to be sleeping.
Yes it has happend to me when I came back from england. It took a week for the jet lag to wear off. I would drink a few beers so that I could fall asleep.
Here’s a website for BEFORE you travel:
But you already traveled. Try adjusting your sleep one hour in the proper direction each night. Set you alarm for shortly after sunrise each day, get up, force yourself up, and walk around the block. Seriously. The sunlight helps your internal clock. Once the sun is up, open curtains, even if you go back to sleep and take a nap. The sunlight still send signals to your brain that you should be awake. If you block out the sun, you’ll have more problems.
Lavender is a nice relaxing scent, you could put it in your bed room. Chamomile tea is also nice and relaxing. Turn off the TV and the computer by 8pm (earlier if you can) as its light helps stimulate your brain. Turn the ights down low in the house, light candles. Try to make a “bedtime routine” to force yourself to wind-down, and do the same things every night.
It can take about a week. About a week to adjust. They say an hour for every time zone. Remember, no caffeine after 12 noon (unless you’re falling asleep at work, and even then limit it). Sip your caffeine throughout the morning so it is more steady, rather than one big burst of caffeine followed by a crash later on. Go for a walk btwn 12 noon and 3pm to give yourself a natural pep in your step, without causing you to be too awake at night. Good luck!
This happens to me twice a year (getting 6 hours behind, and then 6 ahead on the return journey) best thing is exercise, plenty of water and rest. You usually return to normal in about 2 to 3 days