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May 8, 2015 22:56:56 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 22:56:56 GMT
I know the feeling, rikita!
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Jul 3, 2015 0:19:28 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 3, 2015 0:19:28 GMT
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Jul 3, 2015 6:14:16 GMT
Post by bjd on Jul 3, 2015 6:14:16 GMT
Other than the usual stuff about drinking water and moving around, most of those suggestions seem to involve medication of one kind or another.
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Jul 3, 2015 14:41:48 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 3, 2015 14:41:48 GMT
Not really. In fact, there are some useful warnings against certain medications. Since I suffer from sinus problems, I appreciated the suggestion about using a saline nasal spray. There are quite a few recommendations for products, but I suspect those are useful for people who feel more comfortable using something "official", or who are nervous travelers in general.
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Post by madhatter on Jul 4, 2015 20:53:07 GMT
Melatonin helps get sleep patterns normalized . Water and exercise ae a must on day 1.
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Jul 5, 2015 0:11:50 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 5, 2015 0:11:50 GMT
I was told recently that getting outside in the sunshine was a must. By coincidence, another person asked me recently if I'd had my vitamin D levels checked (no), but I looked up vitamin D online. Reading about it convinced me that yes, after many hours in airports & airplanes, sunshine would be a real boon. I assume being out in the daylight would also help set the internal clock. MadHatter ~ what did you think about the statement on melatonin in the article I linked? Some people swear by the supplement melatonin, a hormone involved in regulating sleep cycles. It is naturally produced in our pineal glands from the neurotransmitter, serotonin. Others have found it to have the opposite effect - sleeplessness, insomnia or, for a reported 10% of the population, nightmares. For this reason, if you’re curious, test this supplement at home BEFORE traveling.Have you ever had a problem with it?
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Jul 5, 2015 1:55:47 GMT
Post by mich64 on Jul 5, 2015 1:55:47 GMT
Exciting news about your upcoming trip Bixa! I agree with bjd, I do not find the jetlag as bad as I did when I was younger and I, like bjd, think that it is because I do not sleep like I used to. Also I think from past experiences I know how to better plan our arrival day. We do try to depart on later flights so when we arrive we have a shorter wait time to gain access to our hotel room. Once I get to our room, I find a quick shower or sink bath and a change of clothes does wonders for me. We usually plan an afternoon walk (in hopes of getting the sunshine) a light supper, a few glasses of wine and then I get a pretty good first nights rest and I am usually fine the next morning. We used to do too much on our first day, not wanting to waste the day, but I found I then became over tired and would not get a good nights rest and would be just as tired the next day. I also stay away from salt and drink lots of water on flight days.
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Jul 5, 2015 3:22:32 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 5, 2015 3:22:32 GMT
Thanks so much, Mich! I'm really excited.
One thing that may work in my favor -- perhaps for you, too -- was growing up as an air force kid. Even though I'm not a very efficient sleeper at night in my bed, I can nod right off in a a moving vehicle. I'll be flying out of Toronto @7:30 in the evening -- 6:30 by my internal clock, so maybe I can convince myself that's late enough to go to sleep & wake up refreshed seven hours later.
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Jul 5, 2015 5:15:58 GMT
Post by bjd on Jul 5, 2015 5:15:58 GMT
I think Mich's programme of getting into the swing of things, but not overdoing it, is a good recipe for the first day. Easier when you are flying home, of course, because you are not afraid of missing any of your vacation time, but it's a good idea to take it easy enough so that you are not a zombie the day after. I also think that if you worry too much about being jet-lagged, Bixa, you will make it worse. One of the few advantages to getting older is generally needing less sleep, so missing a few hours here and there are not that big a deal.
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Jul 5, 2015 8:15:45 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 8:15:45 GMT
A cruise on the Seine on the afternoon of your arrival is a time tested way to both be out in the sun and to relax. Yes, you will doze off for a few minutes from time to time but will feel less guilty about it.
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Jul 7, 2015 0:23:57 GMT
Post by mich64 on Jul 7, 2015 0:23:57 GMT
The cruise does sound like a good idea for day one as it is also a great way to introduce you or remind you generally the distances between some of the points of interest.
Bixa, I never thought about it, but you are right, I can fall asleep sitting up in a car very easily. Almost did that today! and it probably does have something to do with all of those summers crossing the country from posting to posting. I do find that I get a few good hours sleep on the flight, maybe that is why.
It is funny, I do not think about jetlag when I going home so much. Probably since I can go at my own pace, not in any rush since I am no longer returning to work, just laundry and dusting.
I agree about trying not to think/worry too much about it as well, think about what you are doing on day 2.
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Jul 7, 2015 3:13:50 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 7, 2015 3:13:50 GMT
I think I'm not so much worried about jet lag as curious about it. After all, if you fly from North America to Europe, you are gaining six hours, but flying at night means that you sort of experience night normally, even if some of it is "missing".
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Jul 7, 2015 6:41:07 GMT
Post by bjd on Jul 7, 2015 6:41:07 GMT
Well, I think a lot depends on your departure time. It seems my return-to-Europe flights used to leave around 6 or 7 pm, so in effect arrival would be around 2 or 3 in the morning, although local clocks would show 8 or 9.
In June, our departure from Montreal was at 9:15 pm, so arrival in Toulouse was 11am. It should have felt more like "night" but since I don't sleep in planes, I just felt like hell and was jetlagged for the first time in several years.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:36:04 GMT
Post by breeze on Jul 7, 2015 15:36:04 GMT
Air France offers champagne and I drink four of their tiny glasses (two contributed by my husband E) and that helps me sleep. I ask for coffee but don't drink it so E can have four cups. He doesn't sleep on the flight, doesn’t even try..
Again at breakfast he drinks four cups of coffee. That keeps him going for hours.
In the past our flights used to arrive in France about 7 am, which is only 1 am at home. My husband's usual bedtime is later that that, and he's just had four cups of coffee on the plane, so jetlag for him was postponed. We didn't need to crash till after lunch--but then it was immediate, in the car, in the restaurant parking lot, for an hour or so.
Our flight arrives later this year. I'm going to suggest strongly that we nap in the car before leaving the airport.
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Jul 7, 2015 17:59:36 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 17:59:36 GMT
I know I must have already written this earlier in the thread, but for some reason I have reverse jet lag from the vast majority of people. Just about everybody has their worst jet lag flying east, but I am totally incapacitated when I fly west.
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Post by madhatter on Jul 7, 2015 18:30:41 GMT
I was told recently that getting outside in the sunshine was a must. By coincidence, another person asked me recently if I'd had my vitamin D levels checked (no), but I looked up vitamin D online. Reading about it convinced me that yes, after many hours in airports & airplanes, sunshine would be a real boon. I assume being out in the daylight would also help set the internal clock. MadHatter ~ what did you think about the statement on melatonin in the article I linked? Some people swear by the supplement melatonin, a hormone involved in regulating sleep cycles. It is naturally produced in our pineal glands from the neurotransmitter, serotonin. Others have found it to have the opposite effect - sleeplessness, insomnia or, for a reported 10% of the population, nightmares. For this reason, if you’re curious, test this supplement at home BEFORE traveling.Have you ever had a problem with it? I've used melatonin before to get over insomnia and can say it works for me.
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Jul 7, 2015 18:53:56 GMT
Post by htmb on Jul 7, 2015 18:53:56 GMT
When I go back to Florida I'll feel far worse than when I traveled east. It always takes me at least a week to adjust.
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Jul 7, 2015 18:57:06 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 18:57:06 GMT
Is it going west or is it because it is Florida?
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Jul 7, 2015 19:01:31 GMT
Post by htmb on Jul 7, 2015 19:01:31 GMT
Probably the latter.
Plus, last year I had the hardest time readjusting my sleep; going to bed as soon as it got dark and waking at 3:30 or 4 in the morning. I think that lasted most of the year.
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Jul 22, 2016 22:06:20 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 22, 2016 22:06:20 GMT
I want to sleep so badly I can't stand it -- jet lag with an overnight in the airport caused by a missed connection. I took a tiny (okay, 1 pm -- 4 pm) nap on the sofa, then woke up and started to stagger up to bed. Then I remembered my pups are being delivered at 7 tonight, so am trying to pull it together for that.
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Jul 23, 2016 7:11:14 GMT
Post by chexbres on Jul 23, 2016 7:11:14 GMT
Jet lag seems to get worse as I get older. That's why I haven't been back to the US since 2013.
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Jul 23, 2016 10:11:09 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2016 10:11:09 GMT
I feel as though I've accomplished something big. After that 3 hour afternoon nap, I managed to get up and proceed normally until 9:30 pm, when I went to bed. Woke up at 1, but went back to sleep until 4:30. That meant seven hours of almost solid sleep, so I got up feeling readjusted.
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Aug 13, 2016 22:22:14 GMT
Post by htmb on Aug 13, 2016 22:22:14 GMT
It's 6:15 at night and I'm fighting the urge to crawl into bed and go to sleep. Tonight I've got to try and delay sleep until at least 10:00 pm. I don't really think I've had jet lag in terms of feeling rotten, but I'm definitely still trying to keep Paris time. I haven't been able to stay awake past 9:00 at night, and when I wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning I feel like I've had a good night's sleep.
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