rach 1 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 It seems to take me ages. I came back from the UK about 6 days ago now and my sleeping is still screwed up and I'm tired. Am I the only one? Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 for me its a mental thing. i got over jetlag from canada (east coast so its 12 hrs difference) really quickly the last time i came back from there. it seems to me that I can be jetlagged for aslong as I want if I go to bed at 4 in the afternoon everyday. i just push myself to stay up, and i recover really quickly. i guess im younger than most of people here, so it might be a bit different. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I think I have had jet lag for the last 12 years or so, but I seldom fly east-west. It seems to be getting worse as well. I think it might be pub-lag. Link to post Share on other sites
rajeem 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 pub lag! not too bad for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Higuma 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 A doctor friend in Canada told me after my very first Japan trip that for every hour of time change it takes one day to recover.... So West coast of Canada to Japan 17 hrs diff = 17 days to feel 100% or "Zero" effect again... seemed about right for me but then I'm a old fart... Amanda is right though... I usually force myself to stay up and then sleep only at the new time zones schedule not the one I just came from... My .02 Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Yep i've heard the same theory before higuma. i usually find it doesn't take as long as that. Like for a 2-3 hour time difference i never get any jet lag. But with say a 12 hr diff (or similar) it takes me a maximum of about a week to back to full swing. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Yeah, the 12 hour ones are the worst and usually take at least a week. Anything more than that is actually better, cos a 20 hour time difference is actually only 4 hours difference in the other direction. I usually make a trip every year to Ottawa in the Summer (exactly 12 hours)and I have never gotten used to the time lag each year. Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 I find fly west is OK, but flying east kills me. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 I'm living it right now. My two other half way around the world trips didn't really seem to affect me after I got over the 27 hours awake travelling thing. I reckon I will be okay in a day or two. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 i find getting use to jetlag ie flying TO canada is alot easier than coming back. by the time youve flown the 30 hours it takes to get to nova scotia you are so knackered you sleep really well. normally get over it in a few days. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 No problems at all. I'm usually ready for a few beers and a good fight after flying for 12 hours. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 The secret is to stay drunk the whole time you are travelling, that way your body doesn't know what the hell is going on anyways, and is just stoked to finally get some sleep. In the psychology class that I recently took, the text said that your body really only clocks back 15 minutes every night. The stimulus for setting you clock is light, and since all of your skin cells are photosensative, that is light on any part of your body. Some dedicated travellers will actually shine a light on their foot for a few weeks before they travel, in order to dial their clocks back a few hours. Link to post Share on other sites
MalcomB 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Too long... Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 oh man, i got back from tokyo on friday afternoon and ive been sleeping really terribly. i have managed to get myself sick (sore throat, headache, nausea) and it is killing me that i cant sleep when i feel like i need it most. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 Get better! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Only coming back. But often I can't split the "jetlag" with "depressed at being back at work". Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Sometimes a week to get back to normal........recovered yet? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I find the sheer glamour of flying half-way around the world to be a tremendous aphrodisiac and that a good shag is required as a matter of urgency soon after landing. This focus on sexual gratification seems to take the edge off the jetlag which then only remains as residual tiredness for a day at most. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I don't know if you're joking there Ocean11, but strangely I feel really horny after a long journey as well. Even more than normal. I wonder why that is. Feel knackered as well, but. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Not joking at all. And that's after showing one's credentials at the 'Economy Class Mile High Club'. Twice in fact. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm usually just in need of sleep and real food. Link to post Share on other sites
torihada 2 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I just got back from three weeks in Akita (12 days boarding - ahhh fresh snow) and I have been suffering from jet lag as have the kids (up at 4.30 am) but as bagofcrisps says, the jet lag is nothing compared to being back in dreary-expensive-late train-snowless London. Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by grungy-gonads: I don't know if you're joking there Ocean11, but strangely I feel really horny after a long journey as well. Even more than normal. I wonder why that is. Feel knackered as well, but. Ah, the old 'Rock Star' phenomenon ... long plane flight, nothing to do but drink lotsa alcohol, talk lotsa shit, perve on the skirts, get a good dose of radiation from the altitude = libido in overdrive. Personally, after long haul flights, I don't go to sleep at the destination until it is normal bedtime. So, if the flight gets in at 5am, I don't sleep until that night. That way the body clock is not affected and normal sleep patterns continue. It seems to work and therefore allows more time spent enjoying on-snow activities. The thing that does affect me the most is change of daylight hours - going from summer days to winter day hours. But that's usually rectified by a daily itinerary of skiing, a few beers, good meal, some more quiet ones in a pub/bar, a japanese bath, and no-less-than (7) hours sleep. Bliss! Later, SZ. Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 It usually takes 4 days or so for me to get back to normal when I go back home, but that is more than likely because its my body just exhausted and not used to the concept of resting so it goes all strange. Link to post Share on other sites
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