how can I defeat jet-lag?

Answer 1

The only way is to force yourself to sleep and be awake at the correct times. The jetlag is just your sleep patterns being messed up.
Go to bed at 10 - 11pm and get up no later than 9 - 10. Even if you can't sleep at night, stay in bed (have a drink or sleeping pills or whatever) and if you're sleepy during the day, have plenty of coffee etc to keep you up.
It'll feel cr@p for a day or two, but you'll soon get back to normal.

Answer 2

Plan Ahead - Know your flight time and the time difference between your current location and your destination. Set a target time of when you want to go to bed at your destination, and stay up until then. Most people stay awake for 16-18 hours a day. A good guideline is to have been awake another 6-8 hours beyond this (i.e. about 24 total hours) before your target bed time. Plan to stay awake or wake up earlier accordingly.
Rest Up Before You Leave - With the possible exception of the night before, try to get a full night's sleep at the normal time for several days to weeks before you leave. This will ensure that you won't have accumulated sleep debt which will kill your attempts to remain awake on the plane or in the hotel until the new target bedtime. Don't do what some people do and try to readjust to the new time zone by going to bed early or staying up while still at home. This is really hard to do, not to mention impracticable for most people who, say, have a job or a life.
Stick to the Plan - Sack up and stick to your plan. The people who have the most problems with jet lag are the people who have no willpower and get stuck in a cycle of crashing whenever they get tired and then go party all night because they can't fall asleep, only to crash all day again the next day, all the while moaning about why they feel like **** due to "jet lag." Stay up until it's time to sleep and wake up when it's time to wake up (even if it means you have to watch that handsome devil Freddie Prinze for hours on end). In the end you will still have to do something that's a bit difficult, but you will feel much better much sooner.

Answer 3

I've found that trying to get as much sleep on the plane is important, with no alcohol (it just makes you more tired and dehydrated). Then when you arrive at your destination try to not nap, stay up until it's time to go to bed that evening, even if it's slightly earlier than your normal bed time. The first day is hard, after you land, but usually after that i'm cured of my jet lag. Good luck!

Answer 4

Prior to leaving for your trip, acclimate your body with the new time zone by altering your schedule at home a few days prior.
EX: You live in Hawaii, it's 7am. You'll be flying to New York, it's currently 2pm. It may be hard, but try to wake up a few hours earlier at home, your body will be tired and **** down a little earlier than usual. A few days of this goes by and you're off to New York. You get there and instead of being 7-8 hours behind and sleepy, you're only 2-3 hours off NY time.

Answer 5

Only ever fly from East to West, Never the other way.

OR

Only fly from North to South or South to North. That way there is never a time difference.

OR

Hit the booze about 1 hour before the flight, get drunk and sleep it off on the plane.

Answer 6

It's just one of those things that happen. Don't talk about "defeat"ing it. If you fight it, you're body won't react very kindly. Just try to keep the waking hours of your new time zone, and go to bed at the new zone's times too. It's better to lie wide awake in bed then to get up and do a bunch of things. Just let your body get used to the new rythym. Don't worry too much about it.

Answer 7

A couple days before.. start sleeping/being up/etc at the times you will be after you fly to the new time zone. Maybe getting used to it a little early might help.

I don't know if this will work, but it's a thought.

Answer 8

Before you board your plane, change the time on your watch to your destination time. Then once you get on the plane, sleep / stay awake based on time of your watch. By the time you arrive at your destination, your body would have adjusted to the new time zone already. For me, this method works like a charm!

Answer 9

Aderall

Answer 10

You can attempt to remain on your previous time zone's sleep schedule, sleep on the plane, or switch to the new time zone's schedule.

Depends if you have to stay up later or force yourself to go to sleep earlier.