What is the best way to beat jet lag..? Going to Los Angeles in November?

Answer 1

drink alot on the plane, get to your destination, take a few asprin and pass out. you will wake up feeling rested, no jet lag. fists with your toes in the carpet helps too.

Answer 2

I agree with the theory it only affects you on the return journey and anyway L.A. is not all that far away, do stay up til local bedtime when you get there and take it easy on your last day there so you've less chance of feeling miserable when you return. I once heard that air hostesses used to stock up on a migraine treatment tablet in America to combat jet lag, i dont know the name of it but it begins with an "M", check out the drug stores when you're there but really it'll just be 1or 2 days of feeling funny when you return if you are a generally fit and healthy person you should'nt have too much to worry about.

Answer 3

Fluids good both ways.

Get a routine of stretches. Go to back of plane during quiet moments on flight and stretch. Otherwise, do NOT watch the movies or bother with the food - shade your eyes, wrap up warm, and stay stock still; ignore everything.

Going west you will be fine. Just drop straight into local time the second you step off the plane.

Going east sucks the big wazoo. I still haven't cracked that part of the trip yet. Don't plan to be doing much the day you come back. Alternatively, plan to be doing a heck of a lot, to reset the clock.

Manage your light exposure. The sun rises twice on the way back from LA, depending on how you fly. That's weird. Arrange bright light in your face when you want your body to think "day", and the reverse when you're teaching it "night".

Answer 4

Assuming you are going from the East Coast, you won;t have any problem going out. Jet lag hits you hardest going west to east. If you are only going to be there a few days, try to stay on east coast time. If you do that, you won't see much effect when you return home. If your stay is longer, try to come back during the day, rather than on the "red-eye" flight. That way, you'll have a short day, then go to sleep on east coast time. You'll probably have trouble going to sleep, but you should be OK the next day.

Answer 5

jet lag is not a problem going from east to west, try to get a few hours sleep on the flight then set you watch to local time and stay up til your usual time and you should be ok. try to avoid caffine and alcohol and dont drink any fluids at all for about 3 hours before you go to bed also avoid eating anything for the same time.
coming back the other way is a different thing all together and unless like me you can fall asleep at the drop of a hat it takes days to adjust when you get home.

Answer 6

There is a homeopathic type product called no-jet-lag that I used for a 17 hour flight - worked brilliantly. I couldn't find the box when I went to return home and had jet lag badly when I didnt take them. You just chew one every take off and landing and every 2 hours through the flight - no bad taste just slightly sweet. Site link below

Answer 7

Just do whatever you have to do to go to sleep at the local bedtime, whether quaffing coffee or hitting the sack when you're not all that tired. The sooner you adjust, the better. If you can, vary your sleeping patterns before you go. I've never gotten jet lag because my college years are instilling me with enough adaptability to my sleep schedule that a 14 hour time change is still a non-issue.

Answer 8

After I get in, I never sleep until I would at home. The next day, I'm fine.

Example: I fly to Paris which is 6 (I think) hours ahead. I'll sleep a little bit on the plane (maybe 3-4 hours) and arrive at 6am. I won't go to sleep, no matter how tired I may be, until my normal bed time of around midnight. The next morning, I wake up and am fine.

Answer 9

I heard that taking Ginseng in the weeks up until you go is good. Also, drink LOTS of water.

My good advice: DO NOT stay up taking copious amounts of drugs the night before you return. You will come close to death. Plus, the person next to you has to spend the next few hours listening to your 'phet-induced psychobabble, so be considerate and think on and all that.

Have a flipping ace time though! I'm jealous! Say hi to my best mate while you're there ;-)

Answer 10

I used to go to LA a lot and it can be one of the more difficult time zones to acclimatise to. The best advice I can give you is to stay up as late as you can stand. I rarely made it past 10. Go to bed and get up as close to your normal (LA) time as you can.
The first time we went we were tired so we went to bed early and spent the first half of the week waking up at 4am! From then on we did the other way and it always worked!
When you get home sleep for a few hours and take something to help you go to sleep at a normal time that night. And hey presto back to normal again!