Jet Lag.

In all my years of being on this planet i have never flewn far enough to have jet lag. What does everybody when they get to the States to counteract it. We fly at 11.15 with Virgin. We land mid afternoon US time. Any advice and tips will be welcomed. Thanks in advance guys.[msncool]

I don't feel it going over to Florida only on the return journey. we try to stay up as late as possible when we return in order to try and rectify the body clock.

This subject has been discussed at length on more than one ocassion, try doing a search and you will come up with tons of advice and tips.

I never suffer on the journey out either, but my advice when you return is to stay up all day and try and go to bed at what would be your UK bedtime, I made the mistake of going to bed in the afternoon after our first trip and messed myself up for days!!![msnsmile2]

Yep - I agree no problem going but feel it on the return. Best advice on your return, get back into your normal routine as soon as possible. I always find that a couple of early morning starts soon get the body clock back to normal. Our son Jack who is 7 appears not to be affected at all by jet lag and just gets on with it, must be an age thing [msnsad]

tavelling west is not too bad, when we arrive we are usually excited and busy so stay up until between 10 and midnight before we go to bed. prepare yourself for waking early or in the middle of the night. I find taking something like melatonin or Tylenol PM, both of which you can buy quite easily in th US, is helpful.
I find the jetlag coming east much worse, you arrive home tired, sad to have finished your lovely holiday and generally much less inclined to stay awake.
If you must have a sleep then make it a short one.....set your alarm clock. Try to go to bed at your usual time and I usually take 2 Tylenol PM or Melatonon for a couple of nights.
One great way to stay awake is to visit the forum and catch up with all that has been going on in your absence......seriously, it works!!![msnsmile2]

when we get to florida we are normally buzzing! but we normally fly at 11.15 then find the villa by 6pm after a shop and swim not necessary in that order ready for bed at 8.30 9pm i am so fighting to stay awake!! but coming ho,e last time affected us for about 5 weeks! no matter what we try we havent got it right yet so will be open to any ideas for Novembers trip

we were wide awake and ready to go in the pool by 6am the first morning even though we went to bed at our "normal" time.however the year before our flight didnt leave uk till 3pm and we suffered no jet lag, strange but thats us for you!!
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you're far too excited when you get there with everything you're about to do that you don't feel jet lagged.I think you feel it when you come home because the depression hits in as soon as you land.Still you can always start planning your next trip to cheer yourself up!

We try and stay up as late as possible when we arrive so as to, Hopefully, not wake up too early on our first morning. On the way home we pretty much try and do the same, not sleep during the day and have an early night. Seems to work so far and does not take too long to get back in the swing of things.