Do you enjoy flying?

[ellie]

Whoops!!!!!![msnembarrased]

Ellie

[Calamity Jane]

I am like CArla and Nostromo, I dont like takeoffs and landing, I'm ok in the air and feel great when on terra firma, it all boils down to a vivid imagination !![:I][:I]

[bellaepovera]

I am totally petrified of flying..but its the only way to get home!!

[UK Jane]

The flying is bearable ... and a worthwhile necessity to holidaying in lovely places ... but the jet-lag (particularly coming back to the UK from the US) is horrible. Takes us all a good few days to shake it off. Funny that it never seems as bad going west.

[LesleyB]

I opted for means to an end. Most of the flying to the US has been done with very young kids in tow and 8 hours flight plus the early check-in is a long time to keep them occupied. They are now at an age where they can entertain themselves though, so I am starting to look forward to the flying bit a little more.

[Carla]

Generally speaking it takes 1 day per hour lost. So recovering from a Florida trip could easily take 5 days to get back to normal. You can speed this process up by taking Melatonin when you get home.

You have a tablet about 20 minutes before you are ready to go to sleep, and it increases your own natural melatonin and means that you drop off more easily and overcome the jetlag more quickly.

Works for me, when I remember to take it!! You can buy it off the shelf in any pharmacy in Florida.

Going west, you gain time, so your body adjusts much more quickly.

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The flying is bearable ... and a worthwhile necessity to holidaying in lovely places ... but the jet-lag (particularly coming back to the UK from the US) is horrible. Takes us all a good few days to shake it off. Funny that it never seems as bad going west.
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[linda.s]

Well I had to put other......... I actually love flying, take off's and landings are wonderful, but I do tend to get rather bored on long haul flights....... However, my problem now is my motion sickness problems, and my ears! The older I get, the less my body seems to be able to stand any form of turbulance. As I have mentioned on coaster ride threads, I am never actually ill, but I feel nauseous for quite a long time. Air travel never made me feel ill at all, but over the last couple of years, I really am starting to suffer. I got back from 3 days in France yesterday, the homeward flight wasn't too bad (but the taxi to my car at Luton nearly killed me!), the outward flight was dreadful, and the closest I have ever come to actually being sick, and it was only a 55 min journey! I broke out in a cold sweat, and had to close my eyes and imagine that I was on a beautiful beach, just to try and stop being ill! My ears weren't too bad this time though, and I can suffer really badly sometimes. I went to Ibiza a few years ago, and the plane seemed to have some pressure problems. I have never been in so much pain. My poor hubby didn't know what to do with me....... Everyone on the plane was complaining, but as I suffer any way, it did seem to affect me quite badly. The poor guy in the seat in front must have wondered about my mental state, as I was sobbing and banging my head on the back of his chair, as there was just no relief. Took 4 days to get over that....... I was using the special flight ear plugs too. I have always had ear problems, as a small child I had a hair clip go down my ear, and break my ear drum, so I have some scarring. I am sure this doesn't help, and I am sure Nostromo will correct me if I am wrong there!

For the flights this week, I tried the accupressure bands on my wrists, but that was on the outward journey, and as I felt so bad I didn't wear them to come back, and was better - Ho hum!

[Lynnes]

Takeoffs and landings i really enjoy - i think it's the sence of speed, the bit in the middle is boring unless you can afford 1st class when you can go to sleep.

[UK Jane]

Thanks Carla

Something else added to the list of things to buy, in 11 weeks time.