In our development as researchers we are always in constant movement, whether to attend an international conference, a meeting for a project or simply if we go on vacation, sometimes these trips are intercontinetal and we are affected by jet lag, as to prevent it, what advice would you suggest that you have experienced it once?
Positive thinking, keeping engaged , concentration and self control may help.
Jet lag can occur when sleep-wake patterns are disturbed. A person may feel drowsy, tired, irritable, lethargic, and slightly disoriented.
It can result from traveling across time zones or from doing shift work.
The more time zones a person crosses in a short period, the more severe the symptoms are likely to be,then can be spent time by using reading and watching any interesting programming. see link below
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165339.php
Dear friends, what do you think about the use of melatonin, have you heard about its use?
The use of melatonin in this setting has been around for some time....
Article The prevention and treatment of jet lag
Article Jet-Lag and Shift Work: (2) Therapeutic Use of Melatonin
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1201/p2087.html
The Cochrane database approves it's use and indicates that the NNT is very low,but that slow release versions are less effective.
My own method is pretty basic.....as above,eat,remain hydrated,sleep as much as possible during the flight,and then I stay awake until the evening of the day I arrive on....usually works well enough,but melatonin is very tempting.
If flying west to east (e.g., US to Europe) overnight, DO NOT take a nap after arrival. Do your best to stay awake as long as you can through brisk walks or stimulating sightseeing. Flying east to west, stay up as late as you can before flying out the next day (jazz clubs good for this) and then sleep on the plane. If you do not make these struggles to get yourself aligned with
the sleep/wake cycles in your new destination you can expect to have 2 to 3 very unproductive days.
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