F@cking Jetlag

JangoFett · 07-07-2008 8:22am #1

Seriously, I think I might be dying.

Ever see when animals get all messed up cu their hibernational patterns are interrupted? Thats how I have felt since I got back to Ireland on Thursday, its very odd

Any ideas how I can beat it within the next 2 days?

Steve_o · 07-07-2008 8:26am

Where were you?? Just try resting and try get back into a regular sleeping pattern.

workaccount · 07-07-2008 8:27am

Steve_o wrote: »

Where were you?? Just try resting and try get back into a regular sleeping pattern.

What he said. Where were you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag

JangoFett · 07-07-2008 8:28am

Australia, so my body clock is 9 hours ahead of here

Sherifu · 07-07-2008 8:32am

Agree with Steve_o, lots of sleep.

JangoFett · 07-07-2008 8:36am

One night I slept 4 hours and another about 13 or 14, and coming from Australian winter where the sun is down at 6pm makes it even more confusing for me, I lose track of time really quickly as well, I keep thinking we're about 2 hours behind what it actually is

Pighead · 07-07-2008 9:01am

JangoFett wrote: »

One night I slept 4 hours and another about 13 or 14, and coming from Australian winter where the sun is down at 6pm makes it even more confusing for me, I lose track of time really quickly as well, I keep thinking we're about 2 hours behind what it actually is

Very easily done JangoFett, don't beat yourself up about it matey. As the old saying goes "JangoFett may be a dopey fcuker but at least he's a good looking dopey fcuker"

biko · 07-07-2008 9:20am

Make fists with your toes.

Saruman · 07-07-2008 9:23am

Back from the US on Tuesday, sleep till noon on Wednesday (bad idea probably) as i went to bed at 10:30 on Wed night (work next day) and wake up about 12:30 and did not sleep again!! We felt like we were going insane, our bodies wanted to sleep but our brains told us to feck off, wake up and enjoy the American sunshine

workaccount · 07-07-2008 9:29am

Saruman wrote: »

Back from the US on Tuesday, sleep till noon on Wednesday (bad idea probably) as i went to bed at 10:30 on Wed night (work next day) and wake up about 12:30 and did not sleep again!! We felt like we were going insane, our bodies wanted to sleep but our brains told us to feck off, wake up and enjoy the American sunshine

Uuuuuugh. I often feel like that I must say. Sometimes I can be wrecked goin' to bed and then my mind starts going off at 100mph....fully awake while my body aches.

Often frigged then the next day.

Pighead · 07-07-2008 9:44am

biko wrote: »

Make fists with your toes.

What the hell sort of advice is that biko? The mans looking for jetlag advice not party games. What's next? Make a smiley face using your belly? Make farts with your willy? Take it to the "Party games to try whilst your drunk" forum

Ruaidhri · 07-07-2008 10:22am

Viagra

Click me

antodeco · 07-07-2008 10:27am

Just stay awake till around 10pm. Goto bed as normal, get up as normal. Will take 2 or 3 days, but you'll be grand. Failing that, go out on the piss. Always fooks your body up.

Posted via my knob

workaccount · 07-07-2008 10:29am

Ruaidhri wrote: »

Viagra

Click me

Interesting but perhaps it's just a p*iss take.

Where are the answers to the simplest of questions like "how does it work?"

I know I could google it but couldn't be arsed cause I'm busy at work.

Saruman · 07-07-2008 10:32am

I heard about the Viagra thing on the Last Word. There are other Jet Lag pills out there though which might be better than taking Viagra.

Overheal · 07-07-2008 10:33am

JangoFett wrote: »

Seriously, I think I might be dying.

Ever see when animals get all messed up cu their hibernational patterns are interrupted? Thats how I have felt since I got back to Ireland on Thursday, its very odd

Any ideas how I can beat it within the next 2 days?

sir I do that trip lots. honestly I find the best remedy is seeing as how you get in, in the morning, just blast yourself full of coffee and try and ride it out until at least noon but not much later. Then just sleep it off until about midnight, have a meal, and go back to bed after an hour or two, you'll be totally fresh in the morning.

In your present situation I have to suggst the same, but basically to start this one off, pull an all-nighter. Then last till noon. sleep like crazy, etc.

edit: Australian Winter?! o_o I come from florida every time so my advice might not work as advertised... but give it a lash anyway.

workaccount · 07-07-2008 10:35am

Saruman wrote: »

I heard about the Viagra thing on the Last Word. There are other Jet Lag pills out there though which might be better than taking Viagra.

Not to take it off topic too much but do those hangover cures work that you see for sale in the chemist?

biko · 07-07-2008 10:36am

Pighead wrote: »

What the hell sort of advice is that biko? The mans looking for jetlag advice not party games. What's next? Make a smiley face using your belly? Make farts with your willy? Take it to the "Party games to try whilst your drunk" forum

If it's good enough for John McClane it's good enough for me.

Die Hard (1988)
Businessman: You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane: What gives you that idea?
Businessman: You want to know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
John McClane: Fists with your toes?
Businessman: I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yessir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane: OK.
[the businessman sees a gun in McClane's pocket]
John McClane: It's okay. I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.

antodeco · 07-07-2008 10:36am

Just buy the viagra, take it, then walk into a chemist. The schlap you'll get will get rid of the hangover

watna · 07-07-2008 10:38am

Jet lag is an absolute bitch.

On the way over to NZ we had a holiday in singapore/malaysia. The jetlag when we got to singapore was horrendous. Was awake from 2.30am (why oh why is it always around 2am?!) until 6.30 am then accidently slept in til 3pm. When I woke up I thought my watch had stopped cos I couldn't believe it was so late. Went to bed that night and was awake again for about 5 hours. We made ourselves get up at 9am but we spent the day like zombies. Luckily suffering my jetlag there means when I got to NZ (4 hours ahead of Malaysia) I was absolutely fine.

Coming back from the states I found the jetlag easier because I just slept all the time. That's far better than lying awake all night.

The only solution is to only sleep at night time and to get up early in the morning. It's like a hangover or a broken heart. There's no magic cure, only time! I find drinking lots of water and getting fresh air helps (it's supposed to do something for your body clock and sunlight). I know what you mean about winter time though. It gets dark at 5pm here and my body is expecting it to be summer because I left Ireland in April. I've been oddly fatigued over the past while and I'm pretty sure it's due to extra darkness. Body clocks are a bitch!

Saruman · 07-07-2008 10:42am

workaccount wrote: »

Not to take it off topic too much but do those hangover cures work that you see for sale in the chemist?

Im sure they do somewhat but only because you take them with crap loads of water... which is what you need anyway.

Best thing before bed is drink a load of water and maybe some pain pills and also take some Vitamin C (1000mg tubs with 1000 tabs are good for this).

workaccount · 07-07-2008 11:03am

Saruman wrote: »

Im sure they do somewhat but only because you take them with crap loads of water... which is what you need anyway.

Best thing before bed is drink a load of water and maybe some pain pills and also take some Vitamin C (1000mg tubs with 1000 tabs are good for this).

I've always found the first gush of water you have in the morning is absolutely brilliant. After that it's just feels like your stomach is a fishtank with water gushing around it. Nasty. I'm glad I don't really drink much anymore.

F@cking Jetlag

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