New York to London jet lag advice please...

[bathseagull]

Right, I've just flown back from NY overnight, didn't really sleep much on the plane, now struggling to keep my eyes open but my flatmate says if I even have a couple of hours now then I won't sleep later. He says I should push through and have an early night tonight.

Anyone got any advice?

 

[FFF]

Man up.

 

[bathseagull]

Man up.

Thanks for that

 

[Stoo82]

Coffee. Then have a loveley sleep at nighty time, with a few extra hours for luck.

 

[The Brighton Bear]

Your flatmate is right. You have got to fight the waves of knackerdness!

 

[Notters]

Apparently the ONLY way is to not eat at all on the day that you fly until you get to your destination, then to eat normal meals. Probably too late for this though.

 

[The French Mistress]

Grin and bear it son, stay up and watch the finale to the Test Match.........that 'll send you to sleep on the other hand!

 

[tedebear]

I've done both and its never caused an issue. Have a nap now for an hour or two at the most (put your alarm on) and I guarantee you you'll still be stuggling to keep your eyes open at 8:30 - 9pm tonight and then will sleep through til around 7am. Or struggle through now - you'll have to go out for a walk and make sure you don't sit on the sofa, and you'll be in bed at 7:30pm and await tomorrow morn at 6am...

I've done my share of London / NY's and Sydney / NY / Londons and there is no ideal way.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Next time take a few melatonin tablets, not available in the UK but you can get them in any NYC drugstore and you should sleep right through the flight.

 

[tedebear]

Next time take a few melatonin tablets, not available in the UK but you can get them in any NYC drugstore and you should sleep right through the flight.

I tried that on the advice of a friendly idiot at Duane Reades and it didn't really help to be honest...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Jet lag isn't usually fatal, I'd do whatever feels right & don't lose any sleep over it, no pun intended.

 

[Lethargic]

Get out and about keep busy for the day and go to bed early - job done!

 

[Springal]

East coast is easy, should be able to push on through till early evening and then sleep.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Take some valium, have a wank. Sleep right through til tomorrow.

 

[Notters]

Next time take a few melatonin tablets, not available in the UK but you can get them in any NYC drugstore and you should sleep right through the flight.

don't take a few, you'll never sleep, take half of one.

 

[sydney]

take some tramodol,go to the pub ,get wankered, have a kebab with as much chilli sauce on as you can handle. get a bottle of red and go home,make sure you drink it all before you go to sleep..............no matter when you wake up,you won't be worried about jet-lag.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Have never suffered with jet lag, even when flying from here to Oz and back again. Just stay awake until it's dark, easy

 

[bathseagull]

Well I'm still awake, been washing up, gardening, walked to the dry cleaners and i'm off to the driving range now to stop myself falling asleep infront of the test match...

Get through til 7.30 and I'm calling it a day...

 

[Durlston]

Diazepam or Mirtazapine is great for getting to sleep at unusual hours and there's no grogginess upon waking but they are addictive, trying to wean myself off them.

I'm sure you'll sleep well tonight. Horlicks before going to bed does the trick.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Have you just been to New York!!!!! How exciting!!!!