Jet-Lag

I read this on Melatonin:

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...act/156/9/1392

The subjects were 257 Norwegian physicians who had visited New York
for 5 days. Jet lag ratings were made on the day of travel from New
York back to Oslo (6 hours eastward) and for the next 6 days in
Norway.This study showed that the different doses of melatonin were no
better than placebo at preventing jet lag symptoms and then there are
the side effects...

I also read this one on a homeopathic:

http://www.nojetlag.com/jetlag6.html
http://www.nojetlag.com/jetlag5.html

Thanks for your input.


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n owner wrote:

What is the best remedy for Jet-Lag?

I've read that Melatonin helps???

It helps me...

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I read this on Melatonin:

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...act/156/9/1392

The subjects were 257 Norwegian physicians who had visited New York
for 5 days. Jet lag ratings were made on the day of travel from New
York back to Oslo (6 hours eastward) and for the next 6 days in
Norway.This study showed that the different doses of melatonin were no
better than placebo at preventing jet lag symptoms and then there are
the side effects...

I also read this one on a homeopathic:

http://www.nojetlag.com/jetlag6.html
http://www.nojetlag.com/jetlag5.html

Thanks for your input.



Interesting - but I'm not sure that 5 days in NYC was long enough for the
body to totally adjust to US times, IME a longer stay is needed before jet
lag on the return kicks in properly.

'Melatonin has been trialed many times and has been found to be successful
in alleviating jet lag (3), but long term side affects

Long term side effects ???? - I would have though jet lag sufferers would
only take it for a short term - about 5-6 days after return seems to work
for me.

are a concern and yet to be established. In some countries including the
European Community, Canada and Australia, such concerns have led to the
status of melatonin being changed from over-the-counter to prescription only
sale. In the USA, melatonin remains freely available. The dosage is
complicated, with subjects taking melatonin for several days before the
flight and again for several days after the flight is completed.

Complicated ??? - I take two pills, each night before sleeping, for about 5
or 6 days ?

Timing of the dose has been found to be crucial, and incorrect use can
result in jet lag being made worse rather than better. One group which
started using melatonin after returning home from a nine-day tour of duty
reported significantly less jet lag and sleep disturbance during the
recovery period than a placebo group, but another group starting melatonin
before arrival home made a worse recovery than the placebo group, reporting
more jet lag and fatigue symptoms (4).

Why would you take it before returning home ??

Some reports indicate that users who forgot to take melatonin on the third
night after returning home found jet lag symptoms returning the following
day.

Agreed - you have to keep going for 5-6 days IME.

And some of the tests refered to travel from New Zealand to UK where the
time spent in the air and lack of proper sleep on such a long journey
probably have as much or more influence on a person that the time zone
difference.