I beg of thee, please assist. I'm a Canadian transplanted to South Korea not 48 hours ago to start a job as an English teacher. South Korean time is roughly 13 hours ahead of my home time zone; so right now, it is 4:10 pm at home. It is 5:10 am here. . . anyone want to guess how much sleep I've had? And I start work in a few hours.
Am I resigned to just waiting this out? Or should I give in and pop a sleeping pill or two?
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
If you can't sleep for a couple of hours, then just stay up and be sleepy all day... you hopefully will be tired enough to sleep tonight. (And not overtired.)
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I've read that one of the best ways to reset your internal clock is to eat according to your new schedule. It seems to cut down significantly on the time it takes to readjust your sleeping schedule. At worst, you should be over your jet lag in a week or maybe 2. So, hang in there. I know how not fun it is when you're going through it (I lived in Bulgaria for a while and so had to make about a 9 or 10 hour adjustment), but it doesn't take too long to get over.
Unless you are the kind of person who can take a couple hour nap and be fine (I am not one of those people), I'd second Katarain and suggest you just stay up.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
I should probably say that I have no expertise or much experience to offer advice...
I slept on the plane each time jet lag would have been a problem. I was fine.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Sleeping on planes is a rare gift. I envy you!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
What, you can't sleep on a plane? I manage it with a baby on my lap, even.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Unfortunately not all of us are blessed enough to be able to sleep on planes. Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Sorry... Too bad there isn't a way for me to make money using the gift...
I should fly more often.
And they were long flights. 8+ hours. What else am I gonna do but sleep? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Can you sleep in a moving car? *curious*
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Only while I'm driving.
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Being able to sleep anywhere is usually a symptom of sleep deprivation narcolepsy. Or possibly Chronic fatigue.
Ludosti gives good advice. The relationship between blood sugar levels and sleep cycles is generally underappreciated. Your best bet for a nap should be 2-4 pm, if that's possible with your schedule.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I sleep particularly well in moving vehicles. When I was an infant, I didn't sleep unless I was being held and rocked or driven in the car. So I rode in the car a lot. In right-turn circles so there would be no stops.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
I, er, don't get jetlag, and it seems to be a combination of natural luck and the fact that I don't sleep on planes (my biggest adjustment has been seven hours, so maybe a bigger switch would be worse).
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Yes, I can sleep in a moving car...
I prefer to have pillows and blankets, though, so I don't get a crick in my neck.
Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
I can sleep in a moving car like no ones buisness. Even on like 10 min car rides, I can get in, fall asleep, and then wake up when I need to get out. I can do that even when I got good sleep the night before. But on plane rides... I find it very hard to sleep on planes for some reason. Unless I'm super tired or something, and even then, I don't sleep for very long, or if I do, I wake up a lot.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Planes feel pretty much the same as cars to me. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Being able to sleep anywhere is usually a symptom of sleep deprivation narcolepsy. Or possibly Chronic fatigue.
Yup. I can fall asleep just about anywhere. But my periodic limb movement disorder prevents me from staying asleep.
Foust, it's too late for this now, but on the plane ride over, you could have taken No Jet Lag Tabs to help with it.
But yeah, eating and sleeping on the new schedule immediately will help you adjust better. Good luck!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Foust, if you can, get some melatonin.
Posted by Lime (Member # 1707) on :
I totally misread the title, "Battling the evil of Zevlag."
I miss that boy.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Me too!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I've been trying to resist making that dobie all morning. Posted by Lime (Member # 1707) on :
Somehow... I suspected someone was battling that demon.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
My experience with Jet Lag is that you will get over it much quicker if you force your self to stay on the local schedule for eating and sleeping and spend as many day light hours in the sun as possible.
Avoid the urge to nap in mid day or you will take for ever to adjust.
Posted by Foust (Member # 3043) on :
Huzzah! I slept from 10:30 pm to 7:00 am local time.
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