Jet lag can be a right pain in the backside! I have before when flying back from Australia suffered from it quite badly. Last time for about a week I would feel like I was passing out about 7pm (quite tricky when I would be at work and not get home until about 6.30pm) and then wake up at anywhere between 3am and 7am. I was able to gradually sleep it off and return to normal.
I was quite concerned about the jet lag this time around especially as I am only in the UK for two weeks and didn’t want to miss out on time with my family and friends.
I’ve been in England for a few days now and it seems like I might just about have kicked the jet lag, well I say that because I haven’t had to have a nanna nap around 6pm for a few days!
I did keep waking up at about 4am for a little while and even though I manage to fall back asleep it was a bit frustrating that I did keep waking up. I managed this by trying to stay awake as long as possible and avoiding naps, also being out and about when I would normally need a sleep helped but I would crash when I did stop.
As the jet lag hasn’t been as bad flying this way this time I am now wondering if it will be bad going back the other way so I am interested to hear everyone else’s tips for beating the jet lag? Also do you normally have jet lag both ways for your trip or just one way? I’ve heard that some people get affected by it flying to the UK and some flying the other way so it makes me wonder why it can affect everyone so differently.