Is it true that you suffer more Jetlag when travelling west to east . That is when you loose time.?

When one travel from east to west one gains time as the day seems to hang on and never pass. When you travel from west to east days pass rapidally that is you loose time as you are travelling against motion of earth.


I felt very less jet lag wnen I went US from India. The jetlag is very severe in the return journey and has taken a week to settle.


Any idea to manage jetlag efficiently.Is it true that you suffer more Jetlag when travelling west to east . That is when you loose time.?
My personal experience is that traveling west to east results in much worse jet lag than east to west.





The time change is part of ';jet lag';, but only part. For example, people experience jet lag when traveling from North America to South America even when they don't change time zones. Dehydration caused by dry air in the cabin is as important as the time change, and dehydration can be cumulative + aggravated by your environment/activities before the flight. Jet lag can be much worse on the return leg of a relatively short trip becuase you never really recovered from the lag incurred on the first leg. It can also be aggravated by what you do between trips.





I have not found anything that eliminates jet lag, but staying hydrated helps reduce it. Water and non-carbonated liquids are best. Avoid drinking a lot of anything with caffine, including colas. Lots of alcohol also aggravates the dehydration and you may have a hangover by the end of the flight.





Sleeping on the flight (even if it isn't very good sleep) also helps. The seats are MUCH, MUCH better in Business and First Class on long distance flights so upgrade if you can. If you can't upgrade, select a window seat so you can pile extra pillows %26amp; blankets against the interior of the cabin to lean against for a bit of extra comfort. A sleep mask (like www.mindfold.com) and earplugs may help you sleep.





You can choose to take something to help you sleep on the plane, but try it first. Many sleep aids can make you groggy long after you need to wake up. I just use asprin.





Speed your body's adjustment to local time by living on the local schedule: Stay awake until local bedtime at your destination and stay in bed until local morning. If you absolutely must take a nap make sure you don't sleep more than 3 hours. Eat meals at the normal local time. And so on.





It still takes me 1 day per hour of time change to fully adjust (a 12 hour time difference takes me almost 2 weeks to get over).Is it true that you suffer more Jetlag when travelling west to east . That is when you loose time.?
Seems to me traveling east gives me the worst jet lag. The 10 hour differance between Vietnam and Seattle time takes me about two weeks to recoup

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