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Jet lag

Jet lag: Introduction

Jet lag: Jet lag is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to circadian rhythms; it is classified as one of the circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Jet lag results from rapid long-distance transmeridian (east-west or west-east) travel, as on a jet plane. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Jet lag is available below.

Symptoms of Jet lag

• Sleep problems
• Insomnia
• Awake early in the morning
• Tiredness
• Sleepiness
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Jet lag

• Watchful waiting - the body adjusts the internal clock by about an hour or two each day.
• Melatonin
• Set your watch to local time
• Adjust your habits to local time
• Gradual adjustment over the course of several days of the onset of sleep while maintaining its regular length of 7-8 hours can reduce fatigue and prevent depression
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Jet lag?

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Alternative Treatments for Jet lag

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Jet lag may include:

• Natural light
• Melatonin at bedtime
• Dietary change
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Jet lag: Complications

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Causes of Jet lag

• When traveling across a number of time zones, the body clock will be out of sync with the destination time, as it experiences daylight and darkness contrary to the rhythms to which it has grown accustomed: the body's natural pattern is upset, as the rhythms that dictate times for eating, sleeping, hormone regulation and body temperature variations no longer correspond to the environment nor to each other in some cases
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More information about causes of Jet lag:

• Underlying causes of Jet lag

Disease Topics Related To Jet lag

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• Sleep disorders
• Sleep deprivation
• Daytime sleepiness
• Biological rhythms
• Delayed sleep-phase syndrome
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Misdiagnosis and Jet lag

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Jet lag: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Latest Treatments for Jet lag

• Melatonin
• Zolpidem
• Zopiclone
• Light therapy
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Jet lag

Medical research articles related to Jet lag include:

• Medical issues associated with commercial flights.
• Why isn?t melatonin licensed in the UK?
• Melatonin
• In people with Kleine-Levin syndrome, how effective is lithium compared with melatonin for prophylaxis of sleep disturbance, hyperphagia and irritability?
• Air travel and children's health issues
• Jet lag: diagnosis and treatment Just in time
• Insomia
• more research...»

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Prevention of Jet lag

Prevention information for Jet lag has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Jet lag.

• Jet lag is almost impossible to prevent completely
• Sleep well prior to travel - e.g. try to avoid getting up too early to catch a flight.
• Sleep during travel
• Minimize diet changes
• Drink enough fluids
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Jet lag: Broader Related Topics

• Insomnia
• Sleep conditions
• Fatigue conditions
• Other conditions resulting from external causes
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Types of Jet lag

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Definitions of Jet lag:

A chronobiologic disorder resulting from rapid travel across a number of time zones, characterized by insomnia or hypersomnolence, fatigue, behavioral symptoms, headaches, and gastrointestinal disturbances. (From Cooper, Sleep, 1994, pp593-8) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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