Recovering from jet lag

i posted awhile back about what to do about international travel and what your personal experiences were on the `going' side..even met w/my psych nurse to make sure all the meds i was taking would knock me out on the evening flights traveling thru many time zones. i survived.

however, returning back to the u.s. took approx. 35 hrs. of either waiting at airports or actual air travel and we arrived home almost a week ago. hubby, who is not bp2, seems to be almost back to his normal, tho still getting up at 2 or 3 a.m. or falling asleep on the couch during the day.

i am struggling more (bp2); taking extra sleep meds but still am very manic during the day, racing thoughts, etc. yet the body is exhausted. have no problem napping daily and i exercise daily at our health club, but want to know from those with personal experience, how they survived international air travel and coming thru many time zones. appreciate any input.

I've traveled internationally quite a bit and those long hauls (i.e. return from China, Asia) are very difficult. It usually takes me a few days to recover and I feel almost delirious when I initially get home, which feels scary. Even with sleep meds I am no good at sleeping on an airplane. I think the reason I feel worse on the return trip is the fun is over and the only thing I have to look forward to is getting the mountain of laundry done, mail to go through, get groceries in, and ... going back to work (gasp!).

I tell myself soothing things like ... it is normal to feel goofy for a few days after such a time change; this, too, shall pass (and it always does ... always), etc. I also drink lots of fluids, try to eat well, and exercise as usual.

One thing I heard a long time ago that reassured me about not sleeping was 'your body will sleep when it gets tired enough' and you know, that is true, at least for me.

(((TRNRMOM)))