Jet lag is caused when you travel across time zones and disrupt your body clock.This can leave you fatigued, which is not what you want when you’re on holiday on a business trip. Natural hormones like Melatonin can help your body adjust and overcome jet lag.
Melatonin is a hormone produced by your body that lets you brain know that it is time to sleep. Melatonin tablets can help you sleep at night if your body is finding it difficult to adjust to a new time zone.
Melatonin 2mg tablets
Take one tablet daily one to two hours before bedtime on arrival at destination. Take the tablet close to the time you want to sleep. Use once each evening until a new sleep pattern is established. Do not use continuously for more than five days.
Melatonin is licensed in the UK only as a short term treatment for insomnia, but not for jet lag. It is, however, used throughout the world to treat jet lag. Your body will naturally adjust to a new time zone and this medicine simply accelerates this process.
Uncommon but can include nausea, diarrhoea, headache, sore throat, stomach or back pain. If taken during the day it may cause drowsiness and affect driving.
The world is divided into 24 different time zones. Your body's natural 24-hour clock (circadian rhythm) is disrupted after crossing time zones. Your body clock controls your sleeping and waking pattern. It also affects your:
Your body clock is set to your local time so that you feel hungry in the morning and sleepy in the evening. However, if you travel across time zones, your body clock can take a while to adjust to a new daily routine. It is not possible to prevent jet lag but there are things you can do to reduce its effects. For example, make sure you are well hydrated before flying, and drink plenty of fluid (but not alcohol) during the flight. Try to rest during the flight by taking short naps.
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