Symptoms of Jet lag

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Symptoms of jet lag vary from person to person and depend on the distance travelled and number of time zones crossed.

Symptoms may include:

Disturbed sleep patterns; sleepy during the day, but not able to sleep at night;
Disrupted digestion and bowel habits;
Feeling disorientated and/or clumsy;
Loss of appetite;
Fatigue;
Lack of concentration/feeling less alert;
Memory problems;
Cold or flu-like symptoms;
Feeling weak and light-headed; and
Lack of energy.

It takes about one day to recover for each time zone you cross and can take up to a week to fully adjust. You can also suffer jet lag on the return journey, but to a different degree depending on the direction of travel.