KimLeece, we travel often from the west coast of the US to Europe for parachute meets. Jetlag used to be pretty bad, and take about 4-5 days to really get rid of.
We now use a product called
EnadAlert, sold in the US through GNC (General Nutrition Stores), which contains NADH. This has been
tested as a jetlag medication.
My personal experience with this has been overwhelmingly positive. When used as directed, the worst of the jetlag is gone for me by sunset, 36 hours after arrival, assuming we deplane about 0700 local time.
I keep taking it after that point, and all traces of jetlag are gone for me in 72 hours.
We used to plan our arrivals for about 6 days before the parachute competition to get rid of the jetlag. Now we arrive 3 days in advance (and one day of that is just to get in practice jumps). It sounds too good to be true, but it has been amazing for us.
Of course, hydrate well, etc. Although the "put me down drink" sure seems to help you get a start on sleep onboard the airplane.
All the best, James