In my experience no (sorry). I travel 2-3 times/year often 8-14 time zones away. My body always reverts to its normal (for me) sleep schedule within a week or so.
The longest I have ever been able to stay on my "vacation time zone" upon my return home was 3 weeks.
Less so because of the timezone difference, but when I went to Pattaya in Thailand, (a party town / tourist trap) it's like the whole city has DSPD, nothing is open before noon and I felt in sync with the world, at least for the few days I was there.
In my experience having lived in Asia for a long time, major cities tend to be much more 24 hour than they are in the West. It was one of the things I truly loved about living there, and one of the reasons I'll probably ultimately move back.
Yup. Lived in NZ and Cambodia (from US) for a year each and my body was like "hahaha you can't fool me. You can run but I'll always find you." Except for north vs south in NZ. THAT my body couldn't figure out.
Also interestingly Cambodia is close enough to the equator that when I asked about days getting longer/shorter they literally looked at me like I had too heads - which is fair enough because of you've never seen it it sounds legitimately insane. I did find not having to adjust my sleep schedule at all did help a little but it was far from a cure. Also I swear EVERYONE gets up at 5am.
I was in Vietnam for 9 days (from the US) and I slept a miraculous 10p - 6a every day I was there. It was glorious!!! (What I wouldn’t give to be this way normally…) However, I’m sure if I’d stayed longer I’d start to fall back again
Same here. I travel to somewhere of 12h difference once or twice a year. My sleeping schedule was normal for 1 to 2 weeks after traveling to each side.
Nope, didn't work for me. I went to america where it's 5 hours earlier than there. Within a week my schedule had shifted back to going to sleep at 6 am.
Nah. It's not the time that gets you, it's the sun. You would eventually go back.
I do reset my circadian rhythm every year by going either camping or to a remote beach. The reset doesn't last, but I dont know what would happen if I lived their full time.
No. Your body will just adjust to the sunlight patterns in the new location.
With a 7-8 time zone crossing, I am usually back to my normal (not socially acceptable) sleep schedule within 7-10 days. It is nice to wake up, get hungry, etc. on a socially acceptable schedule for a few days, but it is short lived.
Nope, I’ve done this exact thing (US to Japan) multiple times. I get two weeks max before my body adjusts back. I will say Japanese convenient stores at 2am are amazing though
I asked my doctor this. The answer is no, because you just adjust. The only helpful thing would be if you worked daytime hours remotely for another timezone.
I’ve only experienced it a few times but crossing 7-8 times zones in either direction seemed to confuse my circadian rhythm enough that I was on more of a “normal” schedule for 1-2 weeks each time (used melatonin to assist).
Nope.
US native, moved to China and lived there for nearly a decade. After maybe a day or two of adjustment to time zones, I was back to how I've been my whole life, and I was that way the entire time I lived there.
The thing is that it's locked into the day-night cycle. Right now, for example, it's almost 1am and I've got as much spark and vitality as most people would have around noon. If I got on a plane right now and flew to Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Shanghai, I'd get to the hotel during the evening, be exhausted simply due to the process of traveling and not being able to sleep on planes, wake up sometime late morning/early afternoon, start to feel sleepy and groggy around 2pm, nap, wake up a couple hours later, and then back to how I always am.
ok so as the comments are saying, eventually you would readjust as your body takes stock of its new light cues and moves its sleep schedule back to being late. HOWEVER I will say that I moved across the US to a time zone 3hrs later, and at the same time started light therapy & melatonin. That worked– I've basically been able to maintain a close-to-normal sleep schedule for my new time zone.
sorry for delayed response I don't check this app that much! So I would not take this experience as normal but I moved at the end of February so it's now been about 4 months. If I fail to take my melatonin at the same time every day though my sleep suffers immediately
Why do people even ask this? That’s not how a circadian rhythm works. You’d eventually adapt. For people with DSPD, “adapting” would look like experiencing DSPD, just in a different location.
In my experience no (sorry). I travel 2-3 times/year often 8-14 time zones away. My body always reverts to its normal (for me) sleep schedule within a week or so. The longest I have ever been able to stay on my "vacation time zone" upon my return home was 3 weeks.
If I traveled west 6 hours and continued moving west incrementally that’ll probably do it. But I would always be moving west for the rest of my life.
Less so because of the timezone difference, but when I went to Pattaya in Thailand, (a party town / tourist trap) it's like the whole city has DSPD, nothing is open before noon and I felt in sync with the world, at least for the few days I was there.
In my experience having lived in Asia for a long time, major cities tend to be much more 24 hour than they are in the West. It was one of the things I truly loved about living there, and one of the reasons I'll probably ultimately move back.
Eventually their system will adapt to the new light rhythm and screw them up again.
Yup. Lived in NZ and Cambodia (from US) for a year each and my body was like "hahaha you can't fool me. You can run but I'll always find you." Except for north vs south in NZ. THAT my body couldn't figure out. Also interestingly Cambodia is close enough to the equator that when I asked about days getting longer/shorter they literally looked at me like I had too heads - which is fair enough because of you've never seen it it sounds legitimately insane. I did find not having to adjust my sleep schedule at all did help a little but it was far from a cure. Also I swear EVERYONE gets up at 5am.
No. If they worked remotely for a company that is 12 hours behind, they could live a normal life.
I was in Vietnam for 9 days (from the US) and I slept a miraculous 10p - 6a every day I was there. It was glorious!!! (What I wouldn’t give to be this way normally…) However, I’m sure if I’d stayed longer I’d start to fall back again
Nope. Lived in Japan for three years. No difference once you get over the jet lag.
They would be cured for a few days until their circadian rhythm adjusts to the new time zone.
Yes, for a week. Very nice feeling actually.
Same here. I travel to somewhere of 12h difference once or twice a year. My sleeping schedule was normal for 1 to 2 weeks after traveling to each side.
No. But moving north/south makes a difference for some people.
Nope, didn't work for me. I went to america where it's 5 hours earlier than there. Within a week my schedule had shifted back to going to sleep at 6 am.
I always wondered this too. Sad to find that there's no solace to be had there.
Nah. It's not the time that gets you, it's the sun. You would eventually go back. I do reset my circadian rhythm every year by going either camping or to a remote beach. The reset doesn't last, but I dont know what would happen if I lived their full time.
No. I moved to Taiwan and my DSPD remained the same.
No. Your body will just adjust to the sunlight patterns in the new location. With a 7-8 time zone crossing, I am usually back to my normal (not socially acceptable) sleep schedule within 7-10 days. It is nice to wake up, get hungry, etc. on a socially acceptable schedule for a few days, but it is short lived.
Nope. I moved somewhere that was 3 timezones different, and I adjusted to my regular sleep schedule within a few weeks.
For a lot of us, it works the first week or so.
Nope, I’ve done this exact thing (US to Japan) multiple times. I get two weeks max before my body adjusts back. I will say Japanese convenient stores at 2am are amazing though
I asked my doctor this. The answer is no, because you just adjust. The only helpful thing would be if you worked daytime hours remotely for another timezone.
It depends on whether you travel east or west to get there, you can be cured or make things 2 times worse.
I’ve only experienced it a few times but crossing 7-8 times zones in either direction seemed to confuse my circadian rhythm enough that I was on more of a “normal” schedule for 1-2 weeks each time (used melatonin to assist).
Nope. US native, moved to China and lived there for nearly a decade. After maybe a day or two of adjustment to time zones, I was back to how I've been my whole life, and I was that way the entire time I lived there. The thing is that it's locked into the day-night cycle. Right now, for example, it's almost 1am and I've got as much spark and vitality as most people would have around noon. If I got on a plane right now and flew to Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Shanghai, I'd get to the hotel during the evening, be exhausted simply due to the process of traveling and not being able to sleep on planes, wake up sometime late morning/early afternoon, start to feel sleepy and groggy around 2pm, nap, wake up a couple hours later, and then back to how I always am.
Nope. I can tell you this from experience. You just adjust. You may take a few weeks or even less, but you adjust.
ok so as the comments are saying, eventually you would readjust as your body takes stock of its new light cues and moves its sleep schedule back to being late. HOWEVER I will say that I moved across the US to a time zone 3hrs later, and at the same time started light therapy & melatonin. That worked– I've basically been able to maintain a close-to-normal sleep schedule for my new time zone.
Sweet! For how long have you maintained it now?
sorry for delayed response I don't check this app that much! So I would not take this experience as normal but I moved at the end of February so it's now been about 4 months. If I fail to take my melatonin at the same time every day though my sleep suffers immediately
Why do people even ask this? That’s not how a circadian rhythm works. You’d eventually adapt. For people with DSPD, “adapting” would look like experiencing DSPD, just in a different location.