title: Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag.
abstract: If you enter the words jet lag into your Internet search engine, multiple sites come up. Jet lag is a term common to all travelers, but what is it? The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe? Is it a sleeping pill? How is light therapy related to melatonin?
authors.affiliation: Airlift Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Lathrop
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lentz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020179:Jet Lag Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D008550:Melatonin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010789:Phototherapy; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin