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Iain M
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4th Dec 12 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hello All, hope you can help me out.

Work 4 on 4 off nights as some people know. Basically every night when not on shift i seem to start falling asleep between half 8 and ten so then go to bed and fall asleep till about 4 then wide awake Thing is its getting annoying because one im missing out on programmes on tele and other things, the key hours wifey at home im asleep.

Any tips to combat this please?

Thanks
John
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Don't go to bed then surely
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Energy drink? Keep yourself busy and don't plonk yourself on the couch?
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Don't go to bed then surely


Spot the guy who doesn't work nights

Best way to do it for me is get to sleep as soon as you get in, but only for about 2 hours, 3 at the most then as Brett says, get up and keep busy. Worst thing you can do is watch tv or stare at a screen all day.
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I've done nights and even worse than that, really bad shifts that changed every week.

I just had to make my sleep fit in with the rest of my day. Sometimes that involves staying up, sometimes getting too much sleep.

If you don't want to go to sleep at a certain time, going to bed definitely isn't the thing to do.
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I think my worst pattern ever was:

Night, day off, night, day off, night, day off, night, night, day off

My body clock didn't know wtf was going on
Iain M
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4th Dec 12 at 10:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry i worded that a bit wrong, i do try and stay up but i think thats whats making things worse, as i try and fight it but in the end i end up waking up when everything has gone off lol and then go to bed and then sleep till about half 4 five then wide awake.


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Iain M
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Brett ive tried coffee, like a large mug of coffee hoping that would work, no. Its got so bad, my mate came round last week and actually fell asleep whilst we where watching a film whilst he was sat next to me lol


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Go to bed as soon as you finish your shift mate. I've done the staying up thing but its brutal around the 24 hour mark and unless you're keeping yourself busy, you're not going to fight it.

A few hours in the morning after you finish will tide you over till normal bed time
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You've just got to train your body clock mate, it takes time
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What you need is some jack3d. That shit keeps you awake.
Iain M
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Johnny i do, thats what i can't get. I get in at 8, go to bed get up at 12on my first one off, yesterday i only got up at 3 and still fucking fell asleep not good when your trying to start a family lol and all i do is seem to fucking sleep and work at the moment lol
Iain M
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
What you need is some jack3d. That shit keeps you awake.


lol, ive just googled that and saw "banned in the uk" made me laugh
JonnyJ
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4th Dec 12 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ouch

Best advice I can say then is keep busy, do something outside. I'm usually at football my first day off from nights so have plenty to keep me occupied
Iain M
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4th Dec 12 at 10:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know Gonna have to do something as its doing our heads in. Cold shower is the next one i haven't tried
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Showers work for all of half an hour then it hits you again
Iain M
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Maybe go to the doctors and see if it's an iron deficiency or something? When I do a 12 hour nightshift I get in and straight to bed at half 7, I'm up at 11 and can happily stay up til 2-3am playing the Xbox after that

 
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