Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Sep 18th 2007 | 5:53 am
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Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Hi 
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
Sep 18th 2007 | 5:56 am
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Sep 18th 2007 | 5:57 am
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Hi
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
not sleeping on your break also helps you adjust
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:06 am
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
mmmmm
never tried alcohol,
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:10 am
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
If keeps on contact the RCN
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:22 am
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
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never tried alcohol,[/QUOTE]
Now that's a lie if ever I heard one
mmmmm
never tried alcohol,
[/QUOTE]Now that's a lie if ever I heard one
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:31 am
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Sep 18th 2007 | 2:31 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
10mg of Zolpidem. 
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:34 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Hi
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
Occasionally I would use sleeping tablets as well.
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:41 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
I just read the MBTUK forum
Sep 18th 2007 | 6:47 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Hi
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
Sep 18th 2007 | 7:12 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Just got in from a busy shift on labour ward so going to bed now.
Never have any trouble dropping off, sleep like the dead for about 3hours, wake up with a bladder up to my tonsils then can't get back to sleep so toss & turn for several more hours until I get fed up and get up.
I've tried everything over the years, alcohol, drugs, horlicks even sex. Nothing works for me..........getting too old for this mularkey. My new job in Oz requires me to work blocks of 7 nights on, think I might just die
Never have any trouble dropping off, sleep like the dead for about 3hours, wake up with a bladder up to my tonsils then can't get back to sleep so toss & turn for several more hours until I get fed up and get up.
I've tried everything over the years, alcohol, drugs, horlicks even sex. Nothing works for me..........getting too old for this mularkey. My new job in Oz requires me to work blocks of 7 nights on, think I might just die
Sep 18th 2007 | 7:34 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Just got in from a busy shift on labour ward so going to bed now.
Never have any trouble dropping off, sleep like the dead for about 3hours, wake up with a bladder up to my tonsils then can't get back to sleep so toss & turn for several more hours until I get fed up and get up.
I've tried everything over the years, alcohol, drugs, horlicks even sex. Nothing works for me..........getting too old for this mularkey. My new job in Oz requires me to work blocks of 7 nights on, think I might just die
Never have any trouble dropping off, sleep like the dead for about 3hours, wake up with a bladder up to my tonsils then can't get back to sleep so toss & turn for several more hours until I get fed up and get up.
I've tried everything over the years, alcohol, drugs, horlicks even sex. Nothing works for me..........getting too old for this mularkey. My new job in Oz requires me to work blocks of 7 nights on, think I might just die
Sep 18th 2007 | 7:49 pm
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Re: Any Tips for Sleeping if you work Nightshift?
Hi
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
was wondering does anyone have any tips for how to sleep during the day when you are working nights??
Am on nights the now (do rotational shifts), I can't sleep more than a few hours during the day then feel awful due to sleep deprivation.
Have tried blackout blinds, herbal tablets, earplugs, eyemask thing.......
any suggestions welcome
does the trick for me.oh! forgot to say throw the phone in the bin
