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Night shift nurse: best ways to handle off days and improve cortisol levels?

So, I work 3 twelve hour night shifts a week. Normally they are all in a row. The night before they start I usually stay up til 1 or 2 in the morning or nap before the day of. I ge …
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Shift workers- Do you use sleep aid supplements?

My schedule changes weekly, but a typical week could be something like this: Moday 7:30a-3:30p Tues 11:30a-7:30p Wed: off Thurs: 2p-10:30 Friday 2:00p-10:30 Sat: off Sun: 7:30a-3: …
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Preparing for Night Shift? (RN)

Graduated this month with a BSN and landed my dream job in a surgical/trauma unit BUT it's night shift. I know, I know - all the evidence in the world says night shifts are detrime …
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Best way to change sleep pattern between 2 completely different times?

I'm going to start a new job in about 3 weeks and I think I will need to get up around 5 or 6am. Right now, i have a twofold problem- I am a night owl and get a second wind around …
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sleep and weight loss

So glad I found this site. A lot of questions I've found some answers to on my paleo lifestyle. I work third shift, I do cross fit 2x a week and weight training 2x week. Prior …
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Paleo Cop Question

It's one thing to be paleo, it's another to be paleo and work as a cop. Late hours, long surveillances...it makes meals a bit more difficult, especially when pulling a 12 hour shif …
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Shift work: Anyone else do it? How do you cope?

So.. I work 3 am to 3 pm shifts, six in a row, then eight days off. I obviously have trouble getting enough sleep on my work days. I must be asleep by six fifteen pm in order to ge …