Im on a waking nite. I usually hit a lul about 3:30 where i just want to curl up in a corner and sleep.
Any ideas (clean ones) how i can stop that happening?
I was told a while ago that the time u eat is something that can help but for the life of me i cant find anything on google about it. |
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Eat earlier in the evening for definate. Stop doing anything that keeps your brain too active a good hour or 2 before you plan on going to bed. Cut out caffeine. That's all I got sorry. |
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"Eat earlier in the evening for definate. Stop doing anything that keeps your brain too active a good hour or 2 before you plan on going to bed. Cut out caffeine. That's all I got sorry."
I just realised I got this the wrong way round! Sorry! |
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I usually work nights and can hit the wall around that time, it's the killer time for most people. Try eating a couple of bananas throughout the night or fresh orange juice, nothing too sugary or too much caffeine or it'll send you up but then you'll crash down. |
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"If you can, take your break close to 3.30 and go outside for some fresh air. Walk around and get some big deep breaths.
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I cant take a break whenever, i guess u could say im on my own so breaks are not an issue. I hate these nites. Thankfully they only come round once every few weeks. |
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"I usually work nights and can hit the wall around that time, it's the killer time for most people. Try eating a couple of bananas throughout the night or fresh orange juice, nothing too sugary or too much caffeine or it'll send you up but then you'll crash down."
I try not to have coffee as i will need to go home and sleep. Will try the banana idea tho thanks. |
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The long and the short of it is....
Some people find it easier to sleep than others..
I'm a "struggle to sleep type of person"
Every now and then i take a a sleeping aid tablet called "sominex"
You can buy it in Tesco's or Sainsbury's.......it's really good and you don't need to go to the Doc !! |
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"Im on a waking nite. I usually hit a lul about 3:30 where i just want to curl up in a corner and sleep.
Any ideas (clean ones) how i can stop that happening?
I was told a while ago that the time u eat is something that can help but for the life of me i cant find anything on google about it."
Eat more carbs... pasta.. pizza.. etc it works with me knocks me out |
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"Im on a waking nite. I usually hit a lul about 3:30 where i just want to curl up in a corner and sleep.
Any ideas (clean ones) how i can stop that happening?
I was told a while ago that the time u eat is something that can help but for the life of me i cant find anything on google about it.
Eat more carbs... pasta.. pizza.. etc it works with me knocks me out"
I need to stay awake thru the nite. But then sleep in the morning. Lol |
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"The long and the short of it is....
Some people find it easier to sleep than others..
I'm a "struggle to sleep type of person"
Every now and then i take a a sleeping aid tablet called "sominex"
You can buy it in Tesco's or Sainsbury's.......it's really good and you don't need to go to the Doc !!"
And addictive.
I would like to suggest something pure and herbal but it is illegal so I will refrain. |
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"Im on a waking nite. I usually hit a lul about 3:30 where i just want to curl up in a corner and sleep.
Any ideas (clean ones) how i can stop that happening?
I was told a while ago that the time u eat is something that can help but for the life of me i cant find anything on google about it.
Eat more carbs... pasta.. pizza.. etc it works with me knocks me out
I need to stay awake thru the nite. But then sleep in the morning. Lol"
Misunderstood what you meant, I do apologise  |
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"I do 10 hour shifts, usually 10pm till 8am. I always have a nap about 6pm before I start and that works for me. "
Oh my...you shouldn't need to work at all! You should be getting paid purely to exist! Your like a piece of art!! |
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"Im on a waking nite. I usually hit a lul about 3:30 where i just want to curl up in a corner and sleep.
Any ideas (clean ones) how i can stop that happening?
I was told a while ago that the time u eat is something that can help but for the life of me i cant find anything on google about it.
Eat more carbs... pasta.. pizza.. etc it works with me knocks me out
I need to stay awake thru the nite. But then sleep in the morning. Lol
Misunderstood what you meant, I do apologise "
Lol....someone ready for bed! (Wish it was me) |
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"I do 10 hour shifts, usually 10pm till 8am. I always have a nap about 6pm before I start and that works for me.
Oh my...you shouldn't need to work at all! You should be getting paid purely to exist! Your like a piece of art!! "
Ahhh thanks.
Wait.....u didnt mean me???? Lol.  |
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"I do 10 hour shifts, usually 10pm till 8am. I always have a nap about 6pm before I start and that works for me.
Oh my...you shouldn't need to work at all! You should be getting paid purely to exist! Your like a piece of art!!
Ahhh thanks.
Wait.....u didnt mean me???? Lol. "
Awww I really wanna say yes...but no!  x |
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"I do 10 hour shifts, usually 10pm till 8am. I always have a nap about 6pm before I start and that works for me.
Oh my...you shouldn't need to work at all! You should be getting paid purely to exist! Your like a piece of art!!
Ahhh thanks.
Wait.....u didnt mean me???? Lol.
Awww I really wanna say yes...but no! x"
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"I do 10 hour shifts, usually 10pm till 8am. I always have a nap about 6pm before I start and that works for me.
Oh my...you shouldn't need to work at all! You should be getting paid purely to exist! Your like a piece of art!! "
Haha I'll tell that to my governor, "I should be paid purely for existing!" I like that one! I do enjoy my job though, over 4 thousand men behind bars and they all have to listen to me, not that they do mind! |
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"If you plan to eat at 3.30 would that help?
Yeah, she should throw another shrimp on the barbecue 
Barbecue.....oh how very posh "
Sorry to disappoint, but I'm only slightly posh and I read profiles  |
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"If you plan to eat at 3.30 would that help?
Yeah, she should throw another shrimp on the barbecue
Barbecue.....oh how very posh
Sorry to disappoint, but I'm only slightly posh and I read profiles "
I didnt gather u hadnt took it from my profile. Ive not quite hit the 3:30 lul yet.
And slightly posh is posh lol |
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Ivs done shiftwork for years 3am-4am is the twilight zone.
Sleep for a couple of hours the afternoon before you start nights and don't take breaks around that time. Stay active then.
There is no easy way, you just have to break your body clock.
Stay off of caffiene, sugar or energy drinks or you won't sleep when you get home and you will feel even worse the following night and then it just rolls on and on. Until it takes you a week to recover.
Hope that helps you
Xxx |
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"Ivs done shiftwork for years 3am-4am is the twilight zone.
Sleep for a couple of hours the afternoon before you start nights and don't take breaks around that time. Stay active then.
There is no easy way, you just have to break your body clock.
Stay off of caffiene, sugar or energy drinks or you won't sleep when you get home and you will feel even worse the following night and then it just rolls on and on. Until it takes you a week to recover.
Hope that helps you
Xxx"
Thanks.
My main problem is i only do one every few weeks. So for one nite it has a knock on effect for a few days while my body gets back to normal. |
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I do a lot of nights too... It's all in the preparation and being in a routine... And your diet...
If you maybe post up your routine, shift times and sleep pattern it might be easier for someone in a similar situation to give advice...
One thing I'll say though, black out curtains and a good sleep is key...because it's unnatural to sleep in the day for a person, the quality of sleep had to be good if not no matter how much of it you've had you'll still be tired at night... Between 3 and 5 are always the worst hours on nightshift... |
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"I usually work nights and can hit the wall around that time, it's the killer time for most people. Try eating a couple of bananas throughout the night or fresh orange juice, nothing too sugary or too much caffeine or it'll send you up but then you'll crash down."
Yup, people think caffeine will keep you awake, in fact it gives you a boost for about 20 minutes then your sugar levels drop making you feel tired. Best bet is cut out caffeine all together and try eating "long chain "carbs. Bread, cereals etc not sugary foods. These raise energy levels for a longer time. All these help but unfortunately 3-4am is a natural time for most people to flag a little. The only real help is if you can manage a power nap on a break. 20 minutes can work wonders. (Lessons learned from 20 years of shift work lol) |
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Drink camomile tea half an hour before bed time,maybe have lavender scents in your room, make sure you have no distractions such as a phone or tv. Try a hot bath in lavender bubble bath before bed too. |
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"I do a lot of nights too... It's all in the preparation and being in a routine... And your diet...
If you maybe post up your routine, shift times and sleep pattern it might be easier for someone in a similar situation to give advice...
One thing I'll say though, black out curtains and a good sleep is key...because it's unnatural to sleep in the day for a person, the quality of sleep had to be good if not no matter how much of it you've had you'll still be tired at night... Between 3 and 5 are always the worst hours on nightshift..."
I think thats the problem.....i dont have a routine, i flit between 12, 14 hour shifts with the odd nite thrown in once every few weeks. Im a rubbish sleeper at the best of times but the nites seem to take me a few days to recover from! |
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Coffee, lots of it, plus jaffa cakes and frazzles.
try and do things in half hour increments and the minute you start to feel dozy get up and get some fresh air. |
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