can working permanent nights for six years make you ill....... this is only by doing 3-4 nights a week?

Answer 1

It is now recognised that it does effect some people adversely and a lot of employers are now recommending an additional medical.

Most people are fine.

Answer 2

What will make you ill (and probably has) is not having a regular daily routine. If you are working 3 to 4 nights a week, then the other 3 or 4 days should follow a similar pattern or your body clock will get very confused. This does make social life and family life harder but provided you plan your time well, it can be done.

If it's your chosen profession and the money is good, there is no reason why it shouldn't be perfectly possible. You just need to be quite clear about your priorities.

Answer 3

I have been working night shift 11-7 full time for almost eight years now. I have heard such dire things as it can shorten your life. That being under flourescent lighting is bad for you. I can tell you from personal experience, I have a much harder time getting rid of a common cold since I started the night shift.
I sleep from 8 until about 2 pm and make sure to get up so I can experience some daylight and hopefully some sunshine. I think that is an important thing to do.
Another problem is a feeling of isolation from friends and family. That can be good and that can be bad. It is important to get uninterrupted sleep, shutting the phone off is a must!
Hope my tips help you. Take care.

Answer 4

Only if you don't get enough sleep and if you are not eating correctly. If you are not use to working the midnight shift it will take some time to get use to it.
Most people are not able to do it for a long period of time.

If you are on this shift try staying up as late as possible on the nights that you don't work so that don't you have a hard time trying to go back to midnights.

Answer 5

I wouldn't be shocked that it could happen. Each of us has a body clock and we are all either morning people or night owls. Night owls will work nights and love it. Morning people likely would have a problem with it and over time I'm sure it becomes difficult and depressing. So making someone ill wouldn't be a big stretch of the imagination.

Answer 6

I worked permanent nights 4x10 hrs.Every weekend off,brilliant,i loved it.I never suffered any ill effects and would work it again if i had chance.Plus there is the added bonus that managers do not like to work nights if they can get away with it.Was a pleasure to go to work.Ah the good old days.

Answer 7

Psychological studies of people who do shift work (esp night shift) have found that it has a great effect on their physical and mental well being. It has been found that there is a greater incident of illness among those who work night shift. However, there are on going studies on how to avoid these problems

Answer 8

Losing sunlight during day, or darkness during night makes a lot of difference. Since technical answer is too long i request you to visit the link:
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In this message sunlight importance is discussed at length. Importantly, at night, in darkness our glands secret a hormone which boosts immune system. Even a little light stops this function. Once immune system is poor, all infections, viral diseases, auto-immune diseases creep in. Ayurveda belives in early to bed, early to rise, and so does "accupuncture and meridien" theory of Chinese. Body detoxification goes on during night if there is a darkness. Pinneal and pituitary glands keep working if there is a light.

Answer 9

Yes, it can. It's not enough to get sleep, but also to get it over the right hours. We are hardwired to be asleep between midnight and 4 am at least. And changing from night shifts to days can mess up your biological clock even worse.

Answer 10

my husband works night shifts 4 12 hour shifts on then 4 off,he has problems when he gets flu he takes twice as long to get rid of it,he also gets eye problems alot too like infections,you are supposedly more pron to getting stomach ulcers too so Ive heard.