I have been having lots of trouble sleeping for an extremely long time now. My work schedule is not normal. There are days that I will have to be to work for 7:30AM and the next day I won't have to be there until 2 PM. Last week I had a shift that started at 5PM. The bottom line is that every day it's different hours. I wake up different times of the day. Does that have anything to do with why I can't sleep? I try to take an over the counter sleeping vitamin, but it doesn't help. I've taken prescriptioned pills before, but they only worked for like 2 weeks. After that I became immune to them I guess you could say. I have read that hot tea, milk, and even excercising before bed will help. I've tried all of those and no luck yet.
2006-07-16 01:21:11 · 12 answers · asked by vmarie84 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
My answer to your question is "Yes". The waking up different hours naturally disturb your sleeping cycle. If you are in habit to sleep at a fixed time. say at 10 PM, and when you don't go to sleep at this time, your sleeping habit will be disturbed. It is a natural cycle which is not to be disturbed and it should continue to take its place.I however agree that light exercise and walking before going to bed can help to overcome your disturbed schedule and you can continue to do it as long as your habit of sleeping does not clash with your habits.
2006-07-19 23:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The time you go to sleep will effect your sleep habits more than the time you wake up. When the body recognizes that it's getting dark outside, the brain increases the production of melatonin, so that we feel sleepy.
There was a study, using several completely blind adults, that used melatonin to 'fool' their brains into believing that it was night. These people would go to sleep in the middle of the day, and wake up that evening.
My suggestion is that if you're having difficulty sleeping, try taking melatonin tablets. I take 10mg of melatonin every night before I go to sleep, and I sleep like an angel. You can get pretty reasonably priced melatonin from http://www.puritanspride.com
I also have taken 50mg benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride) and 900 mg of valerian root -- also available on that website, but I'm confident that the thing that has helped me FALL asleep the best is the melatonin (if you want a enhanced quality of sleep, I suggest the valerian root too).
2006-07-16 01:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does. Your work schedule sounds a lot like mine! Are you in retail? Ideally, you should try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day (yeah right). Adults need at least 8 hours of sleep. I try to get 6 (go to bed at 10:00 and up at 4:30), but it's not quality sleep, so I know what you're feeling. Exercise is one of the worst things to do right before bed because it get your adreneline going. I wish I knew what to tell you. I'd do anything for a decent night's sleep!
2006-07-16 01:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shift work is rough on the sleep schedule and other schedules too. It can be a rough thing to have to work shift work. I have known a lot of people who have trouble with it and have to get out of it. You might be in the same boat.
My piece of advice is to try to get in bed at the same time every night and get up at about the same time every day. That piece of routine will help keep your sleep schedule together.
2006-07-16 02:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people have the capacity to handle shift work, I don't. I used to work nights one week in three and it was awful. One day I found myself outside a shop holding an item I hadn't paid for, just picked up from the shelf to look at.
It will better for your health to get a regular working pattern - even if the pay is less, your quality of life matters more. Perhaps your colleagues are experiencing the same problems?
2006-07-16 01:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My neurologist told me getting to sleep at the same time and waking at the same time is very good for sleep habits, also getting out in the sun if possible. Man/woman over the millions of years have been in the sunlight and something about sunlight helps sleep,
2006-07-16 01:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by jayjay5844 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I live, it's 8:25 A.M. I'm not awake, I'm STILL awake. Your sleep pattern won't effect your health as long as you get a full nights rest, so technically, a human has the choice of being either diurnal or nocturnal, and can switch back and forth by either using a sleep aid or staying awake either all day or all night (depending witch pattern you're switching to)
2006-07-16 01:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 23:40:50 · answer #8 · answered by mauzon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the body is going crazy because of your work getting to bed at different times. yes it does disturb your sleep clocks. your body is not getting enough sleep and if you are driving you may fall asleep at the wheel, be careful, maybe you should get a job that would be better. your body may be telling you something that you need sleep.
2006-07-16 01:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course, it will disturb until your body become familiar to your habit and then you will learn slowly to sleep.
2006-07-16 02:18:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋