Is it bad for my health if i work graveyard shift 11pm to 7am?

Question

I am planning on getting a high paying job but its hours are not too well. Are there any long term or short term effects that this may cause???

Answer 1

No, your health will be fine. From my own experience , it was easy to begin working the night shift but hard as heck to get back on a day job routine. It has been 3 years since I quit the night shift and I still have difficulty sleeping at night. Good luck...

Answer 2

I have been working on the night shift for eight years now. It is not the best for your health but I can give you some of my survival tips. When I come home in the morning, I go right to bed and sleep until about 2:30 in the afternoon. Make a point to get up so you can enjoy at least some of the daytime and get some sun, because in the winter you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. Seasonal affective disorder is allayed if you do this. To train myself to sleep during the day, I began by taking Tylenol PM. It works like a charm and is non-habit forming. I don't need that anymore. I drop off to sleep the minute my head hits the pillow now. Shut your phone off when sleeping. Instruct friends and family not to call you until the afternoon. Nobody seems to understand about working nights.
I got off on a tangent here. You asked about ill-effects. I did mention Seasonal Affective disorder. The other would be weight gain. There is a tendency to eat empty carbs to keep yourself going all night and they add up. I try to eat a light meal around 2am. Carbs make you feel good for a short while, but make you sleepy in the long run. Lastly, don't drink coffee after 4 am if you want to go to sleep when you get home!
Also, it is hard to sleep normally on your days off. Here it is 3 am on Monday morning of my week-end off and I am still awake.
I wish you the best in your new adjustment.

Answer 3

I work 8pm to 6:30 am. You just have to be disciplined when it comes to getting sleep. Get 6 or 7 hours of sleep either right before work or right after. On your off days you should keep the same sleep schedule. Make sure that you're getting exposed to daylight at least 2 hours a day. You need that vitamin E / Aloe for your skin.

Answer 4

i wouldn't consider it bad for your health. there are a lot of other variables you need to consider: time of sleep, how much you eat, what you eat, how much you exercise, is it putting more stress on you? once all of these are answered, you can better answer whether or not it is healthy or not. i am a father of two, i don't work grave yard, but i do work swing shift and about 70 hours a week monday through saturday. my cholsterol level is low and so is my blood pressure. i make certain that i get atleast 6 hours of sleep a night, eat right, and exercise. i hope this helps out a little

Answer 5

I hope not. I've been working 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the past 7 years. Do you think I should quite? Am I in danger? Go for the job. Sometimes you do what you have to do for the money. You'll be fine.

Answer 6

it greatly depends on your body and how you handle your time. some people find that is hurts their eating and sleeping habits. i have worked graveyard since '98 and the only problem for me is that its hard to get out of bed at 10pm especially in the cold fall and winter months

Answer 7

With this working time you will have to reset your biological clock. Now you'll be oriented to night. Good or bad? Well go for it and find out, only time can tell.

Answer 8

it cna effect your body's natural sleeping rhythm (circadian rhythm). That does take a toll on the body's internal and external health.

Answer 9

Your sex life.