Hello from the darrrrk side.... Any other night shifters?
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merryward13
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I'm a nurse. I work night shift. Usually 3-4 nights a week. 12 hours shifts. I feel like it wrecks my body's metabolism. Any others out there struggling?
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I feel your pain. I've worked up to 36 hours straight. Shifts change rapidly in my field, it is really hard to keep any semblance of a normal sleep cycle2
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Wow! 36 hours straight? Fire fighter, EMT or Doctor? I don't know what a normal sleep schedule is anymore. I either don't sleep at all of binge sleep for 12+ hours.0
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Night shifter myself...my sleep schedule is all muffed up!! It's making it really really hard to stay motivated and get into a routine. Every week I find myself staring over. Exercise has been hard with it being so hot. It makes me lethargic.0
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I worked nights right out of nursing school, and I'm about to go back to nights again. I had to stay on somewhat of a day sleep schedule to feel normal. Even on my nights off I'd stay awake until at least 3 am. Workout videos were my friend because my gym wasn't open when I was awake and ready to workout. That was when I did p90x.
But I found out when I had a day shift nursing job that it was the job that caused me to stress eat, not the time of day. I snacked on high carb stuff throughout the shift to get quick energy on days just as much as I had working nights.1 -
I am a part time EMT, which means that my shift is different from day to day. Yesterday 0600-1800 then tonight 1800-06001
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God bless you guys. I'm not sure I could do a night shift0
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Don't you love the night shift .. One more for me then it's the weekend.0
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It's a love/hate thing. I'm not a morning person at all. So night shift it is.2
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Yea it's good .. But you loose the day unless your good with a few hours sleep.1
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48 hour shifts 4 days off here., and I work at a busy station2
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Firefighter ??0
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Never mind I saw your name .. Lol.0
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I don't sleep the day away. I get about 4 hours of sleep. Then I'm good to go. I have a 2 year old so sleeping the day away isn't an option.0
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I accidently read that as " night shitters" for a sec1
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I work 8 hour nights. Makes for crazy internal clock.0
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Yes sir we probably average about 15 to 20 calls a day1
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maryward88 wrote: »I'm a nurse. I work night shift. Usually 3-4 nights a week. 12 hours shifts. I feel like it wrecks my body's metabolism. Any others out there struggling?
Who saves the patient's life when you are busy typing on an internet forum?0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »maryward88 wrote: »I'm a nurse. I work night shift. Usually 3-4 nights a week. 12 hours shifts. I feel like it wrecks my body's metabolism. Any others out there struggling?
Who saves the patient's life when you are busy typing on an internet forum?
They're on auto pilot0 -
This is totally me... I work in the OR 11a-1130p..... I log my breakfast at 2pm.... Wtf...at. That point MFP is like hey ypu didnt log breakfast or lunch.... Im like... Bruh.... *kitten* off....its only 2 chill1
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