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How can i get used to working a night shift?
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Shift work disorder: Your body and brain are set up to be on a 24 hour cycle. Chemicals are naturally released in response to darkness, fatigue, and other signals induce sleepiness. When you return home after a night shift, take 5 mg of melatonin, use light-blocking window shades, and go to sleep. Repeat at the same time each day, even if you are not at work. This will help retrain your brain to your shift work.
Answered 1/23/2014
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