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I have chronic sleep deprivation (10 years sleep debt) due working all night long for 10 years and sleeping few hours per day, my health is affected by this, how can i recover from such a long sleep loss?
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The “debt” is not really important. You just need to fix your sleep cycle today so that you can work on improving your health going forwards. Please speak with a doctor physically or by telemedicine to discuss options to improving sleep.
Answered 3/20/2023
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You would likely fit the category of "Shift Work Sleep Disorder", which can be managed with specific medications. Find a neurologist or a sleep specialist (maybe a pulmonologist), and get your sleep back on track.
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