I did for about two years full time. Due to circumstance I’m about to begin again part time and my sleep schedule is already screwed. All the training happens in the daytime too so that sucks. How y’all coping? Staying healthy and doing ok? I’m thinkin about asking my doc if I can try Modafinil whenever it gets started back up but I haven’t researched it enough to know if the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
I did 5 years of night shift and it was a really bad thing for my overall mental and physical health. I advise you to be conscious of your caffeine and alcohol intake and to make a concerted effort to eat healthy/regularly, these were my main issues. that and the isolation from friends cause by being on different schedules.
Good advice. I remember when I was working all night I was drinking a lot more during the day to help me sleep, bad bad stuff. Also drank energy drinks, one to two every single night, which is no good either. I’m at a point where my taste for alcohol has dwindled to near zero at least. Certainly addicted to caffeine and I have a habit of using nicotine to keep me awake overnight, unfortunately.