i work 3rd shift how do i sleep in the day time when its really hot?
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Turn on the AC or a fan, strip naked and put tinfoil on your bedroom windows to repel the sunlight.
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for the sake of better sleep: \n\n1. Keep regular hours. The best way to ensure perfect nights is to stick to a regular schedule. If you sleep late one morning and rise before dawn the next, you can come down with a home-bound version of jet lag. To keep your biological clock in sync, get up at the same time, regardless of how much or how little you've slept. \nTry to stick close to your usual sleep schedule on weekends and holidays as well as workdays. If you stay up late on Friday and Saturday nights and sleep-in the following mornings you may give yourself a case of "Sunday-night insomnia": You get to bed early to be bright eyed on Monday morning and try to sleep, but you can't. The harder you try, the more wakeful you feel. When travel or work throws of your routine, try to maintain some semblance of regularity. Eat your meals at the same times you normally do. Try to get some sleep during your usual bedtime hours. And return to your normal schedule as soon as you can. \n\n2. Exercise regularly. Exercise enhances sleep by burning off the tensions that accumulate during the day, allowing both the body and mind to unwind. While the fit seem to sleep better and deeper than the flabby, you don't have to push to utter exhaustion. A 20 to 30 minute walk, jog, swim or bicycle ride at least three days a week--the minimum for cardiovascular benefits--should be your goal. \nBut don't wait too late in the day to exercise. In the evening, you should be concentrating on winding down rather than working up a sweat. And don't expect early-morning exercise to have any impact on the tensions that build up during the day. The ideal exercise time is late afternoon or early evening, when your workout can help you shift gears from daytime pressures to evening pleasures. \n3. Cut down on stimulants. North Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee a day and get extra doses in tea, cola drinks (including diet colas) and chocolate. Some people seem sensitive to even small amounts; others build up a tolerance. \nIf you're a coffee lover, have your last cup of the day no later than six to eight hours before your bedtime. Its stimulating effects will peak for two to four hours later, although they'll linger for several hours more. Late-evening caffeine can make it harder for you to fall asleep, diminish deep sleep and increase nighttime awakening. \n\nCaffeine isn't the only dietary sleep-robber. Tyrosine, a substance found in chocolate, Chianti and cheddar cheese can trigger heart palpitations in the night. Diet pills contain stimulants that can keep you awake. Other drugstore drug interactions can also disrupt you nights. If you're taking any prescription or over-the-counter drugs, ask your doctor whether they may affect your sleep. \n\n4. Sleep on a good bed. A good night's sleep starts from the bottom up. You're less likely to get deep, solid, restful sleep on a bed that's too small, too soft, too hard or just plain too old. Unfortunately, we tend to get used to our old mattresses and box springs--just like a broken-down pair of old running shoes--and may not realize they've gradually been losing their comfort and support. If your bed is older than eight to ten years, use our on-line bed check to determine if it is ready for retirement. In selecting a new sleep set, follow Goldilocks' rule: Try a variety of mattresses and choose the one that feels just right for you. \n5. Don't smoke. Nicotine is an even stronger stimulant than caffeine. According to several studies, heavy smokers take longer to fall asleep, awaken more often and spend less time in REM and deep NREM sleep. Because nicotine withdrawal can start two to three hours after their last puff, some smokers wake in the night craving a cigarette. When smokers break their nicotine habit, their sleep improves dramatically. In one study, two-pack-a-day smokers who quit cut the time they lay awake in bed by almost half. \n6.
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My A/C went out last June, and I will tell you that the best thing to do if possible is to take a cold bath or shower in a closed off room.  This will help lower the ambient air temperature.  Then, while you are still somewhat wet, sit in front of a fan.  ( Apretty good box fan can be bought at most department stores for less than $20.)  This will lower your skin temperature, just like being in  rain on a windy day.  When it is bedtime, if it is still too hot, put a COLD damp washcloth over your face.  This helps lower then temperature around the brain, which sort of tricks the rest of your body into thinking it is colder than it is.  Definitely keep drinking water, and move around as little as possible.
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Sleep during the day.
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Car, Night\n\nBed, Morning\n\nPark Bench, Late Night\n\nKitchen Counter, Mid Afternoon (right after work)\n\nShower, Afternoon on a very hot/cold day\n\nAny thing Else?
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Stay up all day and you will be tired by night. I used to work third shift and had to get used to sleeping at night when I switched shifts to days. I stayed up all day doing choirs and errands and by night time I was exhausted.
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Try to keep the same sleep/wake schedule.\nDo not exercise before bedtime.\nKeep the room cool.\nDon't eat at least three hours before bed time.\nAlcohol inhibits sleep as well as caffeine.
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Unfortunately, you find what most people who work these hours do, and it is just your body reacting to an abnormal wake/sleep cycle you are on.\n\nOur bodies are designed to sleep at night and be awake in the day. Since you are doing the opposite, you will have these problems. Many people don't stay on this schedule for long, I suggest you consider your options to save your health in the long run.\n\nTo help you in the mean time, I suggest using your mind; cross word puzzles, math problems, reading a subject that is exciting in a positive way, etc. Also, taking a walk for a few minutes helps to circulate blood to the brain, do some slow deep breathing too while walking. Don't eat big, heavy meals that are fatty in nature, those will make you sleepy. Eat light healthy meals, this will help you to not feel full and then get sleepy.
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My husband & I work 12 hour swing shifts (on a 2-2-3 rapid rotation). Nightshifts I take an herbal sleep aid called melatonin before I go to sleep for the day. When you work dayshift then nightshift & days again it messes w/ your bodies natural production of seratonin which is needed for normal healthy sleep patterns. Melatonin helps to restore some of this balance. It has also been shown to help w/ migraine headaches. It promotes deeper sleep and/or REM sleep. It is non-addicting. You can buy it at any healthfood stores, drugstore, even walmart. NOTE: recommended dose is 3 mcg(micrograms). Some makers will sell it at a dose as high as 3 mg! This is too much & will leave you feeling groggy.
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Stay out of direct sunlight when it FEELS hot.\n\nTry to find a breezy place to be in, again, out of the sun.\n\nDrink plenty of cool water, and even splash some on yourself occasionally.\n\nDress in the minimum amount of clothing you are comfortable with, or which is socially appropriate.\n\nWear light colors such as white, yellow, pale green or blue, etc.  No darks such as black, grey, navy blue, etc.\n\nSandals instead of shoes and socks.\n\nStay cool!\nOC
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I have been working 3rd shift for 10 years. I like it because I don't have alot of supervisors floating around or have to fight for the elevator, and deal with large crowds of people. However I have 2 kids and a husband, and sometimes I really wish I could live a normal life with 8 hours of sleep, but my life just works out better for me working nights.
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stay out of th sun between 11 and 2.\n\nDrink a lot.
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people that work shift work and insomniacs
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ok first relax. Second make up your mind that you are not going to work tomorrow. That should make you feel better enough to concentrate on relaxing enough to go to sleep. Unfortunately you will have a sleep debt which your body will make you repay at some stage, and you will not function at work as best you should. That wouldn't fair to you or your work mates.
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I work nights as well. Is your room completely dark before you go to sleep ? Glass of warm milk should help you. If you have stuff on your mind before you go to sleep, that might be the reason why you can't sleep more than 3 hours. If it keeps on happening, change jobs and work day shifts. That or Valium.
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How do you sleep at night?
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start setting ur self up for goin to sleep around 1 am and set an alarm at 8am or 9am then u might get into a regular schedual. then u get up be up for a while, then take a nap in the afternoon, not saying it won't be easy, but sometimes u just have to do it!