Reply #7: Best thing I ever did was quit the night shift-- [View All]

[TwilightGardener]

I was a night-shift RN for years, and never felt right--got sick very easily, couldn't sleep on my nights off, fell asleep behind the wheel driving home in the morning, had neverending digestive problems and a permanent brain fog, all of which would miraculously clear up after a week or two off during vacations or between jobs. You just can't get quality sleep between 9 am and 5 pm--it just doesn't happen. I still wonder if those years did irreparable harm to my health? The human body is simply meant to sleep 7-8 hours at night, case closed.