Is there a difference between sleeping at night and sleeping during the day
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meowzer
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For some people very true.....my step son can't work nights.....IDK exactly what his condition is, but it actually cause him to have seizures.
Now I have a friend who has been a night nurse for over 25 years and she is fine.....
As first stated, I think it all depends on the persons make-up. I couldn't do it.....To me sleeping during the day isn't normal, and I could never get the rest my body required...regardless of the amount of hours
Now I have a friend who has been a night nurse for over 25 years and she is fine.....
As first stated, I think it all depends on the persons make-up. I couldn't do it.....To me sleeping during the day isn't normal, and I could never get the rest my body required...regardless of the amount of hours
pezenfuego
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I believe it has almost everything to do with the hormone "cortisol." This has its at its highest concentration in the morning and lowest in the evening (regardless of sleep patterns).
Basically, this hormone allows your body to cope with stress and strain. If you are getting the same amount of sleep as before, you shouldn't feel sleepy, but you are probably not going to feel as good with this schedule.
Then again, I'm no doctor.
Basically, this hormone allows your body to cope with stress and strain. If you are getting the same amount of sleep as before, you shouldn't feel sleepy, but you are probably not going to feel as good with this schedule.
Then again, I'm no doctor.
bionicarm
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Never heard about being susceptible to certain diseases because you sleep during the day instead of the night. Everybody's sleep patterns are determined by their 'internal clocks'. I personally don't get more than 5 hours of sleep each night. But I do take 'power naps' all during the day, and also at night to compensate for the difference. Here's a Wiki on the issue --
Sleep timing is controlled by the circadian clock, sleep-wake homeostasis, and in humans, within certain bounds, willed behaviour. The circadian clock — an inner timekeeping, temperature-fluctuating, enzyme-controlling device — works in tandem with adenosine, a neurotransmitter that inhibits many of the bodily processes associated with wakefulness. Adenosine is created over the course of the day; high levels of adenosine lead to sleepiness. In diurnal animals, sleepiness occurs as the circadian element causes the release of the hormone melatonin and a gradual decrease in core body temperature. The timing is affected by one's chronotype. It is the circadian rhythm that determines the ideal timing of a correctly structured and restorative sleep episode.[11]
Homeostatic sleep propensity (the need for sleep as a function of the amount of time elapsed since the last adequate sleep episode) must be balanced against the circadian element for satisfactory sleep.[12] Along with corresponding messages from the circadian clock, this tells the body it needs to sleep.[13] Sleep offset (awakening) is primarily determined by circadian rhythm. A person who regularly awakens at an early hour will generally not be able to sleep much later than their normal waking time, even if moderately sleep-deprived.
Sleep duration is affected by circadian rhythm which is regulated by a gene named DEC2. Some people have a mutation of this gene; they sleep two hours less than normal. Neurology professor Ying-Hui Fu and her colleagues bred mice that carried the DEC2 mutation and slept less than normal mice
Sleep timing is controlled by the circadian clock, sleep-wake homeostasis, and in humans, within certain bounds, willed behaviour. The circadian clock — an inner timekeeping, temperature-fluctuating, enzyme-controlling device — works in tandem with adenosine, a neurotransmitter that inhibits many of the bodily processes associated with wakefulness. Adenosine is created over the course of the day; high levels of adenosine lead to sleepiness. In diurnal animals, sleepiness occurs as the circadian element causes the release of the hormone melatonin and a gradual decrease in core body temperature. The timing is affected by one's chronotype. It is the circadian rhythm that determines the ideal timing of a correctly structured and restorative sleep episode.[11]
Homeostatic sleep propensity (the need for sleep as a function of the amount of time elapsed since the last adequate sleep episode) must be balanced against the circadian element for satisfactory sleep.[12] Along with corresponding messages from the circadian clock, this tells the body it needs to sleep.[13] Sleep offset (awakening) is primarily determined by circadian rhythm. A person who regularly awakens at an early hour will generally not be able to sleep much later than their normal waking time, even if moderately sleep-deprived.
Sleep duration is affected by circadian rhythm which is regulated by a gene named DEC2. Some people have a mutation of this gene; they sleep two hours less than normal. Neurology professor Ying-Hui Fu and her colleagues bred mice that carried the DEC2 mutation and slept less than normal mice
cranberry
Active Member
Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/3260500
Never heard about being susceptible to certain diseases because you sleep during the day instead of the night.
Increased incidence of cancer....
Increased incidence of things like Peptic Ulcer Disease....
There's others....
http:///forum/post/3260500
Never heard about being susceptible to certain diseases because you sleep during the day instead of the night.
Increased incidence of cancer....
Increased incidence of things like Peptic Ulcer Disease....
There's others....
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by OceanKid
http:///forum/post/3260447
I'm working at night, from 10pm-6am. I sleep during the day, I get enough 8 hours of sleep. But someone told me that sleeping during the day is not enough and is different from night sleep, it may result to some illness..
How true is this?
I work night shift, 18+ years now. I am alive and well...a little crazy but alive...LOL
All joking aside. My hours are 10:15 Pm to 6:15 AM…If you work the same shift all the time it is not unhealthy at all. Changing from day shift to night shift all the time creates havoc. I know folks who work 3 days night shift and 2 days on day shift each week, they look like death warmed over.
I painted my room sky blue, with white trim. I took a dark blue king size sheet and covered my windows in the bedroom. I put bright white lace curtains over them to give the room the illusion of light when the lights were on. But when I turned off the lights my room is as dark as any night.
Turn off the phone and have the answering machine pick up. People don’t seem to get it that if they call at noon it is your midnight. I love the night shift, it is much more laid back at work. The open for 24 hours stores are empty..as is the parking lot. By starting at 10:00 you can still enjoy other peoples company and go off to work when it is bedtime anyway. You sleep while they are at work or school.
http:///forum/post/3260447
I'm working at night, from 10pm-6am. I sleep during the day, I get enough 8 hours of sleep. But someone told me that sleeping during the day is not enough and is different from night sleep, it may result to some illness..
How true is this?
I work night shift, 18+ years now. I am alive and well...a little crazy but alive...LOL
All joking aside. My hours are 10:15 Pm to 6:15 AM…If you work the same shift all the time it is not unhealthy at all. Changing from day shift to night shift all the time creates havoc. I know folks who work 3 days night shift and 2 days on day shift each week, they look like death warmed over.
I painted my room sky blue, with white trim. I took a dark blue king size sheet and covered my windows in the bedroom. I put bright white lace curtains over them to give the room the illusion of light when the lights were on. But when I turned off the lights my room is as dark as any night.
Turn off the phone and have the answering machine pick up. People don’t seem to get it that if they call at noon it is your midnight. I love the night shift, it is much more laid back at work. The open for 24 hours stores are empty..as is the parking lot. By starting at 10:00 you can still enjoy other peoples company and go off to work when it is bedtime anyway. You sleep while they are at work or school.
cranberry
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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3260513
If you work the same shift all the time it is not unhealthy at all.
Not true... type in: nightshift Cancer. Nightshift GI/ulcers. Nightshift Depression. Nightshift Blood pressure. Nightshift Miscarrages.
These are all nice journal articles sent to me from my Dad... thanks pops. I've been getting these emails for 15 years now. There is a WHOLE LOAD of research done about nightshift workers and their higher incidence of *blank*.
Doesn't mean you're gonna get it... just that we are at higher risk.
http:///forum/post/3260513
If you work the same shift all the time it is not unhealthy at all.
Not true... type in: nightshift Cancer. Nightshift GI/ulcers. Nightshift Depression. Nightshift Blood pressure. Nightshift Miscarrages.
These are all nice journal articles sent to me from my Dad... thanks pops. I've been getting these emails for 15 years now. There is a WHOLE LOAD of research done about nightshift workers and their higher incidence of *blank*.
Doesn't mean you're gonna get it... just that we are at higher risk.
bionicarm
Active Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3260510
Cancer....
GI ailments such as ulcers....
There's scientific proof of this? JMy wife worked 7PM - 7AM for 16 years as an ICU nurse, and she's never had any problems. Never heard any complaints from any of her co-workers during that time either.
http:///forum/post/3260510
Cancer....
GI ailments such as ulcers....
There's scientific proof of this? JMy wife worked 7PM - 7AM for 16 years as an ICU nurse, and she's never had any problems. Never heard any complaints from any of her co-workers during that time either.
cranberry
Active Member
Yes, there actually is... links to higher incidence. There's lots of journal articles out there. I've worked 16 years as well in an ICU. It doesn't mean it's GONNA happen to you, your neighbour or the one in the next unit. It just means there's a higher incidence. Look it up in reputable articles... I swear it's there because I've read it.
pezenfuego
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Cranberry, don't forget about increased risk of sleep paralysis.
bionicarm
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3260526
Yes, there actually is... links to higher incidence. There's lots of journal articles out there. I've worked 16 years as well in an ICU. It doesn't mean it's GONNA happen to you, your neighbour or the one in the next unit. It just means there's a higher incidence. Look it up in reputable articles... I swear it's there because I've read it.
Don't buy it. Most of these studies link the cancer theories to lack of producing melatonin, since the body normally produces that hormone during periods of dark. But people who do work during the day can reproduce 'dark' simply by creating that environment wherever they sleep (dark shades, no lights in the room, etc.). Most of these studies have also been performed on individuals who worked shorter periods duing the day, meaning they worked night shifts for just a couple of weeks, then switched back to days. I read a couple that stated that cancer links were less when the person worked at night for long periods of time. It goes back to your circadian clock. If you can 'adjust' it so that your body knows it's normal sleep pattern is during daytime hours, as opposed to the night, there shouldn't be any issues. The biggest problem for some professions (i.e nurse), is that they only work three or four days at a time. If you don't maintain the same sleep pattern on your days off (meaning you switch back to sleeping at night instead of the day), maybe this can causde these affects.
http:///forum/post/3260526
Yes, there actually is... links to higher incidence. There's lots of journal articles out there. I've worked 16 years as well in an ICU. It doesn't mean it's GONNA happen to you, your neighbour or the one in the next unit. It just means there's a higher incidence. Look it up in reputable articles... I swear it's there because I've read it.
Don't buy it. Most of these studies link the cancer theories to lack of producing melatonin, since the body normally produces that hormone during periods of dark. But people who do work during the day can reproduce 'dark' simply by creating that environment wherever they sleep (dark shades, no lights in the room, etc.). Most of these studies have also been performed on individuals who worked shorter periods duing the day, meaning they worked night shifts for just a couple of weeks, then switched back to days. I read a couple that stated that cancer links were less when the person worked at night for long periods of time. It goes back to your circadian clock. If you can 'adjust' it so that your body knows it's normal sleep pattern is during daytime hours, as opposed to the night, there shouldn't be any issues. The biggest problem for some professions (i.e nurse), is that they only work three or four days at a time. If you don't maintain the same sleep pattern on your days off (meaning you switch back to sleeping at night instead of the day), maybe this can causde these affects.
flower
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3260516
Not true... type in: nightshift Cancer. Nightshift GI/ulcers. Nightshift Depression. Nightshift Blood pressure. Nightshift Miscarrages.
These are all nice journal articles sent to me from my Dad... thanks pops. I've been getting these emails for 15 years now. There is a WHOLE LOAD of research done about nightshift workers and their higher incidence of *blank*.
Doesn't mean you're gonna get it... just that we are at higher risk.
Bouncing between night and day shift may be harmful, but not a regular sleep time year after year.
Allot of night shift workers like to eat fast food and have bad eating and living habits besides the sleep change. There is an entire different world at night.
My X husband thought the only activity to do since he worked until 11:00 PM was go to the bar.
So I don’t think it is just working night shift that does the damage to a person’s health. Lifestyle has everything to do with it, day sift or otherwise.
Just my .02
http:///forum/post/3260516
Not true... type in: nightshift Cancer. Nightshift GI/ulcers. Nightshift Depression. Nightshift Blood pressure. Nightshift Miscarrages.
These are all nice journal articles sent to me from my Dad... thanks pops. I've been getting these emails for 15 years now. There is a WHOLE LOAD of research done about nightshift workers and their higher incidence of *blank*.
Doesn't mean you're gonna get it... just that we are at higher risk.
Bouncing between night and day shift may be harmful, but not a regular sleep time year after year.
Allot of night shift workers like to eat fast food and have bad eating and living habits besides the sleep change. There is an entire different world at night.
My X husband thought the only activity to do since he worked until 11:00 PM was go to the bar.
So I don’t think it is just working night shift that does the damage to a person’s health. Lifestyle has everything to do with it, day sift or otherwise.
Just my .02
cranberry
Active Member
But... but... there are studies about the links. Real studies. Yes, we function better if we actually flip our lives around (probably something to do with our clocks), but that doesn't mean nightworkers don't have higher incidences of certain ailments and diseases. I believe a longer period of time doing it actually leads to a higher incidence of some things. You can't quote me on that last point. Anyone going to a medical library in the near future.... look it up 
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saxman
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not to mention that working PM shift kinda sux for your spouse/significant other...
meowzer
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Originally Posted by saxman
http:///forum/post/3260704
not to mention that working PM shift kinda sux for your spouse/significant other...
YEAH!!!! My husband works rotating shifts....and I sure do hate the night ones
http:///forum/post/3260704
not to mention that working PM shift kinda sux for your spouse/significant other...
YEAH!!!! My husband works rotating shifts....and I sure do hate the night ones