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I am a P1, and last week we had a spokesperson for walgreens come and talk to us. One of the appealing things he mentioned was the Walgreens late shift for which you work 72 hours a week, and you are paid for 80 hours. So you basically work 72 hours one week and get the second week off.

I was hoping I could talk to someone that has worked this shift with walgreens. Can you tell me how it has affected your sleep cycles? Morale at home and work? Stress at work? Family life? Any other other insight you may want to add.

This has really got me interested and now my plan is to continue working with SAMs Pharmacy after I graduate and try to look for an opening for a Walgreens night shift. Would this be the best way to make the transition?
 
Most hospitals have 7 on 7 off graveyard work 70 hours get paid for 80 hours shift. Because hospitals have shift differential in pay, you'll do quite well.

But it screws up your circadian rhythm.
 
I hear from night shift nurses that even years after you're back on days if you stay up a little too late then you'll be up all night.

And you may want to consider the idea of running the drive-through by yourself all night, because you'll be the only person there (if you like drive-through that's fine, I myself will not work in a pharmacy with a drive-through, if I wanted to do that I'd have dropped out and worked at McDonalds).

This also means 12s usually, so consider that (I prefer an 8 or 10, and I can only handle 2-3 twelves in a row, think about working 12 hours 7 days in a row).

And if you're into the 7-on 7-off if you work at any 2 pharmacist pharmacy you're just divvying up shifts with the other pharmacist, the pharmacy I work at now used to do 7 on 7 off for their 9A-9P shifts.

And remember, reason number one that they pay the extra hours is because they have to since most people don't want that shift (it does tend to interfere with family life, you'll be seeing your kids every other week if you have kids).
 
Thanks for the responses. Are there any health concerns for upsetting your circadian rhythm in the long run?

I spoke with one of my friends who knows a pharmacist that did the night shift. He said it took him 2-3 days of his 7 days off time to recover from the 7 days of work.

Would there also be any concerns for miss-fills since your circadian rhythm is always off balance during the 7 day work period?
 
shaq786 said:
Thanks for the responses. Are there any health concerns for upsetting your circadian rhythm in the long run?

I spoke with one of my friends who knows a pharmacist that did the night shift. He said it took him 2-3 days of his 7 days off time to recover from the 7 days of work.

Would there also be any concerns for miss-fills since your circadian rhythm is always off balance during the 7 day work period?
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miss-fills is the least of your worries with circadian rhythm disruption. Google it - it leads to sleep disorders, hormone irregularities - lots of stuff...

Bless those folks who lead the night life only! We couldn't do it without you!
 
In my opinion, you have to be a night person in the first place. Shift works takes a toll on your body. God (or evolution) or who/whatever designed us, did not makes us (or we did not evolve) to work this way. I think it shortens your life and certainly the quality of your life will be affected. That being said, there are people who are wired for night work. I dated a girl in high school and college who's father was a newspaper editor and he worked from 8PM to 8AM. He was offered promotions that would have taken him to day shifts, but he loved the job and the schedule and kept it until he retired. He had dinner with his kids every day. Not for me, but it might be for you.

Also, unless they stick in you in a very busy store, the workload, RX wise is lower. You have ALL of the compounds and almost all of the paperwork.
 
Pharmacy is supposed to be a 'lifestyle' specialty. You could impact the lives of your patients and have a good life for yourself just taking it easy- no tension. Why stress out your circadian rhythm by working all night?! If I wanted to do that, I'd have gone into medicine.

Yes, someone had to do the night shift, but why ELECT to do it unless you have real reasons besides profit at the expense of destroying your sleep cycle. (like the example old timer points to of a pharmacist being able to spend time with his kids during the days). Still, in my opinion, it's better when that responsibility rotates around.
 
Working night shift is no joke. I worked from 11-7am. The hardest part is when you have your days off. When working nights you begin to train your brain to stay awake even though your body is tired. When my days off would roll around I would sometimes be physically exhausetd yet I could not sleep because my brain was trained to staying awake and alert. Even though most will not admit it, night owls use a lot of sleeping pills during the days and lots of caffeine during the day.
 
the night shift is cool, bc its 7 on and then 7 off.....if you play this right, you can end up with a opputurnity for a 3 week vacation....about the sleep, you have to be a night person to do this...the key is that right when you get home you hit the sack, and then after the last day of the week, after you get home at 8am, stay awake the whole day and then go to bed at night...
 
A friend of mine does this for Walgreens. His shift is from 10pm until 8am, for 7 days a week (70 hours per week). He also gets a higher pay rate than the day pharmacist.

He told me that he loves it. He gets off at 8am and goes home to sleep. When he wakes up, he picks his kids up from day care and spends time with them. When his wife comes home they eat dinner together as a family.

To prepare for his week off, he only sleeps 2 hours on the last day to readjust. So far, there have been no problems for him.
 
You have to be a night owl to be able to pull this off. You have to have a biologic predisposition to be able to live this way. I could do it, my wife is day person and cannot.

Aside from the kid issue, it's also an issue if you are married. It's hard to spend quality time, let alone quantity time with your spouse when he/she works while you sleep and you work while he/she sleeps.

In other words, it's not for everyone. For those that can pull it off there are huge benefits i pay and time off....
 
I worked as a newspaper carrier manager for several years from 11pm to 7am seven days a week with no days off, sometimes for over a 100 days straight. I have a family now and could never do that but 7 on 7 of sound real nice to me. I tend to stay up until 3 or 4 every night even if I have to be at school at 8 so it would be a perfect schedule for me I will defintely look for a job with that type of schedule.
 
The two overnight pharmacists at my store are very happy with it. I don't think either of them would ever go back to the day shift if given the option. I think the night schift is best for people who are night owls and don't need much sleep. One of ours only sleeps 3-4 hours a in a 24 hour period regardless, so it messes up his Circadian rythym less than it would if he was sleeping the standard 8 hours. The other one has 4 little kids at home and I think he figures he actually gets to see them more than he would if he worked day hours. I think he actually sleeps in evening when he works nights rather than sleeping in the morning after he gets off. I think it's worth considering if you think you could deal with being up all night. I know that I couldn't, so I'll stick to the day shifts. It would also be easier if your lifestyle allowed for you to keep the same schedule even on the weeks off. I would think that would be a lot less wearing on your body than trying to flip back and forth every other week.
 
I worked the night shift as a lab tech for 2 years and I hated it. Now that I've started pharm school, it's really hard to re-program myself for days. Many times I wake up at 12 or 1am on a school day and can't go back to sleep. I hope I never have to work nights again.
 
If you are night person like myself, then you should consider it.

The hardest part is readjusting on the off week, just do not sleep that day and go to sleep that night.

Personally, I would like the shift not to mention the extra pay and getting paid for hours not actually worked. Plus, if you are really motivated you can work a couple of days on your off week to pay back loans.

I only need about 4-5 hours of sleep too.

Would not want to do it forever but 3-4 years would not be too bad to get financially secure faster.

I think for families it could be difficult on SO and kids.
 
I did graveyard shift about 7 days. It about killed me.

I was ok from 12 to 3. Then between 4 to 6, I couldn't keep my eyes open.

Then I came home at 8am...pretended to sleep till about 12.

It sucks. I can't do it.
 
Epic said:
I did graveyard shift about 7 days. It about killed me.

I was ok from 12 to 3. Then between 4 to 6, I couldn't keep my eyes open.

Then I came home at 8am...pretended to sleep till about 12.

It sucks. I can't do it.
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Wuss :meanie:
 
sdn1977 said:
Bless those folks who lead the night life only! We couldn't do it without you!
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We love em. I always made sure they got compensated accordingly. They usually got paid more than anyone in the pharmacy...including the director.
 
i once worked night shift at a fast food restaurant once a week for about a month. Strange thing about it was when driving home at 5am in the morning, it felt like the twilight zone because you are in that zone(being awake when you should be sleeping), driving through the morning fog,on streets where there is virtually no car. 😱
doo dooo dooo dooo doo do doo doo. Brings good memories of that show, The Twilight Zone.
 
Old Timer said:
In my opinion, you have to be a night person in the first place. Shift works takes a toll on your body. God (or evolution) or who/whatever designed us, did not makes us (or we did not evolve) to work this way. I think it shortens your life and certainly the quality of your life will be affected. That being said, there are people who are wired for night work. I dated a girl in high school and college who's father was a newspaper editor and he worked from 8PM to 8AM. He was offered promotions that would have taken him to day shifts, but he loved the job and the schedule and kept it until he retired. He had dinner with his kids every day. Not for me, but it might be for you.

Also, unless they stick in you in a very busy store, the workload, RX wise is lower. You have ALL of the compounds and almost all of the paperwork.
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I do it and it kinda sucks. Can't call md's half the time cause offices are closed, do all the compounds, we have nursing homes to fill when there's down time. I'ts just you doing everything from 11pm-7am. It gets busy. Takes 2 days to get used to each switch
so only 3-4 days off are actually good. I do 7 12 hours in a row. I just get paid more.
 
Requiem said:
Cool. What year are you in / How's your application looking?

You can PM me if you don't wanna post. Cheers!
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Second year pharm student. Working on MD for later. Just took Aug 20th MCAT and it was one of the hardest this summer. Was averaging a 33-34 on practice tests and positive I did not break a 30. Got owned but since I have several more years, I got plenty of time to get my 30.

I have a 3.91 so far in pharm school and a 3.78 overall.

Working on volunteering, shadowing, etc.

When I grow up, I would like to be a MD/PharmD anesthesiologist.
 
J DUB said:
When I grow up, I would like to be a MD/PharmD anesthesiologist.
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Is there an advantage to having an MD/PharmD, or is it just an interest in both? My pre-pharm adviser mentioned a few pharm graduates doing this as well.
 
fenixtnlfan said:
Is there an advantage to having an MD/PharmD, or is it just an interest in both? My pre-pharm adviser mentioned a few pharm graduates doing this as well.
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More an interest in both. I think as a physician you diagnose and then usually give some form of medication. I thought both together were a good idea.

I think in anes it will help because of the pharmacology involved.

Plus, I got accepted to pharm school and did not want to turn down the opportunity. I like to learn and enjoy it. I am comfortable financially and thought why not? I can have it all. Then, work. It has become my hobby and job. I truly enjoy what I do. I have a MBA too.

Hence, I am a professional student. I say find something you love and do it!
 
J DUB said:
More an interest in both. I think as a physician you diagnose and then usually give some form of medication. I thought both together were a good idea.

I think in anes it will help because of the pharmacology involved.

Plus, I got accepted to pharm school and did not want to turn down the opportunity. I like to learn and enjoy it. I am comfortable financially and thought why not? I can have it all. Then, work. It has become my hobby and job. I truly enjoy what I do. I have a MBA too.

Hence, I am a professional student. I say find something you love and do it!
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You are my hero...I wish I were financially well off to be able to pursue a PharmD and an MD. But alas, there's bills to pay =( I want to be a professional student forever.
 
confettiflyer said:
You are my hero...I wish I were financially well off to be able to pursue a PharmD and an MD. But alas, there's bills to pay =( I want to be a professional student forever.
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Well, you do have to make relationship sacrifices.

I do not have alot of money. I just borrow for tuition and make enough to get by. I do not have rent or a car payment.

Most people just want to buy alot of material things that in the end will never fill the void that originally they thought it would. I rather get to live my dream in a way. Personal relationships are my main problems. I just do not have the time.
 
Old Timer said:
In my opinion, you have to be a night person in the first place. Shift works takes a toll on your body. God (or evolution) or who/whatever designed us, did not makes us (or we did not evolve) to work this way. I think it shortens your life and certainly the quality of your life will be affected. That being said, there are people who are wired for night work. I dated a girl in high school and college who's father was a newspaper editor and he worked from 8PM to 8AM. He was offered promotions that would have taken him to day shifts, but he loved the job and the schedule and kept it until he retired. He had dinner with his kids every day. Not for me, but it might be for you.

Also, unless they stick in you in a very busy store, the workload, RX wise is lower. You have ALL of the compounds and almost all of the paperwork.
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WHAT?????

How could you say something like that. God created us to get sleep and people on night shift can get sleep easily during the day. Trust me, if you are tired then you will sleep.

And if you wanna get Biblical, God didnt even create us to work. It was when Adam ate the fruit then God forced "man" to work. And I dont see it shortening your life at all as long as you get sleep at sometime.

And the whole quality of your life is very biased. Quality depends strictly on the person. And as for it taking a toll on your body. It doesnt (as long as you get sleep). Actually, the longer you do it the easier it becomes.

My mom is a nurse who works nights and as been for over a decade. She loves it. The pay is higher and the work is MUCH less. And when she has off. She simply sleeps during the night like a normal person.

And the whole 7 days on and 7 days off sounds amazing. I never heard of it.
And you only work 70hrs and get paid for 80hrs! That's like an extra 500 dollars. And 26 weeks off a year is amazing and that doesnt include regualr vacation time.
 
THE MTL said:
WHAT?????

How could you say something like that. God created us to get sleep and people on night shift can get sleep easily during the day. Trust me, if you are tired then you will sleep.

And if you wanna get Biblical, God didnt even create us to work. It was when Adam ate the fruit then God forced "man" to work. And I dont see it shortening your life at all as long as you get sleep at sometime.
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In general, I usually don't agree with Old Timer's posts, but I can say that his post had nothing to do with religion. MTL, please do not incorporate religion into a thread unless it's pertinent- religious school, policy, laws, etc. In my opinion, SDN is not for the purpose of debating religion.
 
One of the night pharmacists at my Walgreens is considering going to mail-order because of the number of recent pharmacy robberies in the area. His wife gets especially worried, I guess. Any night-shift people have opinions about it being more dangerous? I've never heard of a pharmacist actually getting hurt but I'm sure it could happen...
 
PharmDstudent said:
In general, I usually don't agree with Old Timer's posts, but I can say that his post had nothing to do with religion. MTL, please do not incorporate religion into a thread unless it's pertinent- religious school, policy, laws, etc. In my opinion, SDN is not for the purpose of debating religion.
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Sorry if you took it the wrong way. But if you read it CAREFULLY and FULLY enough, you would have saw that i meant nothing by religion either. It was a simple comment. I threw that in on the side. And I shot down his "religious (no so very)" comment with a "religious (no so very)" comment of my own.

But why would you think I was debating religion???? Seriously. That was one point of my argument. If you READ the other part then you would have seen the part when I said the point is to get sleep and I also brought up my mom. But the MAIN THING was that night workers can live normal healthy lives just like day workers.
 
Alright kids let's play nice.

It's just a matter of time before SDN shows up with 5-10 articles on endocrine physiological disorders, hormone imbalances and circadian rhythm disorders induced by night shift work, so get ready. 😀
 
THE MTL said:
Sorry if you took it the wrong way. But if you read it CAREFULLY and FULLY enough, you would have saw that i meant nothing by religion either. It was a simple comment. I threw that in on the side. And I shot down his "religious (no so very)" comment with a "religious (no so very)" comment of my own.

But why would you think I was debating religion???? Seriously. That was one point of my argument. If you READ the other part then you would have seen the part when I said the point is to get sleep and I also brought up my mom. But the MAIN THING was that night workers can live normal healthy lives just like day workers.
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I was going to ignore this obviously uninformed post, but on second thought.

First my mention of religion was to make sure I did not offend those who believe GOD created the universe as opposed to those who believe that something came from nothing at the big bang and when then evolved from there. My point was whatever force got the human body to where it is now designed the human body to sleep at night. I don't have access to journals, but a simple Google search will show thousands of links in the lay press on the health effects of shift work. There are those who believe it actually shortens life. Circadian rhythms are what they are and you screw with them at your peril.

Also while we are being scientific, the MY MOM did it and she is fine is not scientific proof it's anecdotal. It doesn't mean she won't die prematurely (God forbid).

Also, is you read my post carefully, you will see I say this does not apply to all people. If you don't think there are day people and night people, well let's just say there is no point in having any discussion at all as your mind is small as well as closed.
 
Requiem said:
Alright kids let's play nice.

It's just a matter of time before SDN shows up with 5-10 articles on endocrine physiological disorders, hormone imbalances and circadian rhythm disorders induced by night shift work, so get ready. 😀
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Are you referring to me, sir?:meanie:

Yes - I could give you lots of references since THE MTL is so way off physiologically, but I won't......your loss😀! (But, I can tell you've read them😉).

I don't dispute they can lead normal, healthy lives - they can & do. But, I have to agree with Old Timer - its a hard life to lead unless you're whole family is into it & it does indeed take a toll on your body (again....there are articles....😛).
 
Yeah, I definitely think you have more of chance of being at the wrong end of a gun held by a crazy person working the night shift in retail...

~meg
 
McZyprexalynn said:
I would think that would be a lot less wearing on your body than trying to flip back and forth every other week.
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How in the world does anyone do this? It takes me like a week or two to go from nights to days without the help of pills like an above poster mentioned. I know I could do it in a couple days, but it's a lot of wear and tear on the body, and a lot of pills are involved (at least for me). I just can't imagine anyone flipping back and forth like that for an extended period of time. Obviously there are people who do this, and I applaud you for that; I know that I would never have what it takes to do this. I myself would love to do graveyard, but I love staying up at night too, so I wouldn't try to switch back and forth. If I do end up working nights, my sleep schedule will for the most part remained fixed at sleeping during the day. And since my boyfriend's that way and we don't plan on having a family, that should work out.
 
pion said:
One of the night pharmacists at my Walgreens is considering going to mail-order because of the number of recent pharmacy robberies in the area. His wife gets especially worried, I guess. Any night-shift people have opinions about it being more dangerous? I've never heard of a pharmacist actually getting hurt but I'm sure it could happen...
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Usually if you just do what they want, you won't get hurt. I mean, the guy just wants his drugs, he doesn't want to kill anyone. Me and a pharmacist got held up; the guy wasn't that bad--he didn't even stick a gun in any of our faces threateningly. We acted real calm and he went on his way after he got what he wanted. I heard of pharmacists panicking and one even ran away and tried to hide from the guy. They still didn't get hurt (well, besides being traumatized I guess). But I think it's best to remain calm; the chances are that you are not going to get hurt.

It could depend on where you live too. In my area, a great many24-hour pharmacies have been robbed. I think you just have to be prepared for it if you're working graveyard (especially if you're working in one of those frequently robbed areas).
 
I was held-up once, but it was not in a 24 hour store. The few times I have covered the over night shift, there was an armed guard and after the last tech left, the gate was pulled and all transactions go under the gate or through the drive through. I felt pretty safe.

I learned the night I was held-up it is a risk of working in any place there are large amounts of anything valuable. Be it cash or drugs. I personally never gave it a thought. But the interesting thing was when I called my wife from the police station she said:
I have been waiting for this phone call for 23 years.
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I have to admit...I love the night shift! I almost always stayed up till 4am anyways so it worked out well. The problem for me was that I like it dark when I sleep. I actually have a completely light controlled room now that I sleep in. It is pitch black when I go to sleep, but when I wake up I have lights that mimic natural light that gradually turn on and I tend to wake up far more refreshed than I used to, and I get to work the schedule I love. I actually get far more sleep than I used to get and I can spent lots of time with my family. I work a 10-6 shift and am usually asleep by 7:30am and up again at around 2:30. It is a great schedule if you have kids since it lets you spend an extra couple of hours with them that is normally spent at work on your normal days and you can spend all your time with them on your off weeks which is great during their vacations. I don't really change my schedule much on my off days other than getting up a couple hours slightly earlier if we go on a trip or something.
 
Tuck said:
I have to admit...I love the night shift! I almost always stayed up till 4am anyways so it worked out well. The problem for me was that I like it dark when I sleep. I actually have a completely light controlled room now that I sleep in. It is pitch black when I go to sleep, but when I wake up I have lights that mimic natural light that gradually turn on and I tend to wake up far more refreshed than I used to, and I get to work the schedule I love. I actually get far more sleep than I used to get and I can spent lots of time with my family. I work a 10-6 shift and am usually asleep by 7:30am and up again at around 2:30. It is a great schedule if you have kids since it lets you spend an extra couple of hours with them that is normally spent at work on your normal days and you can spend all your time with them on your off weeks which is great during their vacations. I don't really change my schedule much on my off days other than getting up a couple hours slightly earlier if we go on a trip or something.
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That must have cost quite a bit! I'm curious - is it just light for you?

It seems that when I "need" to sleep - I'm so suceptible to sounds. Everything seems so magnified - lawnmowers, kids playing in backyards, just routine neighborhood stuff. I can shut out light, I just can't turn off the sounds.

Is that ever a problem for you? If so, how do you "turn off" your ears? I've used ear plugs, but they make me "feel" as though I'm in a "white room". A weird feeling to me.

Just curious. You folks are tremendous!!!!
 
Actually the the whole lightling setup cost me around $500 so it was well worth it. The sounds are not nearly as big of a problem for me since I live on 5 acres the nearest sounds tend to be quieter anyway. I am not sure if it is the location of just that the house is very well insulated, but I can't even hear my dog bark when he is in the kennel which is about 30 feet away. When I lived in the city though I actually used one of those noise machines that simulates rain or waves etc. to drown out any background noises. Ear plugs don't work for me, but the rain/wave simulator worked really well.
 
I have to have my fan running when I sleep. It's usually loud enough. I don't like the ear plugs either, but sometimes when my cat's meowing at the door (or some other random noise that wakes me up) and I can't get back to sleep, I put them in. I tried those sound generators that's suppose to simulate rain/waves/what-not, but they don't work for me; I keep hearing the part where it repeats (like I recognize when the sound clip starts looping... not sure if that makes any sense... kind of brain-dead from studying). I don't know, maybe I just have a cheap sound generator.
 
Have you guys ever tried sleeping with "white noise"? I have one of these Sleep Mate sound machines and I love it! I got it during college when I had loud upstairs neighbors in an apartment and have used it ever since.

You can get them at Amazon and places like that... here's what they look like:
(like a smoke alarm if you ask me!)
http://www.naturestapestry.com/whitenoise2.html
 
pharmagirl said:
Have you guys ever tried sleeping with "white noise"? I have one of these Sleep Mate sound machines and I love it! I got it during college when I had loud upstairs neighbors in an apartment and have used it ever since.

You can get them at Amazon and places like that... here's what they look like:
(like a smoke alarm if you ask me!)
http://www.naturestapestry.com/whitenoise2.html
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My ex-boyfriend had a really really good one that put me right to sleep. I came across one recently, but I thought the white noise pitch was too high (maybe I am just too used to my fan which has a low tone). The only other ones I found were online, but I am hesitant to buy one without hearing the actual noise first. I have not been actively searching for them though, so maybe if I actually got out there and looked, I would find one that I would be happy with.

Hey, I think they look like smoke alarms too!
 
piyi said:
My ex-boyfriend had a really really good one that put me right to sleep. I came across one recently, but I thought the white noise pitch was too high (maybe I am just too used to my fan which has a low tone). The only other ones I found were online, but I am hesitant to buy one without hearing the actual noise first. I have not been actively searching for them though, so maybe if I actually got out there and looked, I would find one that I would be happy with.

Hey, I think they look like smoke alarms too!
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You can change the pitch on this one... it twists to allow more air in/out, so you can make it have many different sounds! I love it!
 
Old Timer said:
I was going to ignore this obviously uninformed post, but on second thought.

First my mention of religion was to make sure I did not offend those who believe GOD created the universe as opposed to those who believe that something came from nothing at the big bang and when then evolved from there. My point was whatever force got the human body to where it is now designed the human body to sleep at night. I don't have access to journals, but a simple Google search will show thousands of links in the lay press on the health effects of shift work. There are those who believe it actually shortens life. Circadian rhythms are what they are and you screw with them at your peril.

Also while we are being scientific, the MY MOM did it and she is fine is not scientific proof it's anecdotal. It doesn't mean she won't die prematurely (God forbid).

Also, is you read my post carefully, you will see I say this does not apply to all people. If you don't think there are day people and night people, well let's just say there is no point in having any discussion at all as your mind is small as well as closed.
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Wow, so you wanna argue. Im about shut down everything you said right now.

First, The thing I was trying to prove was that God, Allah, Big-bang, or w/e CREATED US TO GET SLEEP. It doesnt matter when just make sure to get it.

Also, about your health effects and stuff like that. You need to GOOGLE my friend. Cause if you READ it carefully, It all goes back to one thing SLEEP LOSS. As long as you get your SLEEP then you should be fine. If you dont then thats another thing. Go ahead google all you want and you will find it. If you get your sleep then you will be fine.

And wow that last sentence. Its disrespectful. My mind is small and my mind is closed. Well, who is the FOOL/IDOIT throwing comments out there they no nothing of. Your little mind just said well we werent designed to work nights and it must affect quality of life. NOW, those are biased statements and they follow absolutely no logic at ALL.

And before you try to twist any of my words. I say a night-shift worker should be fine if they get the required amount of sleep.

You just learned something didnt you. Call me uninformed. No, you are the uninformed following no logic at all. And if you dont believe me, go ahead and google.
 
To keep my personal posts separate from my impersonal ones...

About the whole night life thing. I did 10:30-6:30 for 5 months at a 24/7 fuel stop. It took me about 6 weeks to get used to sleeping during the day in the New Mexico desert. I have severe light and sound sensitivity issues. I buy the blackout blinds and when we moved this summer, I gave the master bedroom to the kids because it was facing the street. I cover the alarm clock so the light doesn't get to me and if it's louder than the ceiling fan it gets shut off before I lay down (though I lived one place where even the ceiling fan was too loud). Having said all that, fatigue does wonders for my sensitivity.

For my days off, I didn't really have any trouble switching from nights to days and back again in a short period of time. I'd usually just take four hours of sleep on my day off and then go out the rest of the day. Then I'd sleep all night and be up ~24 hours til I got back home from my shift again to sleep.

Of course now if I'm up past 2 I hit my "2nd wind" and I can go the rest of the night. Not always a good thing if you've got lecture the next day. Of course it does help if you put off your homework til the night before and need to pull an all-nighter.
 
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