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jroseland 25 Mar 2015
timar 27 Mar 2015
Honestly, I don't think that there are any supplements that can make up for the detrimental, life-shortening effects of such a lifestyle. There are plenty of studies showing dramatic negative effects of shift work. Add heavy partying and the substances that come with it and you are up for an early death, I suppose.
We can only "hack" so much. Circadian rythms are hard-wired into our biology. Sometimes it is wiser to accept nature instead of trying to overcome it.
That said, you should make sure to take a long-term supply of melatonin with you, as it is illegal in Germany and impossible to get without a medical prescription. Taking 1 mg before going to bed and making shure that the room is adequately darkened should at least improve the quality of sleep in the morning hours.
It should go without a mention that given the lack of sunlight you should monitor you vitamin D level and supplement accordingly,
Consider this blog article by Josh Mitteldorf and the story of his friend George, who didn't like wasting time with sleep.
Edited by timar, 27 March 2015 - 01:38 PM.
Aurel 09 May 2015
@timar: you can now get melatonin again in germany. Easy enough you go to the next "dm" store and get yourself a package of greendoc (http://www.greendoc....ler-einschlafen). One pill contains 0,5 mg of melatonin.
@jrose: let me know when you are in berlin. I live there and at the moment I barely go to sleep before 4am as well (I don't like it, but that is how my clock is ticking at the moment).
ironfistx 21 May 2015
While I was living in Chicago I went to bed around 2 or 3am and got up at 11am. There was nothing I did differently, I just ate at different times. Are there any studies you can link to that that mention that hist kind of thing is unhealthy because a guy who supposedly was a member of a sleep team said that as long as you get the right amount of sleep the hours don't matter.
proileri 29 Jul 2015
Some things that might help your body to adjust to a different rhythm would be melatonin, bright light therapy lamps and having light blocking curtains so you can have a dark bedroom throughout the sleep cycle.
Edited by proileri, 29 July 2015 - 07:21 AM.