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What Is The Cause Of Excessive Sleep And Lack Of Energy?

I work in a night shift. And I tend to feel sleepy all the time. At work i keep dozing and my head keeps dropping. When I talk to someone I feel active. When I go home in the morning, I feel sleepy again, and I get going with other chores to keep me up. I sleep at 12 PM in the noon and wake up at 5 PM since my office begins at 6 PM in the evening. I usually follow the trend of having dinner at 10 PM in the evening and breakfast at 08 AM in the morning. I am not sure if my eating habits are affecting my health, or If I am in the heart disease lane or if I need to change my habits. Over the weekend I follow the regular schedule what normal people do, but its just during the week I follow the above mentioned pattern. Please advise If I should change something. I am 22 Years old, 5 ft 12 in and 89 KG in weight.
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Its very common to experience sleep disturbances or feeling sleepy during working hours for people who works in night shifts. You sleep 5 hours ( 12PM to 5 PM) a day, that may not be adequate for you. I will suggest you to make sure you get at least 6 hours of sleep a day. Also You do consider check on regularising your sleep-wake cycle that is regular time of waking up and falling asleep continuously. In weekends You may not be having your night shifts but i will suggest you to follow your whole week schedule for sleep.
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What Is The Cause Of Excessive Sleep And Lack Of Energy?

Its very common to experience sleep disturbances or feeling sleepy during working hours for people who works in night shifts. You sleep 5 hours ( 12PM to 5 PM) a day, that may not be adequate for you. I will suggest you to make sure you get at least 6 hours of sleep a day. Also You do consider check on regularising your sleep-wake cycle that is regular time of waking up and falling asleep continuously. In weekends You may not be having your night shifts but i will suggest you to follow your whole week schedule for sleep.