I don't do it any more, by choice. Yes, I think that a "bipolar brain" will have more trouble adjusting to the variance in sleep pattern than someone who doesn't.

But, if you have to, umm, try to arrange your sleep time for right after your shift. Heavy, dark blinds or curtains on the window. But sure how people negotiate sleep meds in this situation. Anyone?

I work night shift. And it made taking a sleep med (mine was seroquel but the effect was sleep) actually made things horrible for me. I ended up feeling like I had no life because my time was sleeping or working.

Now I take no meds and I am doing well with it. I still sleep better on my days off if I sleep at night, but not always. I do like victoria said and sleep as soon as I get home. I find that if I do not, then I never end up getting to sleep untill 3 hours before I leave for work again.

Night Shift was always my favourite shift and probably most worked of all over 30 odd years. It suited my metabolism and working 4 nights from 7 was much better than working 6 days a week.

I guess it's a choice for the individual.

The worst shift for me was working the 'back-shift'... 2pm - 10pm !! Known as the dead-man's shift ! (self-explanatory ! )

I work 7pm-7am. I eat something before going to bed but fall asleep quickly. I'm just wondering if the sleep changes night to day will affect me in a manic sort of way. I hear horror storys.
Like blade I feel like I sleep and work although I only work three days a week. Spread out there's a lot of make up sleep days. I have to do 3 in a row on my weekend on and it about kills me. I don't feel I get enough sleep in between shifts and in the am feel like a zombie driving home.

Yeah mkbrn, thats how I feel comming home many days and I only work an 8 hour shift. I have worked graveyards before and never felt so drained afterwards, not sure what the difference is except I am reportedly getting old heh. The stinky thing is I find within an hour of getting home I wake up if I am not already sleeping which poses a problem.

Not sure if it affects me mania/depressed wise as I cycle pretty quickly anyways.

Blade, getting old? I was 50 till the google concern was brought up again and I aged to 101 and moved to Yemen over the weekend. lol