Sleep pattern question

[dirtyamerica]

Here's one for ya..

 

I work rotation a shifts and it seems that the change in sleep pattern (not the lack of sleep) kills me when I go from working the graveyard shift to working day shift. When I switch and begin to sleep at night again I can easily crank out 7 hours of sleep but my body feels hungover. Not in the sense that I want to puke but that feeling that something is wrong with my bloodsugar. I can try to prepare for the change by slightly changing my sleep schedule before I go to dayshift yet I will still feel pretty bad for a day or two. Anyone have any answers/ideas/theories as to what causes this?

[DV8 2XL]

Rotation shifts kill. Not much you can do except try to get on a steady one. I worked Midnight-to-seven for twelve years rather than rotate, because of sleep issues. Moton Salt introduced a rotation that had each crew shift their start times forward one hour every day and looped through the cycle that way. The workforce apparently loved it, and production when up to boot.