26 years old, been working night shifts now as a care worker for over a year now and im starting to feel incredibly lethargic. Convinced im not depressed currently so i went out and purchased some vitamins and iron tablets.
The lack of sun from being on nights is whats getting me down im assuming.
Do these things genuinely work, im feeling slightly more energetic after a few days but is this just a placebo effect ?
Also any tips regarding night shift work that could benefit my health would go a long way, cheers.
>>42340868
I dunno but I started taking an organic multivitamin and I haven't really felt lethargic like I used.
You have to force yourself to get some sun before you go to work, if you can't you're fucked. Has a lot of hormonal benefits.
If you can't get much sun take cold showers, make your body think it is winter.
On working night shifts: Don't. They are bad for your health. If you are not getting any sun then the vitamin you are really lacking is vitamin D. Buy a strong vitamin D supplement and get like 4-5000 IE a day.
>>42340868
Vitamin d dude. You are basically getting winter blues in summer. People who live in climates where the sun doesn't come out for months get the same shit
>>42340868
Vitamin D works but the supp has (like all supplements) a super low bioavailability so you actually need to take a good amount to feel the effects.
If your not getting any sun at all I would supplement like 15,000 IU a day for like 30 days straight and see how you feel, and then maybe bring it down to 15,000 every 2-3 days and try to coast there.
I was taking 25,000 IU a day during winter last year and never had any problems or symptoms of Vitamin D toxicity which is what people warn of at higher doses, but lots of scientists believe our upper ceiling to how much Vitamin D we can take is far above what people currently suggest.