Some are more able than others to adjust to the differences while others find it very difficult to cope with the extra stress working at night creates. While the stress of night work is hard its the extra problem of lack of quality sleep after the night shift that makes the problem far worse. Anecdotal evidence indicates shift lag also makes shift workers more susceptible to colds, flu and stomach upsets. It hardly seems possible that so many problems could result from merely working at night, but as the comments from night shift workers shows, it affects even those who have been working nights shift for years. There is mounting evidence that the problems from working night shift get worse not better the longer time night shifts are worked.
Problems tend to get worse after working nights shifts for longer than five years.
This in turn affects body temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure and physiological patterns, leading to disorientation and mental and physical fatigue. In addition, the strange working hours and usual drop in temperature at night can see night shift workers not drinking enough fluids and can cause mild body dehydration. The effects of Shift lag may be made worse by not eating enough during the shift, excessive coffee drinking, by loss of sleep, and also by being tired or not in good condition before the night shift, although these are not specifically causes of Shift lag. An important advantage of is that it contains only homeopathic remedies. Because of the small dilutions used, these remedies do not produce side-effects.