Unable to sleep at night

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Asked for Male, 37 Years

I work in the night shift from 5pm to 2am. When I come home and try to sleep, I'm just not able to sleep. I have racing thoughts and keep waking up. I'm awake all night. This lack of sleep causes extreme sleepiness after lunch which is at 12pm. I sleep for 3-4 hours then wake up feeling groggy and get ready to go to work. Do I have insomnia? What is the condition I have? Can this be cured? I really need help. Please advise what to do.

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Dr. Manhar Jogi

General Physician 42 yrs exp Ahmedabad

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Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta General Physician 35 yrs exp Greater Noida Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta

General Physician 35 yrs exp Greater Noida

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This is disturbances of sleep pattern or rhythm.. so you need to correct that by few measures

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