Doctor from tomorrow i'm joining a company where I will be working night shift for 6 days a week continuously for 3 months, well I am 28 year old male and I have gad induced palpitation problem with pre hypertension, I am taking ciplar la 40 everyday since last 8 years, so please suggest me should I take this job as it is paying good salary also?

Dr. Manoj VarmaGeneral Physician27yrs exp

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You say you will be joining the company tomorrow, so I guess you have already made your decision and you are worried if you will be able to go through it comfortably. irrespective of the health problems you have mentioned, continous night shifts result in disturbances in your biological clock and lot of metabolic disturbances. The human being was meant to be awake during the day and sleep at night. So anything different we do can be called against the nature, and if we go against the nature, nature revolts through disturbances in our body. Continous night shifts do have an adverse effect on indigestion, heartburn, hypertension, anxiety disorder.... sometimes the body adapts to the change sometimes it doesn't. You must weigh the pros and cons. Since the salary is good, I feel it is worth giving it a try. you can try taking cap. Omeperazole 20 mg at the beginning of the shift for some days. Regular practice of Yoga and Pranayama will also help. Continue Ciplar. Follow up with your family doctor regularly. 

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