[quote=graystreet;5535520]Thanks for the responses. The worst thing is that I tend to get migraines when I throw my sleep schedule off. I know they are coming, I have meds, doesn't make it better. I have one right now. Coffee and migraine meds are helping a lot, though.

I will probably try to get off of this shift at some point, soon. I thrived on it in my 20's but now in my late 30's, I'm getting too old for it.[/quot
Yep, when i was younger,i worked night shift for 15 yrs..but i got to the point that i couldn't sleep more than 2 hrs straight..then up for 2-3hrs then sleep,etc.i loved working it and the people but my body didn't. Also for me,less sleep meant more anxiety,more paranoid/worrying,more hypomania..again,whn i was younger,did not trigger me but since older even though on same meds for 18yrs...certain things might trigger me/have to be more careful.
But it sounds like you are approaching it very logically with a plan-kudos to you