Yeah, in the hot ass humid MI summer when had no AC I would sleep during the day, and work at night. Only way I could remotely function. But other than that one month or so, in the summer it's light around 5:30 am so I will get up at that time and have 75% of day's work done by noon. In the winter, I used to try and get up at same time, but just really low productivity since it doesn't get remotely light 'til around 7. So even if up before then, I'll lay in bed and watch BBC or something.
As for the sleep aids, as I had mentioned, normally I do not need them. Last month or so I've been overanxious before bed, so I am not sure if it's too much caffine, or side effect from something else. Either way, I had some Xanex I took, and was out w/i an hour or so. Slept good, wake up not groggy.
Those other OTC's always make me groggy, or feeling like a zombie, so I do not like taking them. If all else fails, I will generally short nap a number of times through the day if I do not get a solid night's sleep. Then try it again the next night to get a good long one, and get back on schedule.
