How can I adjust my sleeping pattern to work for my evening shift?

[Tutamen]

See if you can blag a prescription for Methylphenidate or Methylphenidate Hydrochloride from your local pharmacist. Unless of course you've been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, in which case you can simply approach your general physician with a request. Either way, it is a stimulant and a focusing agent. It works wonders if one wishes to stay up for long hours and study, but I also believe it could help you with your general 'shift readiness'. Simply take one prescription dosage before work coupled with a big mug of coffee, and your physiological internally based 'routine' ticker will be easy to block out.

The drug can be dropped when the routine sets in, it just seems like you need something that will take your focus away from your body and put it more into your mind while your body finally stops griping. And that's pretty much the idea of the drug in question.

Note; it's often marketed as Ritalin - a name you may have heard of.