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How long can I go without sleep before I get sick?
It's already been two days and I feel almost drunk. My head feels light, my body stiff and slow at the same time and I am covered in apathy.
It is taking me a very long time to type this out as well. I know this sounds odd but I'm not tired really I'm something different now.
How much longer can I last before serious damage is done?
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
Damage is ALREADY being done.
There is something called REM RELAPSE, i’m not sure if you know what REM is, but it’s basically the stage of sleep where you dream.
Your head feels light because you haven’t give your brain the chance to rest. Dreaming occurs when your brain is healing from a day’s hard work, and without the REM stage, your body will not feel refreshed when you wake up. This is why sleeping is important.
If you keep staying up like this, you will experience REM RELAPSE. This means that when you finally fall asleep, your body will go into this crazy sleep pattern. You might not wake up for 20 hours or so, because your body is trying to make up THE SLEEP YOU DEPRIVED IT OF.
Try not to stay up too long haha. Good luck.
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
it depends on your body’s capacity. please get some sleep! u might collapse.
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
go get some sleeping pills. not sleeping even for two days is very unhealthy.
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
I saw on house that you die after ten days but after like 4 i think you start having seizures.
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
When the nose begins to bleed, heart beats loudly… Well, then it is time call 911.
From your lines I guess you have about 12-20 hours before you damage yourself.
Please go to bed at once. – It is not worth the price!
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
If you are trying to stay up for whatever reason, go to bed. It is really not healthy to not sleep. If your not trying to stay up and you have insomnia, have someone bring you Tylenol pm, or Advil pm, or something of the sort. If that does not help, go to your doctor and explain the situation, they will likely prescribe sleeping pills and set you up with a psych so you can continue getting the medication
It is possible to stay up for 11 days before you die, I have made it to 8, but I have extreme insomnia.
Good luck
August 18th, 2011 - 08:28
The longest I have gone without sleep is 3 straight days. I was hallucinating by that point. I dont know what is keeping you from sleep, but seek some kind of remedy for it.