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   B Rock
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   Though it is possible to die from this, it is highly unlikely that anybody’s body will allow them to get to that point. It varies from one person to the next, but the average human will/can experience fatigue, nausea, restlessness, and lightheadedness after 48 hours of no sleep. By the 72 hour mark, those symptoms can build up to audial, visual, and other basic sensory hallucinations. Though after roughly 96 hours of uninterrupted conciousness, the body will usually shut itself down, as a defense mechanism, or will begin to experience bouts of unconciousness. Whereas most people will fall asleep and stay asleep after 96 hours of no sleep, some people may fall asleep for a matter of moments and do this off and on until the body is recharged enough to stay awake for more than 5 minutes or so. The heart, brain, and lungs all are run by the medula oblongata, and without sleep, this part of the brain will "reset" the whole body to assess how much actual recooperative sleep is needed to maintain involuntary funtions. Of course, I’m not a doctor, so what the hell do I know.
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   pandora
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   stop with the methamphetamines already
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   Adam J
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   I read somewhere that they did tests with rats and that they dropped dead after two or three weeks (I think it was three weeks) without sleep. I assume that you would pass out long before you got to that point.
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   hygrass
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   in the mags, they said a week without sleep will kill you. your brain and other organs will work without stop like a heated engine
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   majnun99
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   I don’t think the lack of sleep will kill you, but it might not be safe for you and other people around you. You will probably be restless and could fall asleep any time. I doubt if you could sustain enough attention to do most jobs, and you would probably be cranky and hard to get along with. If you were driving, I wouldn’t want to be driving on the same road. Maybe you’re taking some kind of drugs, you have a sleep disorder like Circadian Rhythm Disorder or Bipolar Disorder–people in a manic phase often go without sleep for days. I have Major Depression, when I go without sleep it makes me giddy–kind of goofy, too talkative and silly. Talk to a doctor if you really want to know.
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   GodsGrl4Real
   February 12th, 2011 - 01:21

   I dont know…im looking for the answer myself

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