How long can the human body go without sleep?

by ©TransAmTam~Metal Queen \m/ Posted 2009/04/29 14:56:40

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and then what happens?

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JivinGene 2009/04/29 15:06:59

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-The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.

- It's impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical supervision. People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even being aware of it.

- Anything less than five minutes to fall asleep at night means you're sleep deprived. The ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning you're still tired enough to sleep deeply, but not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.
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Doc Ock 2009/04/30 09:51:51

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When I was in the service, I did 3 days and it was awful!
Sometimes you have a sadistic person in charge.

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AnaBee<3 2009/04/30 05:58:21

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I've gone a week with like 15 hours of sleep.

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DemonKiTTiE ♥ In MUSE I Tru... 2009/04/30 05:31:03

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I don't know but I have gone a week without sleeping before and it is NOT fun.

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Terry J Vey 2009/04/30 05:20:18

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I have went 3 days at one point.Just plain talking stupid and from what I am told looking drunk(no booze was involved)Slept about 15 hours and felt really refreshed whan I woke up.Never did that again.

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Jonas190 2009/04/30 05:14:27

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My own personal record was about 40 hours without sleep. I came home from a trip to Europe, couldn't sleep on the 2 airplane rides home and then could not sleep until sometime later during the next day after I was home. Then I slept for about 15 hours straight and was only woken up to go out for dinner.

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artist1963-Progressive Patr... 2009/04/30 05:10:17

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I'm a clinical insomniac and CANNOT sleep w/o meds. When I ran out, I did not sleep for 3 days and 3 nights and was "losing it" because I also have bi-polar disorder and sleep deprivation just intensified it to the point I had a nervous breakdown from other stressors that got the best of my emotional rationale.
I was pretty messed up and needed I/P intervention ASAP to "cleanse" my mind and body!!!! I am better but still have sleep disorders.

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paulaloves:-* 2009/04/30 04:38:03

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i can do it for a day :)

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Alice C.* the Super Sister ♥ 2009/04/30 04:36:30

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well one time i didnt sleep for two days, it was a contest. i was slaphappy. i laughed at everything and i drank a lot of caffine. afterwords i slept for a day in a half.

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Duke 2009/04/30 04:26:26

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Your assignment,should you decide to accept it,is to try it out.I expect a report,in triplicate,on my desk,when and if you successfully complete your mission...should you decide to accept it,that is... ;^)

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motownkittys 2009/04/30 04:09:49

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24 hrs.

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Scoop 2009/04/30 03:40:56

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I think you can longer without food or water than you can without sleep. You start to hallucinate and stuff. I've stayed up for two full days (more than 48 hours) without drugs. By then you start getting a second wind...

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Laine 2009/04/30 03:07:43

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i dont know the scientific answer to this question...
but i know my human body cant go a day without sleep.
i love to sleep!
lol

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baj420 2009/04/30 03:07:04

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I can only go for about 50 hrs. before i crash

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Marcus 2009/04/30 02:53:10

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honestly i have no idea... but it is the best feeling in the world to not go to sleep for like 2 days... then get buzzed on caffeine... u get so slap happy lol... ... ... its awesome

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chigger7141 2009/04/30 02:40:13

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I don't know ,but based on my body about 18 or 19 hours

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Von Douche 2009/04/30 02:39:20

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Longest binge I ever went was 7 days.............

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Emily 2009/04/30 02:29:28

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anyone who could stay up a long time is my hero, there's not enough hours in a day to get things done, that it seems like

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Isabel-Publius 2009/04/30 02:27:24
mrp92a 2009/04/30 01:43:40

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but you don't

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browneyes~no~lies 2009/04/30 01:40:31

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Not exactly sure.
But I do know how long MY human body can go without sleep. About 15 hours, and then I start getting ... not me.

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..tisha... 2009/04/30 01:27:37

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When your toilet starts talking to you, you can't pronounce sleep, you are paranoid your clothes are consipiring against you...and you can't remember your name...that's when you should just crash out where you are...

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blueoval57 2009/04/30 01:26:38

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I've gone somewhere between 36 and 48 hours. Then, I started seeing "blue darters" (flashes of blue light), muscles cramped up like a fist, mistakes began to happen routinely, and so forth.

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Marked for Life 2009/04/30 01:25:07

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I can only last about 23 hrs without sleep as my record and then I go Commatose.....for a day.....;o)
I'd love to try the old Cosmo Kramer 20 minute naps every hour all day long.......Hahahaha

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FoxFairy 2009/04/30 01:22:23

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I've gone nearly a week but, after a certain point you start seeing things. I did ask a shrink about that, and was told it's normal for a person who is suffering sleep deprivation to have hallucinations. So long as only one sense is misfiring at a time you are in no danger of losing your mind,lol. Lately however, sleep has not been a problem for me.

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scott 2009/04/30 01:18:15

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I'll let you know when i pass out! hahaha

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Armygeek 2009/04/30 01:15:07

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I think its a week.

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mxdad 2009/04/30 01:14:31

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I'm ready for bed.......10 hours? anyone wanna join me?

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Sidney Valentine 2009/04/30 01:11:57 (edited)

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whenever I feel sleepy, I will sleep.. except if I'm in work.. (when I was 16,
I experienced not sleeping 24 hours straight to finish my thesis presentation and I felt really really weak..=P)

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NiNja. 2009/04/30 00:39:20

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i don't know! I love to sleep!

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Caca 2009/04/30 00:28:44

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I don't know....!!!

But I Love Sleeping....

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britt 2009/04/29 23:58:58

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5 days and then you start hullicanating

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Tiffany 2009/04/29 23:58:34

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I don't know for sure...and....I don't wanna find out......

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KIMBERLY 2009/04/29 23:48:29

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well one day and a half im never doing that again lolz

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GREEN DAY KID 2009/04/29 23:39:46

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well.i think a very long time!
i juss got like about a 5minute sleep one time and still made it thru the day..but i was like trippin out a lil bit but okay!

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claptonluvr 2009/04/29 23:30:29

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This human body needs 7 or 8 hours a night!

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Tattooe... to clapton... 2009/04/29 23:53:14

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I get like 2 or 3... off & on.

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The Awesome tae :D 2009/04/29 23:27:17

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I don't know but...... I know I can stay up to 3am then pass out. without anything. But a Computer with internet!

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Belanova 2009/04/29 23:27:07

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uuummm about two days cuz on nicks thrid he allucinated alot and wound up going crazy ..4 A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

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T.J. 2009/04/29 23:23:58

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I've gone almost 3 days before. You won't be worth a shit, but it can be done.

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Valentine 2009/04/29 23:21:44

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i went six days on soda, on a halo rampage with my friend we were trying to see who would crash first. and after she sliped i went down into comma like sleep for 3 days.

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