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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The Gov-Here to help BN362 2009/04/29 20:26:23

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2 weeks and then you find yourself in rehab...lol.

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Tex 2009/04/29 20:24:00

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You get dilusional and your mind starts to play tricks on you and then you gete paranoid...lol
I've been up for 9 days straight before. Don't ask...lol

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Pukki 2009/04/29 20:15:48

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Well, once I went without sleep for 4 days. But then I totally crashed and slept for like, a day.

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ClassicBeauty ~ is classy 2009/04/29 20:13:02

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A whole day, and then you get tired at night, and you have to go to sleep. Simple question, simple answer.

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©TransA... to Classic... 2009/04/29 20:14:07
Classic... to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:16:10

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May I ask, how then?

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©TransA... to Classic... 2009/04/29 20:18:43
Classic... to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:22:02

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Well, I'm terribly sorry for being ignorant, but I never heard of such things. I can't last more than 24 hours.

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Rover 2009/04/29 20:12:09

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15 years firefighting... Worked a 1PM to 1AM shift, was called to a fire at 1:30 AM - fought it until 5PM... went home and showered. No one to cover me, so I worked 7PM to 8AM.

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©TransA... to Rover 2009/04/29 20:12:32
Nicole Jasso 2009/04/29 20:11:41

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um idk cuz ive never even pulled an all-nighter!

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brittany 2009/04/29 20:08:36

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ive made 4 days, my buddies steven and rob made it to 8...but they are big druggies...

cheaters =p

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a 2009/04/29 20:07:35

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24 hrs or maybe 36, but I think after that long of time your reaction is slowed dramatically. I've done it and it's definitely hard on the body.

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brittany 2009/04/29 20:07:21

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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.

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Joker~RWAC/CFM-THE REAL POTL 2009/04/29 20:03:35

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The longest I heard a human go without sleep was 11 days.

I don't know enough of what specifically happens to the human body-has been deprived of sleep-to comment furthur.

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NobodyHas-a-NameLikeMine 2009/04/29 20:02:32

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2 minutes ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZ...
lol

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Nozzghoull 2009/04/29 19:57:46

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I made it 6 days. 4th day mild hallucinations and dizzy spells set in. No drugs. Now, sometimes I'll go 24-30 hours without sleep even though I REALLY want to crash. I only average 4-5 hours of sleep anyway. I'm up at the drop of a pin so that doesn't help either. It sucks!!!

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©TransA... to Nozzghoull 2009/04/29 19:58:36
Nozzghoull to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:07:17

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I'd see stuff that wasn't there such as I kept thinking I'd see something move out of the corner of my eye but nothing was there. Sometimes black blotches and whatever I was looking at would fade in and out of focus. I'd see white spots when I stood up. I saw a quick flash of a cat in my living room but the only problem was, I didn't have a cat. My depth perception was off too.

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©TransA... to Nozzghoull 2009/04/29 20:09:04
Nozzghoull to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:17:12

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Ugh, hang in there. I don't know how long mine would have lasted for but my Aunt had a xanax prescription so that in combination with some shots finally paved the way for me to crash out 6 hours. Of course, I can't say thats the right or healthy thing to do.

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©TransA... to Nozzghoull 2009/04/29 20:21:29
Nozzghoull to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:28:32

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Anytime, shoot me an email if you need further details. I've battled insomnia for years.

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Samantha R. 2009/04/29 19:51:33

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the human body can't go more than 10 days without sleep or the body will begin to shut down.

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none of ur business 2009/04/29 19:46:11

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I think a teacher at my school said that you can be awake for 48 hours unless you have been taking drugs... but after 48 hours your body just crashes or you die.

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©TransA... to none of... 2009/04/29 19:46:49
none of... to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:01:13

ok then.. i guess my teacher is wrong???

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©TransA... to none of... 2009/04/29 20:01:58
none of... to ©TransA... 2009/04/29 20:02:50

yea...

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Nozzghoull to none of... 2009/04/29 20:20:04

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Yes, they're wrong or I'd be dead more than a few hundred times by now lol.

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none of... to Nozzghoull 2009/04/29 20:20:58

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lol

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secretkoi 2009/04/29 19:42:45

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I don't know about the other human bodies, but mine likes sleeping a lot!!

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Miss_Kitty21 2009/04/29 19:30:49 (edited)

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I don't know... considering I work 4 jobs non stop I say bring on the energy drinks and super fruits! The Hell with sleep! I'm All JACKED UP on MOUNTAIN DEW!

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brittany to Miss_Ki... 2009/04/29 20:06:22

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haha. nice

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MindReader 2009/04/29 19:27:06

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Depends how long your wife yells at you.

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John "By God" American 2009/04/29 19:16:33

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Back in 1987, I stayed awake for 73 hrs straight. No sleep at all.

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sissi 2009/04/29 19:12:40

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All I know is if I don't get at least 6hrs of sleep a night I am very cranky.

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wow-really 2009/04/29 19:09:57

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Personally, I like to sleep way too much to find out

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SeaSparkzz 2009/04/29 19:09:41

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I think about 3 or 4 days before hallucinations and then death start to set it.

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Ginjo 2009/04/29 19:07:51

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Not sure. I just know that after 36 hours, I personally feel like I have done several lines of the white stuff. I only know how that feels because of college exploits... I am so glad I got away from that crap.

After I had surgery last June though, I couldn't sleep for anything for about a month. I went about 48 hours without sleep and I wanted to sleep so bad. It SUCKED.

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