2006-09-01 15:11:40 · 35 answers · asked by stevo 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes, you can. Apparently, the longest you can last is 3 weeks. Your body can go for as longs as you want, as long as you rest every now and again. It's your brain that can't handle it.
It's like a computer, if it doesn't get any 'sleep' then eventually it will just crash and stop working. But you can't just restart your brain.
2006-09-01 15:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I have to say I know how you feel. I will tell you that I have nights where I get 4-5 hours of sleep and sometimes only 3 and sure I'm tired and feeling a little wore out, but after a night of 8 hours of sleep...I absolutely feel great the next day. So your better off to go with...than without. I can't tell you if your going to die or not...I'm not an M.D.
2006-09-01 15:39:14 · answer #2 · answered by xxx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. There is the 1981 famous case of Marc Agnos, a checker at Bel Market in Ceres, NM, who worked a double shift and then was killed in an auto accident on the way home. Investigators found that Agnos had not slept in four days and was working two jobs and carrying on an extramarital affait to boot! I never take chances with sleep deprivation, so I take a minimum of 7 hours per night.
2006-09-01 17:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Erica C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I dotn yet have the medical proof to support this but it must compromise the way the body functions. If you dont rest I would imagine it quite detromental. I feel completely useless if Ive spent a few nights not being able to rest as an insomniac myself, it gets to the point where you just have to. It can make u very ill.
2006-09-01 17:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Scatty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
insomnia is a disorder that affects tens of millions of people and has far -reaching effects of keeping us short of our best potential.Our body needs consistent, good quality sleep everyday to function at its best.One of the major causes of an inability to sleep is an imbalance in the brain's chemistry specially for the naturally occuring melatonin, which makes you feel sleepy at night.
It was first detected by Italian doctor Ignazio Roiter in 1979, who discovered two women from one family who apparently died of insomnia. Family records showed a history of seemingly related deaths. When another member of the family fell ill in 1984, his deterioration was studied and after his death, his brain was flown to the U.S. for further investigation.
In the late 1990s, researchers discovered that the disease is caused by a mutation in a protein called a prion protein (PrP): asparagine-178 is replaced by aspartic acid. The mutation changes the shape of the protein so that it becomes a prion and makes other, normal protein molecules
This causes plaques to develop in the thalamus, the region of the brain responsible for regulation of sleep. This first results in insomnia, and then progresses to more serious problems over time.
The age of onset is variable, ranging from 30 to 60, with an average of 50. Death usually occurs between 7 to 36 months from onset. The presentation of the disease varies considerably from person to person, even among patients from within the same family.
2006-09-01 16:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by silly colie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can. The body needs to recharge itself or sleep wouldn't be. You can push the limits. But the mind begins to play funny little games with you after it's been deprived of rest for so long, then the rest of the body starts to follow suit. Eventually ugly things would begin to occur. Death would probably be caused by stupidity before the systems would shut down though.
2006-09-01 15:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sandy B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know, Im sad. I watched House m.d the other night and they had a case of a woman who hadn't slept for 10 whole days. They said the longest case was 11, then your brain functions fail and your organs shut down. Plus what everyone else said, your functions are all over the place and if you were driving you could crash.
2006-09-01 21:55:07 · answer #7 · answered by K-9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
People die everyday falling asleep at the wheel while driving.
I think lack of sleep greatly diminishes your quality of life and makes you more accident prone.
2006-09-01 15:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lack of sleep can cause you to injure or kill yourself and extreme hours without sleep can cause metal problems. Prolong lack of sleep can also cause many medical problems.
2006-09-01 15:18:01 · answer #9 · answered by stephenl1950 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but only if you were deprived of sleep for a long period of time
2006-09-05 08:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Candy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋