is it normal to have hallucinations when your exteamly over tired?

Answer 1

Three days or more without any sleep can cause visual and auditory hallucinations. If you're extremely tired and start to lapse into sleep you can have hypnagogic hallucinations. They are normal.

Answer 2

Yes. It happens to everyone who goes without sleep long enough. The problem is that it's not normal to let yourself get that tired. I've done it before but that is because I have bipolar disorder and PTSD as well as chronic pain so sometimes sleep is not a possibility. If you were trying to stay up for an extended period and this is the first time, it's nothing major to worry about. just stay off the road until you're back to normal. If you did not mean to go without sleep or you find yourself doing this repeatedly, you need to see a doctor and perhaps visit a sleep clinic.

Answer 3

Yes!
Some slight hallucinations when you've gone a long time without sleep are normal. Why do you think doctors in residency get into car wrecks?

Now if you see pink elves ALL of the time then ya might wanna talk to someone.

lol

Answer 4

A 2000 study by the UCSD School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in San Diego, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to monitor activity in the brains of sleep-deprived subjects performing simple verbal learning tasks. The study showed that regions of the brain’s prefrontal cortex (PFC) displayed more activity in sleepier subjects. Depending on the task at hand, in some cases the brain attempts to compensate for the adverse effects caused by lack of sleep. The temporal lobe, which is a brain region involved in language processing, was activated during verbal learning in rested subjects but not in sleep deprived subjects. The parietal lobes, not activated in rested subjects during the verbal exercise, was more active when the subjects were deprived of sleep. Although memory performance was less efficient with sleep deprivation, greater activity in the parietal region was associated with better memory.

Answer 5

I dont think it is unless you mean like thinking you see a mouse or a door open or something along those lines- possibly. If you mean full blown hallucinations then no it isnt. Are you on some type of medication for allergies or something that might be too strong or something along those lines? If so you should speak to your doctor because the dosage might need to be lowered.

Best of luck to you- and get some rest

Answer 6

Well, I wouldn't say it was a strange thing. I've seen some pretty weird stuff. Get some sleep and the hallucinations go away.

Answer 7

extended sleep deprivation can lead to hallucinations. It used to happen to radio dj's who would stay on the air for 4-5 days in a row as a publicity stunt.

Answer 8

Yes, sleep deprivation can cause hallucinations but usually only if you've gone several days without ANY sleep at all.

Answer 9

Yes, I have had this happen to me while driving.
The following link and information may help, but if you this happens again; it could be serious ... go to emergency room!

Physical medical conditions that may lead to hallucinations include:
Extreme physical stress
High fever (see Fever)
Dehydration
Extreme fatigue (see Fatigue)
Kidney failure

Answer 10

normal...? well, hallucinations are never normal.

possible...? most definitely.

Sleep is a very important mediator for your body: it keeps everything in line and in check. It regulates your emotions and your ability to reason. Lack of sleep can lead to visual, auditory, or olfactory hallucinations (hullucinations of sight, sound, or smell), as well as decreasing your ability to think logically and coherently, and hindering motor movements (evident in slowed down reaction times, etc).

And it keeps you beautiful :-)