Lack of sleep, please help, what are the worst effects?

Question

This is not insomnia anyway, but more to my choice. maybe i'm crazy, when i got a lot (really a lot) of things need to be done that day (work, homeworks), sometimes i don't sleep, for 1 day (or 2 days) at all, not even a single hour in 24 - 48 hours. I know this is bad for my health, but how bad that actually is, should i stop doing that, cuz i'm starting to enjoy (?) that, as there will be more things can be done, even though i must 'pay' for that lack of sleep, like: sleeping for 18 hours + on that coming sunday. If you're a doctor, your answer will be greatly appreciated. thanks a lot

well i feel some of the effects anyway, like stamina dropping (now i can't do sport like how i used to be), and lack of concentration, dizziness, hellish day (is that a word?).

the reason why i don't just sleep for like 1 hour or 2, but instead i just don't sleep at all, is that because if i sleep only 1, 2, or 3 hours, my body will be like ^%&$% after i wake up, then it will be worse than not to sleep at all. I usually 'hibernate' after a week of this craziness

Answer 1

HI!I AM MYSELF A NIGHTOWL FOR ALMOST 14YRS NOW.IT STARTED AS A FUN HABIT BUT NOW I REGRET IT.SLEEP IS ESSENTIAL FOR NORMAL GROWTH OF BODY AND MIND.IM NOT A DOCTOR BUT A MICROBIOLOGIST.IM PRETTY MUCH AWARE OF OUR BODY'S BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISM.I CAN GUARANTEE U THAT IF U CONITUE THIS HABIT THAN GOD HAVE MERCY ON UR BODY AND MIND.NOW ABT THE SIDE EFFECTS.AS U URSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED U MAY HAVE FATIGUENESS,NAUSEA BUT THE MOST IMP SIDE EFFECTS IS CONSTIPATION WHICH WILL IN TURN LEAD UR BODY MECHANISM INTO SICK MODE.TRY WHAT U MAY BUT U WONT COME OUT OF THAT TIGHT STOMACH SYNDROME(WELL THIS NAME I INVENTED)APART FROM THAT U MAY SUFFER FROM BLINKING EYES,EAR PAIN,LOWER BACK PAIN.TRY SLEEPING FOR 2 HRS IN24 HRS ATLEAST.18HRS OF SLEEPING WILL MAKE U LETHARGIC.IT WILL MAKE U FEEL EVEN WORSE AND THE FRESHNESS WONT BE THERE.U'LL FEEL LIKE SLEEPING MORE AND MORE SO 18HRS WONT BE ENOUGH.AND ONE LAST ADVICE GET OUT OF THIS HABIT FOR GODSAKE.GOD BLESS YA!

Answer 2

Most people have spent a night or two up sometime in their lives, but they don't make a habit out of it. You are doing this on a regular basis, and could lower your immune system's resistance to many illnesses.

Contrary to popular belief, sleep deprivation can be alleviated if you will just lay down and rest. Rest means clearing your mind, thinking about nothing, and just lying there. This is good once a week, but not every day of the week.

You should either cut your hours at work, or take less classes. You are not doing yourself any favors - not when your health is at stake.

Answer 3

Sleep deprivation is a general lack of the necessary amount of sleep. A person can be deprived of sleep by their own body and mind, as a consequence of some sleep disorders, or, actively, by another individual. Sleep deprivation is sometimes employed as an instrument of interrogation. It has been reported that sleep deprivation affects tens of millions of adults each year.

Lack of sleep may result in:

Irritability
Blurred vision
Slurred speech
Memory lapses / memory loss
General confusion
Hallucinations
Hernia
Headache
Color blindness
Fainting
Nausea
Psychosis
Clinical depression
Pale skin tone (looking pasty)
Decreased mental activity
Decreased concentration
Decreased ability for the immune system to fight off sickness
Weight gain
Increased blood pressure
Aching muscles
Impatience
Slowed reaction time
ADHD like symptoms
Yawning
Daytime Naps
Hypertension/Hyperactivity
Dizziness

Extreme cases of sleep deprivation have been reported to be associated with hernias, muscle fascia tears, and other such problems commonly associated with physical overexertion. Beyond impaired motor skills, people who get too little sleep may have higher levels of stress,

Answer 4

Could Drugs and Alcohol be a friend of yours when your are not sleeping on those Nights ? ? If Yes,...Reck-Gon-Nize