2007-02-15 10:54:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Not that I ever wanted to, but I have been sleep deprived for 48 hours, and my mental acutiy was beginning to suffer. I am an RN, and worked the ER in a city that was in blizzard conditions and all staff had to remain. We worked non-stop for days without relief. But I reached my end point at 48. My decisions were no longer accurate, and I sure wouldn't have liked to be driving like that either.
2007-02-15 10:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by bflogal77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have personally gone days but it depends on the actual person I have known people who went weeks that were on no drugs just simply stressed out. Its something that varies by person as each is different. So its best to assume after 2 sleepness nights you might try an over the counter sleep aid and if after trying that for a couple nights you are still having trouble sleeping go to your doc and be seen.
2007-02-15 19:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by Wicca_chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long." - Mitch Hedberg (one of the funniest comedians ever)
The most i ever went without sleep was 36 hours. I have gone thru 72 hour periods with only about 6 hours of sleep. But I have read that not sleeping could do permanent damage to your brain. For instance I heard about som radio Dj in the 70s they didnt sleep for like a month as some sort of radio stunt, he never recovered from that and eventually killed himself.
2007-02-15 19:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know, but I know the British special forces are trained to go without sleep for 48 hours without affecting their motor skills (movement). Anything more than this is considered dangerous.
2007-02-15 19:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Guy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give me a Playstation and a 12 pack of Pepsi I can go for about... 30 hours
2007-02-15 18:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by The Zunester 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longest I'd stayed up for was about 4 days, 2 hours---straight.
I locked myself in my room and played several PS2 games.....
I was home alone for a week, so I wanted to do something stupid!
2007-02-15 19:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by phantom.photographs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i looked it up on the internet and got a month and a half for the highscore....
2007-02-15 20:15:13 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here are the effects of going without sleep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_deprivation#Effects_of_Sleep_Deprivation
the last one is not good- well it is. DEATH.
2007-02-15 19:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just under 24 hours, then I have to crash.
2007-02-15 18:56:44 · answer #9 · answered by !!joinCampaignforLiberty!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One day, that's it.
2007-02-15 19:02:55 · answer #10 · answered by Persephone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋