What's the longest you've ever gone without sleep?

[Never]

And what were the effects?

I've just gone 32 and a half hours without sleep but I haven't noticed many changes.. an increase in apathy, I had to retype 'increase' twice even though I knew the correct spelling the first time, my body temp has gone up, my appetite has decreased though I'm more thirsty than typical, and while after 18 hours I was 'sleepy' at the moment I don't feel that way.


The longest I've gone is about 70 hours- it was strange because I wasn't doing it on purpose, I would lay in bed and flop around trying to sleep. In the end when I ate I had difficulty perceiving tastes (sweet, sour, salty and the like), I was working at the time and my co-workers said I was much more 'mellow' and friendly than usual and I'm quite mellow to begin with, however, I trolled a few people here but I don't remember who or what I said or why I was mad at them. My handwriting degenerated into scratches, I couldn't concentrate long enough to form the letters, and I couldn't add or do simple math problems. (For awhile I thought I had only been awake for 30 hours)
Though I think people thought my posts that day were quite amusing.. or at least not atypical for me. I didn't have any problem driving on the highway, though once I got to work I just sort of stared at the computer screen.



What about anyone else?

 

[april-wine]

when i was in college pulling all nighters and being up for two days was regular thing...........but recently probably about 30 hours working a double shift...................

 

[Cirrus]

I think I'm working on it right now, Never. I went canoing with friends yesterday and I was really sore last night, like my legs and my arms just felt all, I dunno, jittery and I couldn't sleep. So...about the same as you. Somewhere around 36 hours and counting.

When I get this tired I don't want to eat, I feel kind of shaky even when my muscles don't hurt, and I get emotional really easily. It takes nothing to get me angry or depressed.

 

[Bob Peale]

In college I went 6 1/2 days with no sleep at all. I screwed around all semester and had to do all of my practicals for a computer science class in order to sit for finals. I left the computer once a day to shower and eat.

Surprisingly, that wasn't the worst. The worst was senior year when, due to a quirk in my metabolism, I was only capable of sleeping 45 - 60 minutes a night. After 17 days, the doctors finally prescribed a sedative that should have knocked me out for 16 - 24 hours at a time; it allowed me to get 6 hours of sleep a night on average.

 

[morninggirl5]

It's normal for me to pull an allnighter and then get 4 or 5 hours sleep the next night. But that all ended last night, I start back to work tomorrow and while an occasional all nighter doesn't disrupt things too much, I'm not at my best with the kids if I'm not getting enough rest.

 

[Markov Cain]

I have trouble sleeping.
In the Marines we had a shift of 10 on, 12 off, 14 on, 72 off.
I learned not to sleep to maximize my time.
The drugs helped.
(Me, not the Marines!)

 

[sexy-girl]

im not sure when it happens but your body will completely mess up if you go without sleep for a long enough time (thats about as technically as i can put it hehe)


i had one week where i was very upset because something that was going on with my gf and i was in uk when she was in canada we were out of contact too because her phone lines messed up

i could never get more then about 10mins of sleep at a time for the whole week ... longist week of my life i think ... i did get some sleep though (very little) so i cant say i didnt sleep for the whole week

 

[Cheyenne]

Probably 24 hours, I'm not sure. I don't need a lot of sleep, but I need it regularly.

I never did an all nighter in college. What would be the use? I wouldn't learn anything being half asleep anyway.

 

[pabloback]

one holiday weekend i went partying after work on thursday and got home early tuesday morning , that was a scream , no chemical help either , apart from a few beers , got off with a girl at a party one saturday night and had sex nonstop until monday night another time pre viagra days then
got so tired after a long night working i actually saw pink elephantsdancing in front of me on the drive home

 

[Xander]

About 70-72 hours I think it was.

I slept for 16 hours after that.

 

[Never]

Probably 24 hours, I'm not sure. I don't need a lot of sleep, but I need it regularly.

I never did an all nighter in college. What would be the use? I wouldn't learn anything being half asleep anyway.

For awhile I find that lack of sleep helps my memory and cognative abilities.
My sophmore year I read 'the Sound and the Fury' and wrote a book report on it from 12am to 6am.. I got the higest grade in the class on my report and on the test that followed.

 

[Always]

i lasted 84 solid hours of GenCon, then passed out on a bench and missed my last gaming session, which was my Werewolf.

Damn.

Knew i shouldn't have drank all that coffee, much less made it with caffeinated water...

 

[Svedish_Chef]

A week and basically nothing changed for me... cept the appetite... I was having to have breakfast

 

[Never]

Shila:
"i lasted 84 solid hours of GenCon, then passed out on a bench and missed my last gaming session, which was my Werewolf."
What clan?
Furies? Get? Walkers?

 

[Always]

well my faves are the Furies, but i HAD a Fianna in that game. He kicked ass too (yes, a genderbender). He was my little Theurge.. *smiles dreamily* but now i play my BSD Ahroun (who goes by the name of Bites-the-Wind). didn't know you were a white wolfer, do you do VTM too?

 

[bluntforcemama]

The longest would probably be 24 hours. What can I say? I'm a wimp.

 

[Never]

Shila:
"well my faves are the Furies, but i HAD a Fianna in that game. He kicked ass too (yes, a genderbender). He was my little Theurge.. *smiles dreamily* but now i play my BSD Ahroun (who goes by the name of Bites-the-Wind). didn't know you were a white wolfer, do you do VTM too?"
Gee, how did I know you'd like the Furies?
I had RPCybersex with a brujah once, would that count as 'doing' V:tM?

 

[Always]

heh.. i dunno... you're physic... as mr. hall says.

yes, the Black Furies rule! crazy feminist bitches! hell yeah, count me in. i like the kitsune too!

heh i'm not quite sure. i like the Gangrel... brujah are neat. my frind has this half-BSD half-brujah little three year old psycho murderer child. talk about a sin to Gaia.

 

[Never]

What do you thnk of the Artist?

Ever play the other games? Hunter? Mage? Ever think of playing another type of were-folk?

 

[YoungGun69]

Around 24 hoursa cause of myt brothers stag party.

 

[doctor_insanus]

I lasted 41 hours... got up, stayed up, went to work, drove to Florida (not by myself!), then held out until I finally collapsed. Got 7 hours of sleep, then began my normal routine.

Typically, on weekends, I'll go 30+ hours without sleep... I hate sleeping on my days off!

 

[willfulbrat]

Do you ever sleep? You're one of the few logged on as late as I am! LOL

 

[rambling man]

over 48 hours once a while back while doing some exotic drugs

 

[doctor_insanus]

Do you ever sleep? You're one of the few logged on as late as I am! LOL

I usually just collapse in a heap when exhaustion finally overwhelms me...

I do most of my sleeping during the day, while most people are at work! Leaves me free to haunt the boards at night!

 

[*Lazer*]

About seventy two hours for me and that was working, studying and going to school on expresso. I started laughing at a chipmunk and then rapidly progressed to tears when he dropped his little nut after bing frightened by a cat. I was then carried to bed by my boyfriend and crashed for twenty hours. My roommate would get mean when lacking sleep but I just got kinda owlish looking and giggled.