How long can you stay awake?
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I know this thread should probably be in the health section, but I'm curious on other people's experiences. I can stay awake for 3 or 4 days straight without feeling tired, and I'm not sure that's normal. I've currently been awake for 39 hours and feel completely normal and functional.
Anyone?
Anyone?
Guess you will only get answers at this time of night from other nocturnal types.
I have stayed up for 4 nights before. That was due to stress. I desperately wanted to sleep - however when I got into bed I was panicking and by body wouldn't shut down. I just couldn't sleep. Doctor prescribed sleeping tablets and beta blockers. That got me through it.
Now I still stay up regularly for 48 hours. I'd like to sleep normally. But I was just not made that way. When the stress goes up, the sleep goes down. I'll be up until 8pm tomorrow now. Not great - but not too bad.
I have stayed up for 4 nights before. That was due to stress. I desperately wanted to sleep - however when I got into bed I was panicking and by body wouldn't shut down. I just couldn't sleep. Doctor prescribed sleeping tablets and beta blockers. That got me through it.
Now I still stay up regularly for 48 hours. I'd like to sleep normally. But I was just not made that way. When the stress goes up, the sleep goes down. I'll be up until 8pm tomorrow now. Not great - but not too bad.
I am a proper night owl, it drives the mrs mad as she is totally the opposite. When I was 18/19 I quite regually used to go to work on a weds, go out on the night, straight to work thurs, out again thurs night then straight to work Friday, out Friday night then have a big sleep on the Saturday.
I still do the occasional night shift then stay up all day the day after, but now I'm 35 it catches up a bit quicker
I still do the occasional night shift then stay up all day the day after, but now I'm 35 it catches up a bit quicker
I love my sleep, and I'm an expert at it. I always have been. I can fall asleep anywhere within about 5 minutes, if that! I think the longest I've gone without sleep is 36 hours. I most likely slept in for longer the next morning, just to catch up on missed sleep. It's not something I do often though. However as a night owl, I have done 4-5 days straight of 3 hours sleep each night, quite frequently.
Worst I can remember recently was waking up at 5am (2am UK Sat) in Saudi, working all day, flying overnight to UK (no sleep), then flying to the US (no sleep), arriving 7pm (midnight UK), eventually getting to villa around 11pm (4am Uk Mon). So that's a nice round 50hrs. I was not in good shape, but there's no problem with jet lag that way!!
Petrolhead95 said:
I know this thread should probably be in the health section, but I'm curious on other people's experiences. I can stay awake for 3 or 4 days straight without feeling tired, and I'm not sure that's normal. I've currently been awake for 39 hours and feel completely normal and functional.
Anyone?
As a test, could you try this for us at when you wake / 20 hours / 40 hours?Anyone?
http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime
Just curious.
Petrolhead95 said:
I know this thread should probably be in the health section, but I'm curious on other people's experiences. I can stay awake for 3 or 4 days straight without feeling tired, and I'm not sure that's normal. I've currently been awake for 39 hours and feel completely normal and functional.
Anyone?
It's declined with age but when I was early twenties 56 hours was the record - 10+ years later and it's low forties before I "fall off the cliff"Anyone?
I'm lucky in that I can power-nap, so that extended periods of "awakedness" (if that's even a word) can be bolstered by the occasional 5 mins sleep here and there. I've managed to remain at work from Friday morning to Monday lunchtime to oversee weekend changes this way.
Over the years, I've become adept at sleeping whenever I'm a back-seat passenger (we occasionally drive each other to meetings in other parts of the country - I'll always elect to go in the back), on public transport including (especially) flights. But my real talent is sleeping, standing-up, whilst on the tube. I sort of wedge myself in next to the door by that large plastic handle with my right arm across my body holding onto that handle. Then I can semi-kip until it's my station. I've never over-slept either.
Usually though, I sleep about 5 hours a night - a habit I have developed since having children.
Over the years, I've become adept at sleeping whenever I'm a back-seat passenger (we occasionally drive each other to meetings in other parts of the country - I'll always elect to go in the back), on public transport including (especially) flights. But my real talent is sleeping, standing-up, whilst on the tube. I sort of wedge myself in next to the door by that large plastic handle with my right arm across my body holding onto that handle. Then I can semi-kip until it's my station. I've never over-slept either.
Usually though, I sleep about 5 hours a night - a habit I have developed since having children.
Not that long. About 30 hours and i tend to hit a bit of a wall unless I am full engrossed or have had a few power naps.
On the other hand for 2 weeks in June the most sleep I got was 4 hours in any 24 hour period with a lot of physical and mental work during the long days and a lot of alcohol and late nights before bed.
On the other hand for 2 weeks in June the most sleep I got was 4 hours in any 24 hour period with a lot of physical and mental work during the long days and a lot of alcohol and late nights before bed.
Only about 35-40 hours here too...
I did a charity drive to John O'Groats a few years ago, starting a Bracknell at around 7pm on a Thursday. I'd just done a days work, so had been up since 6am. As it was an economy drive, I averaged 55mph, and arrived at JOG at 11am on the Friday. I then turned round and drove back down to Burntisland for an overnight stop, went to bed at around 11pm.
So that was 41 hours... and I was properly f
ked.
I did a charity drive to John O'Groats a few years ago, starting a Bracknell at around 7pm on a Thursday. I'd just done a days work, so had been up since 6am. As it was an economy drive, I averaged 55mph, and arrived at JOG at 11am on the Friday. I then turned round and drove back down to Burntisland for an overnight stop, went to bed at around 11pm.
So that was 41 hours... and I was properly f
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