Whats the longest you've gone without sleep?

homerun_homer · 28-05-2009 4:49pm

I'm desperate for getting a good night's sleep at the best of times but a recent annoying one was a few weeks ago when I got back from New York. I got about 2 hours sleep the last night so was awake from 5am Monday morning NYC time. Flight wasn't until around 9pm and got in at 5:50am Irish time.

I went home and straight to bed but couldn't sleep, getting texts from people asking me if I got home. Even if I turned the phone off I wasn't getting to sleep.

That night I got no sleep at all and had work Tuesday morning. So it was until some point after going to bed Tuesday night/Weds morning that I eventually caught up on some well needed sleep. Story of my life.

t-ha · 28-05-2009 4:53pm

I've done my fair share of crazy work stints.

Anyone else find that they start to go legitimately crazy after about 3 days without sleep?

28-05-2009 5:08pm

over 65 hours straight last year during final year exams..

woke up thursday morning, did all nighter that night
did exam friday morning, out friday night, no sleep (don't ask)
in pub for a birthday until 1am the saturday night.

i remember all the details perfect cause i thought it was pretty impressive at the time.. wake up thursday and goto sleep on saturday

then i had my last exam the wednesday after and went mad again.

My name is URL · 28-05-2009 5:14pm

4 days while working in a bar in Ayia Napa, I was having microsleeps at one stage

28-05-2009 5:26pm

53 hours, got 2 hours sleep and then went to a lecture and stayed up for another 9 hours.

The Pontiac · 28-05-2009 5:34pm

Three whole days, without the assistance of illicit substances. Don't ask..

I did an all-nighter only once before an exam.

yerayeah · 28-05-2009 5:44pm

Did an all-nighter by mistake before an exam last week. I was fine the next morning, took a few insurance cappacinos before heading off for the exam.

All finished now, I would HATE to be facing into finals right now:P

pebbles21 · 28-05-2009 5:48pm

seen a sign on a motorway in uk that TIREDNESS CAN KILL

so i always get enough sleep just in case

Captain-America · 28-05-2009 6:27pm

I managed about 70 hours once. At the Young Scientist. I actually feel asleep at one of my judgings.

Suffice to say, I did not win.

Mossy Monk · 28-05-2009 6:33pm

36 to 40 hours

El Guapo! · 28-05-2009 6:56pm

About 2 hours...Im always nodding off at inappropriate times....work..,in the shops...,in the shower,..driving..:eek:
Think its called Narcolepsy or something like that but Im not too...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Mrmoe · 28-05-2009 6:56pm

83 hours is my best so far from my younger days but I used to spend a lot of time training for it , spending 24 hour 48 hour periods awake at one time. I actually wanted to sleep around the 70 hour mark but for some reason found that I couldn't until I eventually collapsed asleep at 83hrs. I found that I couldn't really speak either, just a load of gibberish.

:| · 28-05-2009 7:10pm

What the hell is wrong with you people. Think the most I've done is like 20 hours. I need sleep :S

stovelid · 28-05-2009 7:11pm

Stayed up for about 48 hours, albeit on a bender, a good few years ago. No way could I do it again.

That_Guy · 28-05-2009 8:14pm

72 hours for me. I was watching the first three seasons of 24 back to back on DVD. Feckin' well worth it.

Whats the longest you've gone without sleep?

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