Thread: Sleep Deprivation long/short term effects?

I was reading the topic about the sleep deprivation experiment and i was just curious to see the long term and short term effects of it. I mean some people make it sound like a death sentence. How bad can it really be?

If by short-term you mean during the sleep deprivation itself, the effects of 2-3 days without sleep are namely
Euphoria, mild hallucinations, physical fatigue and tiredness

There are no significant serious health issues that arise in my past experience, and I am partial to an all-nighter most weeks.

I had irritability and some minor hallusinations- also SP

Are there any long term effects that can occur after like 5 days of sleep deprivation? Like anything permanent?

Originally Posted by Chewnie91

Are there any long term effects that can occur after like 5 days of sleep deprivation? Like anything permanent?

http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.c...privation.html

So i've basically concluded that the use of stimulants to keep you awake will cause horrible effects after the experiement is done with. So would these be in the range of coffee, energy drinks, and alot of caffine?

I crashed out after 24 hours (unintentiol sleep deprivation). And please don't deprive yourself intentionally, sleep is like water, you need it.

Apparantly if rats are prevented from sleep for 11 days, they die. However, you WILL get lulled into sleep sooner or later. If it's while driving, then good luck avoiding a crash.

Do your brain a favour and go to bed. It's done a lot for you .