[tamisomuch]

I'm so tired but I still can't sleep. How many hours are just too long to not sleep? Thanks.

[regretful]

That's quite a lot. I hope that you are able to get some sleep some time soon. I suffer with depression. At its worst, it caused insomnia like that and I landed in the hospital. If you can, get some medical attention. Insomnia like that is debilitating....

[RTerroni]

I had that once before, although the following night I slept for close to 14 Hours (including 12 hours virtually uninterrupted).

[tamisomuch]

Hey all thanks for the replies. I finally had some sleep after taking sleeping pill. I was diagnosed bipolar by 3 psychiatrists and I have stopped taking meds for 2 years. I'm still on denying that I don't have it I guess. I was just having a mixed episode.

My personal record is 10 days. It gets kinda weird after 3 or 4 days. Glad you got some. BTW I have absolutely no trouble sleeping now.

[tamisomuch]

Wow 10 days?! 2 days more and you'd be in guinness world record

[RTerroni]

Originally Posted by George H.

My personal record is 10 days. It gets kinda weird after 3 or 4 days. Glad you got some. BTW I have absolutely no trouble sleeping now.

WOW that is a lot, although I can remember when I went to a multi-day music festival and "slept" in a tent for those few day not getting too much sleep during it, once I got home I completely crashed on my couch.

Originally Posted by tamisomuch

Wow 10 days?! 2 days more and you'd be in guinness world record

Seriously?? They have that? LOL... I don't want the record. Sunrises get old quick when you're dreading them

Originally Posted by RTerroni

WOW that is a lot, although I can remember when I went to a multi-day music festival and "slept" in a tent for those few day not getting too much sleep during it, once I got home I completely crashed on my couch.

That sounds cool. Mine was a combo of anxiety, agitated depression, and maybe just some plain old insomnia. Most people don't even believe me I think. It does sound pretty out there but knowing someone went 12 days maybe makes it easier to believe. It isn't something I'm proud of

[tamisomuch]

Thinking about war like what's happening in Gaza now, also triggers my insomnia. I feel so weird sometimes.

[Hellion]

Longest I went was 5 days(somewhat drug induced), and then not much sleep for a couple days after...it certainly did get weird, and just got used by people I was hanging around.

But yeah if you're prescribed sleep meds those can certainly be helpful if you can't sleep, I am prescribed trazodone and 100mg of that will usually knock me out a while, kinda has a weird drowsy feeling in the morning, but I have coffee I can make so that helps that.

Not so sure what the longest someone can go without sleep is though. a lot of times I just barely get any sleep but still lay down and maybe get a couple hours which isn't very effective, and sometimes aside from the time I've mentioned I've gone a couple days with no sleep....haven't been up 5 days aside from that one time.

[RTerroni]

I took me forever to fall asleep last night but when I finally did I think a got enough sleep (probably around 6 hours or so) that I can at least function today. I think that if I get only a little bit of sleep (4 hours or less) than I think that I function worse than if I didn't get any sleep at all. Although I can still feel that I didn't get a full night sleep last night.

[tamisomuch]

Originally Posted by RTerroni

I took me forever to fall asleep last night but when I finally did I think a got enough sleep (probably around 6 hours or so) that I can at least function today. I think that if I get only a little bit of sleep (4 hours or less) than I think that I function worse than if I didn't get any sleep at all. Although I can still feel that I didn't get a full night sleep last night.

Yes it happened to me too. I felt so elevated and depressed at the same time today.

Taking advil helps me..... and I don't get suicidal but once I haven't slept for 30 hours, I just want to die! It feels like I'm being tortured and is one of the worst experiences. I don't know how it's possible to go 5 days without sleep.