How to keep you awake??

@easy888 (10405)
Australia
March 12, 2007 6:41am CST
How long had you ever being not sleep continously? For what reason?? How was your feeling at that time and How can you keep yourself awake?? Any tips??
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@reezluv (377)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 07
for me by doing some jobs on the internet make me feel awaken.I didn't notice if I have spend 10 hours just surfing the net.Wow..you won't believe me..I'm also doing some graphics with Photoshop and I've spend hours on that.By doing that, I feel not sleepy at the night
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@reezluv (377)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 07
maybe..:)
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
12 Mar 07
may be the bese thing to keep you awake is mylot..lol.
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• Canada
12 Mar 07
I have slept for only 12 hours within the last two days. Mostly because I've been working on my website or on mylot.com I felt a little dreary not necessarily tired until I hit my bed, after sleeping I didn't want to get up. I don't drink it but, some of out here drink coffee or do something else.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
12 Mar 07
lol...mylot is really addictive.... but for me ,,coffee seems not strong enough to keep me awake
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• Canada
12 Mar 07
For me it's the excitement I get from reading the discussion, besides I am naturally hyper. Relying on coffee or some energy drink doesn't work for me.
• Ireland
12 Mar 07
I don't sleep very much at all. Last night I went to bed to 1.00AM and I got up again at 5.30AM. I made myself a cup of tea and then went on the internet for a couple of hours. At 6.30AM I did all my household chores and then had breakfast. I then went shopping and now I have the whole day to do as I please and I don't feel even the slightest bit tired.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
13 Mar 07
it is strange,sometimes,i sleep much but i still feel tired but other times i feel for 3 hrs and feeling energetic..
@neenasatine (2841)
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
simple.. aside from drinking coffee and you do not want to have too much caffeine in your body.. drink a lot of water....
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
12 Mar 07
I am not one to go without sleep. It is not good for health. And I do not encourage you to keep awake. I will be kept awake if my brain has been very active throughtout the day. Recently, I also realised that I will be kept awake till morning 4am if I drink tea or coffee after 10pm. My discovery last few days was more shocking..... I am kept awake logon to myLot. My record time was 3 am where I had to stop myself and go to bed.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
13 Mar 07
actually it is not keep to try to keep yourself awake by drinking coffee..
@deadlier (340)
• India
12 Mar 07
once when i had my physics exam i studied overnight, completed the whole book, but in the morning i forgot everything i studied for the whole night and i failed in that exam.......since then i dont study overnight for exams
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
13 Mar 07
I am not very good at staying up all hours never have been even when I was young. I would say 25 hours was the longest that I ever stayed up. Now I can't stay up for even 12 hours.
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@patootie (3592)
12 Mar 07
I know this doesn't quite answer your question .. but for me it's how to get to sleep .. I have such problems with sleeping or staying asleep for more than a couple of hours .. But once every few months I go through a period of not being able to stay awake .. just wanting to go to bed after being up for a few hours .. and that's a real challenge then to try and keep awake .. Normally I drink a cup of coffee last thing .. and yes I know that's supposed to keep you awake but I have found that if I don't drink coffee I'll never go off to sleep .. (it's my weird body!) .. taking a cool shower sometimes wakes me up a bit .. but the one thing that does wake me up is having a snack .. sounds a bit crazy .. but then my whole body works in strange and twisted ways !
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
13 Mar 07
Probably the longest time I have not slept, in one night, is 5 hours. Sometimes I am not a good sleeeper. I find it hard to fall asleep often. I now take melatonin, a herbal sleeping tablet, and 20mgs of phenergan, an ellergy tablet.
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
The longest was 4 days straight. But keeping myself awake was not a problem 'coz that time I had insomnia. I never bothered to find ways to fall asleep 'coz I never felt sleepy hehehe But nowadays I eat chocolates to keep myself awake.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
14 Mar 07
I will feel sleepy after i eat chocolates..lol
@Deacon87 (169)
• Sweden
13 Mar 07
I've been awake for about 48 hours because I didn't want to. I felt like bad but in the same time good hard to explain but when you been awake for so many hours you can be tired for three hours and feel bad then suddenly you feel alert for two hours! don't drink to much coffee, drink water, keep yourself on going clean the house or something and do something that makes the time go fast!!!
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@webbuff (926)
• Philippines
15 Mar 07
my record for not being sleep continously is 72 hours.. that pretty crazy i see thiinggs.. its when my grandma rushed to the hospital and we need to take care of her. definitely coffee!! makes me awake.. try it.. it works.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
16 Mar 07
72 hours.what a record..
• United States
12 Mar 07
I've been awake for over 48 hours before. But I'm bipolar so I don't think you'd like the baggage that comes with that.
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@AmbiePam (93740)
• United States
13 Mar 07
Amen. I'm bipolar and I went 4 days without sleep. It was awful, I wanted to sleep so badly, but couldn't
@lyndee22 (1210)
• Philippines
15 Mar 07
i have an insomia so it is very easy for me to be awake overnight. there's was a time that i am awake for 2 straight night that i have to take a leave at work because i already feel very light and can't concentrate on my work. i watch movies on the television until it run out of programs, then comes the crowing only then i realized that is already another day.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
16 Mar 07
but it is not good to stay awake because of insomnia
@miryam (6505)
• Italy
12 Mar 07
I sleep a lot and deeply null wide awake me, telephone the drin door, coffee me does not make if I have sleep I sleep also seated, has succeeded, the only thing to me that null it holds alarm clock is when I take to me of the cortisone for my disease, but this always not understood.
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@Perry2007 (2229)
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
Great question, Sometimes we need to be awake like for grave hour shift. It is not however healthy to not sleep continuously, lol. You'll get sick. You know there is a formula from all natural ingredients that can keep you energized the whole day, it is taken after breakfast, If you need to be awake in the evening and still get healthy I recommend this. take it not later than 3pm so you can sleep in the morning. It is healthy and it works, Try to check it out, here is the link http://pldegsi.tryxhf.com
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@shalwani (760)
• Pakistan
12 Mar 07
Keep the room very cold. Use old wooly gloves with the fingers cut out so you can grip the pen or tap the keyboard. 2. Eat a Slim Jim or other sufficiently pungent foodstuff. Your breath will keep your head from dropping to your chest. 3. AVOID...your bed, hot showers/baths, the horizontal position and "easy listening" music. 4. Wash your face and brush your teeth once an hour. 5. Change your clothes, right down to your underwear. No jammies!! 6. Go for a brisk run in the cool night air, or take walks every couple hours. Not only will it jolt your sleepy nerves, it's good for your heart, too.
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@Neo_Knights (1882)
• Indonesia
13 Mar 07
I had ever awaken for 3 days in a row. It was in Junior High, I was a committe in my School Anniversary. I was responsible fo the stage-making. The stage itself erected in 1 full day, and I did not sleep. The next morning I went home, and rushed back to the location to re-check the stage and for stage test. After trhe show, i had to demolish the stage until the next morning. I can't sleep because I always had something to do.. I always busy, so if you want to stay awake, just do anything that will override your brain's sleep program.
• Indonesia
15 Mar 07
Yes, after 3 days with no sleep, I need 1 week to restore my power back. But unfortunately I still had to go to school that time, so I sleep early in the evening and spend 10-12 hours to sleep.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
13 Mar 07
but after you had override your brain;s sleep program, you will be extremely exhausted the few days after that.
@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I have gone 24 hours without sleep but not because I wanted to but was forced to for one reason or another. I used to manage a motel and my night auditor taught me that when you are really tired and want to wake up then brush your teeth. It is amazing how much it really does work. The mint tooth paste and the refreshing feeling you get from brushing your teeth does help. I know I gave that tip to anyone I trained on being a night auditor because of course falling a sleep while working is not a good thing.
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@lpipe0240 (1161)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I keep myself busy doing something. The past 2 weeks I was on midnight shift and now I am back to days. While I was on the midnight shift I often visited My Lot and racked up the discussion points and $$$. Usually whenever I am up for a long period of time, my body begins to twitch and I get a tummy ach. My sleep patterns very so much, I am uncertain the longest time I have ever been awake.
@lpipe0240 (1161)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I agree. I worked it for almost 2 years. The weekends were the hardest to adjust to.
• Canada
12 Mar 07
I worked gravyard shifts for many years, it's hard on the sleep patern down the road.
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