Related Issues. 1  Consumer Health: CAM Claims (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) 2  Credentialing, Licensing, and Education (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health) 3  Herbs at a Glance (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
The absolute longest anyone has voluntarily stayed awake before nodding off is 264 hours (about 11 days) â a record set by 17-year-old Randy Gardner for a high-school science fair project in 1965. Before falling asleep on day 11, he was essentially a vegetable with its eyes open. [ Top 10 Spooky Sleep Disorders ].
7 days (and 6 nights I believe). Approximately 156 hours. This happened once, although I would often go for 2 or 3 days without sleep when I feel inspired to do something productive. In fact, the norm was 2 or 3 days without sleep, have a sleep and repeat. In the interests of full disclosure, at the time, I was using a stimulant called methcathinone.