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I set the world record for Insomnia!!!


Posted by Little Red Eft on July 07, 2000 at 13:23:26:

In Reply to: Re: how long can body go without sleep posted by MaryL on June 23, 2000 at 12:41:27:


Your kidding me -- only eleven days?!? Then I have set the world record for staying awake! This is no joke.

I was awake around the clock for over five weeks after taking just 25 mg of Paxil. At night I would just lay in bed and stare at the ceiling. This occurred from January 7th through February 13th of this year. I did not sleep for one minute in the entire time, and eventually was hospitalized.

I should have contacted Guinness or something. Sounds unbelievable, I suppose, but I lived through it and was suicidal for the first time in my life because of the sleep deprivation. My mind just wouldn't "relax" and allow sleep to set in.
--Red

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