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Hallucinations begin around the third day of no sleep. People usually die at about the 4th day. You're lucky.
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So the doctors tell me. Can't really see how one would die from lack of sleep. Wouldn't you just pass out? Maybe not, coz one of the doctors from the Psych department tried to sedate me on day 4. Unfortunately for him, I was convinced the needle was full of cyanide so I threw a chair at him and ran a way. Fortunately, as Gandalf Parker pointed out, after four days without sleep they didn't hold me responsible for my actions.
I hope I don't sound like I'm bragging about it... I'm not. It was not a pleasent experience and it took me the better part of two months to fully recover from it. But wanna know something really weird? One of the main side-effects of sleep deprivation, after you've had the 'big sleep' at the end? Insomnia. Go figure.