I can't imagine a hell much worse that this.

[LeftyFingerPop]

I'm on my 55th hour with no sleep. There are worse things, but I know this is just the beginning.

Situational depression with associated panic.

I can't even get my ass out of the house to the doctor.

I don't know why I'm posting this, I don't expect many responses.

In fact, if I posted that I had a hangnail, I'd probably get 2 pages of responses.

Fucking crazy it is.

:hi:

[Deep13]

1. Call an ambulance. nt

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. No fucking way. That's all I need.

[Deep13]

10. Or a cop to bring you to a hospital. You say that you have not slept for 55 hrs.

That it is because of clinical depression. You say you cannot get to a doctor yourself. You need help right now. If I knew your address, I would call the police myself.

[Fox Mulder]

2. You should seriously go to the doctor.

Going without sleep for that long is not good at all.

I hope everything works out well. :hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

4. Thanks Fox....

been through it before, and will go through it again to be sure. :hug:

[ceile]

5. Sleeping pills?

Got anything to knock you out? Your panic is most likely proportional to your lack of sleep. :hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. I've tried....

whiskey, beer and weed. Didn't work.

When I sobered up, I tried anti-anxiety pills. Felt like I ate some candy or something.

Thanks. :hug:

[Deep13]

11. Jesus Christ! Get thee to an E-room!

If this keeps happening and goes untreated, it can only end one way!

[Cabcere]

7. Ouch - no fun.

:( I've been struggling with similar (although much more mild) issues lately, and it is not enjoyable at all. :hug: I hope things get better for you soon, philboy! :pals:

[LeftyFingerPop]

9. Thanks a lot Cab....

I am sorry for what you have been going through. :hug: And you are right....it is not nice.

I'm a pretty strong guy, physically and mentally, but this clearly is starting to kick my ass.:(

[suninvited]

8. Do you know anyone that can drive you to a doctor?

They might have some medicine that can help, not just with the not sleeping but the anxiety as well.
You shouldnt even drive if you havent slept in that long.


I hope you get to feeling better real soon !

:hi:

[Deep13]

12. Right! That's the idea.

Just get there. But let someone else take you.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Sorry about your hangnail.

As for the depression and panic, you know it's not good to continue going without sleep like that. Can you at least call the doctor for advice?:hug:

[abq e streeter]

14. Call a friend to get you to a doctor or ER -------PLEASE

You're one of us... and we NEED you . Please be kind to yourself and do this. I've battled both depression and insomnia all my allegedly adult life ( and before)... you don't have to suffer. I'm glad you're a strong guy, but we all need some help sometimes.

[easttexaslefty]

15. Seriously, philboy

please force yourself to get to the doctors or emergency room. I care,

[Stuart G]

23. We all care, many of us have been thru this..get to a doctor now.

[laylah]

16. I am so sorry to hear this!

Please, as many others have urged, get to an ER! This long without sleep is not good! :hug:

[shaniqua6392]

17. Get a friend or take a taxi to the ER.

You can't go on like that much longer. I know it will be hard, but you have to try. Sometimes we all need to face that fact that we need help. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers philboy. :hug:

[Parche]

18. Sleep

"Poppies, Poppies....sleep......sleep..........."









I would say..."Pubes" but you need the sleep instead....:hi:
:hug: :hug:

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

19. You probably already know this, but if you're on anti-depressants and have a period of....

....severe sleep deprivation/insomnia, it can trigger a psychotic episode. If there's ANY way you can get to a doctor, please go. All the best to you.

[sammythecat]

20. I'm really sorry and surprised to read this.

Right now the best thing you could do is follow all the advice to get yourself to a doctor or ER just as soon as you can. Within hours. Today.

At the least call your doctor's office on the phone, explain what's happening, if you can't leave the house, tell them. Then do what they say.

55 hours without sleep will leave you psychotic no matter how you felt before. You're really not in any shape to be making decisions. Just decide one thing. Make that call, like everyone is telling you.

As a last resort, buy some Vick's Nyquil. Vick's or store brand, doesn't matter. What you want is dextromethorphan, and 15mg. is the dose. Also get some Benadryl or the equivalent. Diphenhydramine is what you're looking for here. They're 25mg per pill and the standard dose is 2 pills.

Take 2 of the Benadryls, wait a good half-hour or so, and if you don't feel drowsy take a shot of the Nyquil. If you're still standing 45 minutes after that, call a friend with a gun and ask him to put you down.(This makes me think of Rasputin. Read about his death sometime. THAT crazy fucker was one tough dude!)

You need to sleep soon. Go to the doctor or ER, call the doctor, or do the Benadry-Nyquil thing. Pot and/or booze are very poor remedies. You need to get a good 8-10 hour sleep as soon as you can. You'll just continue to feel worse until you get that sleep. I hope you're not reading this till after you wake up.

[Stuart G]

21. Not crazy, very,very serious.... ...please...please...

go to a doctor immediately. Ok, you do not feel like it. Ok, go anyway..
...If your best friend were having a heart attack, wouldn't you want him/her to go to the doctor immediately. Call an ambulance, get help right away?

so it is with you. you are having a heart attack of sorts, for depressed and panicky people...so, why don't you take care of yourself, the same way you would ask a good friend to take care of him/self...her/self?

sure.many people live thru heart attacks, but some do not...

so if you cannot go, call an ambulance, fire dept, or police right now............please?

[CBHagman]

22. Do you have someone who could take you?

Please, do not handle this alone. Do you have a friend or relative to take you to the doctor?

[greatauntoftriplets]

24. Philboy, please call the phone number below to get some help.

It's the crisis hotline number 1-800-784-2433. Please call and good luck.

[Lil Missy]

25. No response for almost 4 hours now. May he's asleep.

Have a good night of sleep, philboy.:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

26. THANK YOU ALL

Still no sleep, 60 hours, but I am starting to get the feeling that I may be able to pass out tonight.

I truly do appreciate the concern of those of you who posted.

All of this shit started with me back in the early 90's when I had to work long hours with no breaks for many years (I'm talking like close to 50 straight at a pop).

So, that is when my depression essentially started, and this is how it manifests itself.

I am not psychotic, I have been through this before, and I just fight to deal with it until it passes.

Your concern touches me, and I thank you all. :hug:

[darkstar]

27. Sorry I missed this earlier

I really hope you are OK. I've been through that on 2 occasions--two nights without *any* sleep even though I went to bed as regular-- and it was awful. "Psychotic" was too strong a word for me as well, but I felt like I couldn't put 2 thoughts together in a row.

Hope sleep comes tonight.

:hug:

[suninvited]

29. philboy

if you feel like talking, I can lull anyone to sleep.

Just let me know, and I will call you and talk until you nod off even if it is out of sheer boredom.

[Fran Kubelik]

28. No advice. Just this.

:pals:
You aren't alone.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

30. To HELL with YOU Philboy . . .

I'm gonna make this about ME - after all, the world DOES revolve around ME. (btw - this is Bullwinkle925 - still on the sister's laptop!!)



If you take a nosedive - who the hell is gonna prop me up when I need it?

Dammit-to-hell - please, please, please call YOUR DR.

Now I WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP with the fear that you won't BE HERE to help ME!!



:mad:

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[SPKrazy]

31. D00d, get thee to thine doctor, or ER!!!

fuck, the old statement no one ever died from lack of sleep is not true.

Sleep deprivation will interfere with your heart rhythm at some point, probably has already and if you are panicky, then you are probably already throwing pvc's and a step away from an arrhythmia

I don't know what is up, but you need some sleep, hell a butt full of something and a stay in the hospital would be better than whatever is going on

call an ambulance

[lost-in-nj]

32. sweety

:hug:


really hope you are
ok


lost

[ThomCat]

33. I hope you get a full night of sleep tonight.

And I hope the world seems better tomorrow. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[mike_c]

34. damn 'bro!-- you sound so much like your usual self, too....

I'd have never known you are probably having a psychotic episode!

Get some sleep. Believe me, at the ER they can find some stuff that will get you some ZZZZs.

[elshiva]

35. Sorry, philboy.

:hug:

[tekisui]

36. Be well. I suggest.

Sitting meditation.

Since you are not sleeping, you could get much needed rest in simple breathing. I recommend Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" or "Not Always So". They are great books, and will make valuable use of your sleepless time.

But, otherwise, find peace, it's there.

[Withywindle]

37. Please please please call a doctor.

You know we can't give medical advice here but that's what I'm telling you. Please.


At the very least, just lie down and try to be still for a while. Close your eyes. Breathe. Meditate (it's not complicated, really, just take deep breaths and be aware of them and let your mind go blank). Even if you can't sleep per se, at least that's rest of a sort.

[LeftyFingerPop]

38. Thank you all again and GOODNIGHT...

soon. Sleep will come tonight, I can feel it.

You've all been so supportive, and I feel like a goddamn idiot.

Oh wait, I AM a Goddamn idiot. :)

Thanks.

[Runcible Spoon]

39. for future reference, when you have this problem stay the fuck off of the internets

doing repetitive stimulating activities like online gaming or forum posting affects the brain like cocaine. The bright screen shoots stimuli into your brain. Instead: work up a sweat, take a hot shower, masturbate, and read. If that doesn't work you need pharmalogical help.

[LeftyFingerPop]

40. But.....

you contradicted yourself. You said to "stay off the internet" but also to "masturbate and read".

Most of DU does those activities while on the internet.

Seriously, you are correct in what you are saying, and most of my time in the last 60 hours has been off the internet.

[puerco-bellies]

41. OMG, you have a hang nail!!!111!!!

Oh, umm.. never mind.

:yoiks: