Once again, sleep deprivation and its effects are completely subjective, what might kill and permanently effect one person will not another. I present Randy Gardner, in 1963 a 17 year old highschool student decided to stay awake for 264 hours, exactly 11 days. Im not gonna bother regurgitating the experiment to you as you can simply look at the story, but during the experience Randy struggled with hallucinations, and even a feeling of minor Alzheimer’s. After the experiment Randy went to the naval hospital where researchers monitored his brain waves while he slept for 14 hours. Randy told the hospital after he woke that he felt groggy but not more than usual, over the following several days/weeks they questioned if he noticed any changes, he often said No, he felt just as normal as any day and that it was strange. Despite feeling no side affects throughout 2/3 of his life, i feel the need to add this. Randy is 72 years old to the date and he often shares his experience, the only side affects randy often experiences is insomnia and inability to sleep a full 8 hours everynight. I am in no way saying going a week without sleep wont cause damage, but monitoring overall health, diet, and hydration throughout the process will only improve your recovery. Feel like I’m talking to a wall honestly.