Best Methods to Stay Awake While Sleepy

[JJ]

So somehow I stayed awake all night, and today I have class from 1400 until 2100. Heck, I'm on campus right now, doing some studio work at UM's library...but I'm wide awake! I woke up yesterday at 2pm after a night out, but I just know it's going to hit me soon, I don't think I can hold out another 12 hours, miracles aside.

I'm not much of a caffeine person - Red Bull makes me sleepy, and I never drink coffee...any recommendations from you crazy people who've pulled allnighters playing video games, watching movies, or wasting time on the forums?

Someone recommended me one of those 5-Hour Energy Drink shots...

Going home to nap is not an option.

[Siri]

Mountain Dew can keep me up, lots of sugar etc in it

[jkwest]

pluck your nose-hairs.

[Blubaru]

S P E E D

[Go Blue]

An open-handed slap to the face.

[fatediesel]

If you aren't used to drinking coffee that could really help. In college when I would stay up all night to study I'd brew a pot and drink the whole thing in about 2 hours. I'd be awake for hours after that. I later learned it was a better idea to study over time rather than cramming but that was after my freshman year.

[JJ]

I mean, I have no cramming or test or anything due - I just have classes to stay awake for. These are tiny, 10-student classes. Can't really pass out. I'm STILL wired. I have no idea why. Maybe because my 5020 gets delivered in less than 24 hours. (*^@($*%@*(&#

[Beta Man]

You're in Miami....... I'm assuming you've seen "Scarface"

I think you can put 2 and 2 together

[toef]

My tip is to do something active, but not tiring. So walk around, but don't run around. If you have to do work in the library before class, just take breaks, walk through some aisles of books, bang your head on a wall, and go back.

During the summer I had to take a section of the CPA exam out of town, at 9am. So I woke up the day before at 12pm, had a normal day, stayed up all night, left my house at around 5am, got to the testing center by about 7am. I spent the last 2 hours wandering through a 24-hr Wal-Mart and a local supermarket. Test finished around 12pm, and I was home by about 2:30. I don't think I went to bed for another 12 hours.

At some point you'll probably hit your second wind, so you should be fine. If you feel yourself nodding off in class, just excuse yourself for a minute, and go out in the hall. I find that pinching my ear lobes or poking my eyes helps, because it hurts.

[jsteinhauer]

I thought you might be asking about while driving. I know smokers swear on cigarettes for staying awake, but a beverage in the hand works, too.

For studying, I used to stand up at a counter in the kitchen for all-nighters. I only know one individual who can truly sleep standing up.

[Blubaru]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

You're in Miami....... I'm assuming you've seen "Scarface"

I think you can put 2 and 2 together

"It's called cocaine. And you don't want no part of that sh**!

It turns all your bad feelings into good feelings. It's a nightmare!"

[proxpilot]

5 hour energy works!

[JJ]

Holdin good still...had a big lunch.

[quexos]

Doing something extremely interesting. But I don't advise to beat sleep, it's not healthy.

[FIDDYPOP]

Cold shower or water to the face.

[Uxi]

Stay active and no downtime.

[FIDDYPOP]

A swift kick in the cubes will keep you awake.

[jw]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

You're in Miami....... I'm assuming you've seen "Scarface"

I think you can put 2 and 2 together

lol, sleep during the day

[mikejet]

Buy No Doze.

Crush capsules.

Snort results.

Repeat if necessary.

[graf1k]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

You're in Miami....... I'm assuming you've seen "Scarface"

I think you can put 2 and 2 together

A million magic crystals, painted pure and white
A multi-million dollars almost overnight
Twice as sweet as sugar, twice as bitter as salt
And if you get hooked, baby, it's nobody else's fault, so don't do it!