How Do You Prevent Some Of The Effects Of Sleep Deprivation?
This may not be what you have in mind, but some of my friends swear by Modafinil, which keeps you awake although supposedly without all the jitteriness and crashing comedown of some other stimulants. Now, I’ve never taken it, so please take everything I say with a boulder of salt, but a few friends have insisted that while taking it you feel completely normal and continue to feel normal afterward, you just don’t need to sleep. For me, the things that have helped with this: 1) Drinking enough water 2) Eating properly 3) Avoiding caffeine (I know, weird, huh, but it’s part of what makes you feel crappy later) 4) Getting up to walk around every once in a while (I get so stiff sitting at the computer, and it wakes me up to take a walk) 5) Showering to help revive me the next morning 6) No matter what, don’t nap the next day, b/c it only fucks your sleep cycle for days to come. An hour or two of sleep around six or seven a
