Posted by tessellated on May 26, 2006, at 7:45:37
In reply to Re: 107 hours of no sleep w/Parnate, posted by Iansf on May 26, 2006, at 2:17:16
hypomania is great-hypo not mania. i'm an artist so the history testifies to the potential benefits.
what was most astounding, and i was dosing about 30mg every 4-6 hours, augmenting some of this some of that, like provigil, xyrem, was that it did not produce the amphetamine tweakyness/paranoia/stereotactic behaviors like grooming and good old self mutiliation of zits.
i was operating heavy machinery, a cnc machine spinning at 30,000 RPM cutting 3 inch thick ash, and this sounds weird but i practice the martial art of knife throwing, and i was completely functional, distanced, but "on" up to about hour 90ish before i began drinking alchohol.
those hypo manic states are rather remarkable, mentally and physically. as well I notice an heightened empathic awareness. the minute that becomes an overt sensation of "psychic", I back off. though that happens predictably, and i have had several objective and mysterious experiences in that state, though it is the first step into a manic psychosis.
the withdrawl from high dose is the most dangerous.
recently i stopped entirely and for the first day heard nothing but classical music coming from any and everything. i think the withdrawl of high dose is the thing to be the most cautios of, due to the parallelism to aphetamines of inducing a paranoid psychosis.regardless parnate is a remarkable life affirming substance.
and a world above amphetamines.
but its metabolic process has nothing to do with a 24hr cycle.
i only become alert at 1pm, and clear around midnight.
regardless: the nights here in los angeles are far more beautiful than any other time, so turning vampire like aint so bad.its funny when i begin my 36/12 hour parnate cycle, i associate sleep with death.
the science of sleep is still not understood. period. the purpose of REM is contested, as are the other states. The one thing i notice not sleeping (though i meditate throughout) is an ever so slightly weaken immune system-mostly past hour 36.
i do believe with time we can eliminate much of the need for sleep. or control and isolate the requirements.
bears hibernate because its hard to find food in snow.
Human sleep evolved largely as a way to avoid exposing ourselves to predators in the night.
Dolphins sleep on only half of their brain at a time. Therefore they are constantly in a dream time reality. They need to in order to navigate 24/7. Birds during their long migratory flights may not sleep at all-its not known-yet I believe.
I think much of sleep is an evolutionary leftover, much like depression is thought of as aprimate social coping mechanism to reduce internal agression.
the last point of curiosity: typically people sleep deprived begin showing signs of psychosis around hour 40. i having had a parnate induced psychosis believe it is very similar to a waking dream, ones mind produces signals indifferent from those of the sense organs and the two blend seamlessly.
this is what i was suprised by. I believe you can sort of cash in and cash out-without harm. but this is not for everyone. i know i'm not depressed when life outweights any and all desire for sleep and seems to be a waste of even a minute of it.
except when spooning a lover. there is nothing that replaces that.
cheers,
8ed
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