Experiment on the effects of using energy shots as a supplement for sleep on the human body.

[RadarArtillery]

I've decided, for my own curiosity, to find out what happens to the human body when a person tries to use energy supplements as a substitute for sleep.

 

I will be performing the experiment on myself, over the course of at least 57 hours (From 4:00 AM May 19 to 12:00 AM May 21).

I'm aware that this isn't the safest -- or wisest -- of things to be trying on my own, especially given I've no experience or education in the medical field. I'm not here to ask your opinion on the safety of this, I'm instead here to ask what information I ought to be recording and at what intervals.

 

My current log looks like this:

 

Subject is caucasian, seventeen years of age, and in good health with no known heart or respiratory

impairments. The subject occaisonally has trouble concentrating.

Tuesday May 20, 2014, 2:16 AM: Subject consumed one two oz (Energy 2000) energy shot instead of getting sleep. Last awoke at 2:00 PM,

after ten hours of sleep (Having gone to sleep last at 4:00 AM on Monday May 19).

When I'm finished, and at intervals throughout the experiment, I will be posting the log here for everyone to read. If you find that it's missing information, please tell me what I need to be recording.

This is a short-term experiment, so that I can learn (Through feedback from yourselves) what kind of information to record and what equipment I will need to do that with. After the experiment is over, I will review my own information and the responses I receive, and eventually take time off of work for a long-term experiment.

[Dislayer]

Information that may be interesting to gather and analyze:

• Heart rate
• General mood (hourly/every 5 hours, etc.). Could use a 1-10 scale for ease.
• Ability to complete a task such as memorizing/recalling a list of words, simple math problems or word problems.
• Reaction time.
• Muscle pain or weakness.

Also to really understand how the energy drinks are improving/worsening your sleep deprivation you should be using a control setting where you do the same thing but without the energy drinks (but that may be asking a lot of your body).

[RadarArtillery]

Information that may be interesting to gather and analyze:

• Heart rate
• General mood (hourly/every 5 hours, etc.). Could use a 1-10 scale for ease.
• Ability to complete a task such as memorizing/recalling a list of words, simple math problems or word problems.
• Reaction time.
• Muscle pain or weakness.

Also to really understand how the energy drinks are improving/worsening your sleep deprivation you should be using a control setting where you do the same thing but without the energy drinks (but that may be asking a lot of your body).

Thank you. I ended the experiment after 17 hours due to work schedule changing, but I'll find a way of recording all of that information for the next time and will be certain to do it during a vacation period. I'll do the control testing first, followed by the test using the supplement several weeks later (To insure full recovery from sleep deprivation)..