jvenner@wateng.UUCP (Jason P. Venner) (09/28/83)
I have an interesting problem, and I wonder if anyone in net land can help. I have a friend who will, on occasion, not sleep for two or more days. After about the second day of no sleep, she becomes incoherent, paranoid, and a bit violent. What I what to know is: _A_r_e _t_h_e_r_e _a_n_y _p_h_y_s_i_o_l_o_g_i_c_a_l _r_e_a_s_o_n_s _f_o_r a person not to be able to sleep incoherence, paranoia and violent behaviour after lack of sleep If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please mail me yours sincerly, Jason P. Venner Integrated Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Canada N2L 3G1 uucp: (jvenner@wateng) (watmath!wateng!jvenner@allegra) (watmath!wateng!jvenner@decvax) (watmath!wateng!jvenner) -- yours sincerely, Jason P. Venner (jvenner@wateng) (watmath!wateng!jvenner) Integrated Studies, Waterloo, Ontario., Canada. N2L 3G1
norm@ariel.UUCP (N.ANDREWS) (09/29/83)
re sleeplessness and subsequent violent behavior: investigate for improper (too little?, too much? wrong pathway?) metabolism involving phenylalanine, tryptophan, and serotonin. Elevated serotonin levels are linked with such behavioral problems. Some nutrient COMBINATIONS are helpful and others harmful in this regard. People's metabolisms differ sometimes to the extent that one person may need 200 time as much of a certain nutrient than another person. The person needs to see a medical doctor who is competent in the field of nutrition. Not all doctors specializing in nutrition are competent... (Probably an understatement). INFORMED self- experimentation might be in order.... (Of course, the problem may not be related to nutrition at all, but I'd almost be willing to bet that it is.) --Norm Andrews, AT&T Information Systems, Holmdel, N.J. ps: The foregoing opinions are not to be construed as the advice of the company for which I work...