Symptoms
Symptoms reported by patients forced into a 24-hour schedule are similar to those of sleep deprivation and can include:
- Cognitive dysfunction
- Confusion
- Diarrhea
- Extreme nausea
- Extreme fatigue
- Hair loss
- Headaches
- Ideational apraxia
- Ideomotor apraxia
- Impaired balance
- Joint pain
- Kinetic apraxia
- Limb apraxia
- Loss of muscle coordination (ataxia)
- Menstrual irregularities
- Muscle pain
- Suicidal thoughts
- Verbal apraxia
- Weight gain
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