<p>I've never tried it, thinking of trying, what are your ways of pulling this stunt off? </p>
<p>Also, I get migraines every month or so maybe twice a month... They are horrible, my head pounds, my left eye goes completely blurry, I can here the slightest pen fall in a lunch room, it's just horrible pain. Will pulling an all-nighter cause me a migraine?</p>
<p>Most likely, but if it is for a good cause (AKA test next day) try to pull through. Try soda, studying upside down, and whatever you do, DON’T GET IN THE BED. Avoid soft surfaces at all times. Sit on the floor. Every 20 minutes or so, get up and do a few jumping jacks. Trust me, it helps.</p>
<p>Drink coffee. Even decaf will help you stay awake, although caffeinated is obviously better. Don’t sit somewhere too comfortable as it will make you want to sleep.</p>
<p>As for migraines, it wouldn’t necessarily cause one, but I suppose it could.</p>
<p>If I were to get the migraine the day of the test, that would be the worst thing ever! I’ve never had a migraine on a test day or at work so that a blessing, but I have had one during school, actually many, it’s brutal.</p>
<p>COFFEE. I would avoid an all-nighter though; I’m not sure it even helps you cause you’re basically dysfunctional the next day (at least, I am.) And you would probably get a migraine.
If you need to study, study till 3 or 4 and then get a few hours of sleep. It’s much better than none. And when I get 2-3 hours of sleep I actually feel more awake than when I get 5-6!</p>
<p>I’m gonna do a little research on sleeping cycles like the 90 minute cycles and like rem sleep and all that jazz haha, see what fits me the best.</p>
<p>Same here Smile. Don’t understand it, but when those midnight movies roll around and I don’t get home until 3, 3:30 I actually feel more awake the next day… must be adrenaline or something.</p>
<p>If it’s for a test tomorrow, sleep. Cramming could make you do worse.</p>
<p>For those suggesting pop (refuse to call it soda, sorry :)) and coffee, I think it depends on how your body responds to caffeine…Personally, I can drink a pop or a coffee and then easily fall asleep right afterward. So if your body responds well to caffeine and it actually does keep you awake, then definitely drink some coffee or pop. If you’re like me though, try 5 hour energy. For me personally, it doesn’t work as well as advertised, but it is able to keep me up for a few extra hours usually. Friends who have tried it have also had positive results.</p>
<p>I’ve only found the cramming = bad belief to only be 100% true for math and science tests as at some point when studying facts for a humanities or social science class, you become so proficient in the material that you can function perfectly fine with a hazy thought process.</p>
<p>@OP If you regularly drink caffeinated beverages, then coffee or soda is a must. If not, then drink cold water, often. Also, if you start to feel tired, do something physical: push-ups, sprints, lifting or something. Finally, yes do work on hard, uncomfortable surfaces.</p>
<p>Eat apples. I swear it helps.</p>
<p>DO NOT TAKE A NAP IN THE MIDDLE.</p>
<p>I’ve failed over ten times thinking that I’ll be able to wake up when my alarm goes off at 1:30 at night, but I always sleep through it…</p>
<p>It’s VERY hard to do.</p>
<p>Nothing in high school is worth pulling an all-nighter for. Get your priorities straight.</p>
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Don’t sleep.</p>
<p>I think it’s hard because by the time it’s time to go to school for you, you will be really tired and probably forget everything…well I haven’t tried an all-nighter before so idk</p>
<p>You know what’s fun? An all-nighter before a national debate tournament (on the night when clocks go back an hour, so it’s extra-long) that causes your eyes to burn and makes you inadvertently hilarious and apparently very good.</p>
<p>Of course, my main event was over, it was just my secondary event. The night wasn’t spent doing anything productive, it was just fun. Still, I advanced further in my secondary event because of it. Apparently I’m only good at it on no sleep.</p>
<p>Caffeine doesn’t do anything to me, unfortunately.
I don’t think pulling all-nighters helps much for tests, because you just end up with the where-am-I? hysteria in the middle of the test. It’s pretty trippy.
Also, I think some people are better at resisting sleep than others. I have friends who only get 5 hours of sleep and function just fine. I, on the other hand, crash after a few consecutive days of 6 hours.</p>
<p>Pulled an allnighter preparing for a Science Olympiad competition. Slept for two hours on the way there. First place in the four events I competed in.</p>
<p>Pshh, sleep is overrated. That’s why I’m 5’2". (;</p>
<p>I prefer a stay up until 2 am, get 2 hours of sleep and wake up at 4 am to finish studying. Those two hours help refocus you. Also, information is stored as we sleep.</p>
<p>What helps me first is a nap. But pretty early though. I get home from school at 3, and I usually sleep 3-7. Then at 7, start studying. BIG TIP: always study with all of your lights on! It keeps you awake! And drink alot-coffee, pop, or even water. It keeps you awake because you’d be going to the bathroom more often (haha Ik)! :p</p>