Minimum amount of sleep per night for 4 months

[Hamiltonian]

TL;DR

side effects of 4-6 hours of sleep for 4-5 months, on a 17 year old, male with no major current health conditions.

I am a 17 year old male with no major health conditions. I want to know if there will be any long term effects of less sleep(and practically no sleep schedule) ranging from anywhere between 4-5 hours a night(sprinkled with occasional all-nighters) for a period of 4-5 months.
a quick google search reveals:

these side effects are understandable, but the following seem a bit excessive (especially "early death")

study on risk of diabetes due to less sleep:

this study was conducted on participants much older than me so i don't think these side effects will apply to me(will it?).
the study on relation between number of sleep hours and mortality were conducted over long periods and again am unsure if it will apply to me(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864873/ ).

the amount of sleep required varies from person to person, on that front: i am not going to be doing anything remotely athletic and am practically just going to sit in one spot all day.
In short is there a high probability of developing any major health conditions in the next few months due to lack of sleep?

PS:I hope my question doesn't sound silly, we all know an average of 7-8 hours is healthy.

 

[Drakkith]

In short is there a high probability of developing any major health conditions in the next few months due to lack of sleep?

No, but I can't see any reason to purposefully get 4-5 hours of sleep per night for such a long period of time. Your lack of sleep will impede everything in your life and the extra time you gain by not sleeping is wasted by reduced mental and physical performance.

It's just not worth it.

 

[hutchphd]

Summary:: side effects of 4-6 hours of sleep for 4-5 months, on a 17 year old, male with no major current health conditions.

i am not going to be doing anything remotely athletic and am practically just going to sit in one spot all day.

That is demonstrably unhealthful in and of itself.

 

[phyzguy]

Ugh! One wonders why you would consider doing this to yourself. Both the lack of sleep and the lack of physical activity will be very detrimental to your health. Will you die? Probably not. Will you feel good? I doubt it.

 

[berkeman]

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[jim mcnamara]

Since the OP is asking for medical advice: see a health care provider. He will likely tell you to avoid your plan. However. We do not give medical advice. Thread closed.

I can say that sleep deprivation for 6 months is not likely to have major impacts - long term. That is: If you survive intact during your deprivation period. This is not a joke.

Why? the probability of you in sleep deprivation mode having a debilitating accident (like falling asleep while driving or riding a bike) is increased by a large factor.

People working an extra 40 hour shift, for example, have unacceptably higher rates for job related accidents overall compared with folks who work only 40 hours/week. Some workplaces actually reject job candidates who apply with a current 40 hour/week job when that candidate applies for additional shift work.