any one felt so sleepy while writing ur exam?

@anjanabs (127)
India
November 13, 2008 11:24pm CST
i am very eager to know this answer.i felt very sleepy at one of my degree exams. that day i had fever and i took a tablet.then went to exam.some times later i felt sooooooo sleepy.i was not able to control.examiner noticed me and he asked me what happend.i told him i was not feeling well.then some how i overcame my sleepy mood with in half an hour and wrote the exam.how many of you faced this type of situation?
6 responses
@moonight (249)
• United States
26 Nov 08
i don't feel sleepy when i am writing exam instead i am really awake i guss because i am really excited for it and hope i don;t mess up. but i get sleepy after the tests
@swtpareek (650)
• United States
18 Nov 08
I had this bad habit of sleeping late the night before my exams(last moment preparation and nervousness). But in one of my exams I felt so sleepy that even though I knew all the answers I messed up my paper and got very less marks than expected! So ever since I have a good night sleep before the exam and don't repeat my silly mistake anymore!
• India
14 Nov 08
i have faced this situation many times, and you will not believe i literally slept for 3-5 mins in the examination center thats really bad but i was not able to control my sleep at all. a friend sitting next to me shook me to wake me up with out the notice of the examiner. so that day i decided that before going to examination i would sleep for minimum of 15 mins so that i do not fall sleep at the examination center.
@nadooa247 (1096)
• United States
15 Nov 08
most medication for the flu or a cold have the side effect of causing drowsiness. It happened to me several times when i was attending my university classes and more exactly exams. Being sick, lack of sleep, medication for an illness, all make us lose focus. When you lose focus you can't really pay attention and your mind wanders making you restless which in turn makes you sleepy.
@kyliexo (71)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I have felt like this many times before. I think some people just get really psyched up before an exam.. nervousness, anxiety, etc. and it takes up a lot of your energy preparing for it so when you finally sit down and can relax and start reading the exam and getting into it, your body goes "okay I can rest now the scary part is over". You may have gotten a second wind after relaxing and were able to finish the exam, which is good. But I don't think it's wildly out of the ordinary.
• Philippines
14 Nov 08
in our country i have to pass what we call Board examinations in order to practice my profession. i studied for 3 months. so the night before the exam i couldn't sleep i was so nervous. the exams go until the afternoon the following day. while answering the last subject i was so sleepy it felt like i was half awake while taking the test. i was shading different answers! its as if i was drunk! while walking home after the test i knew i was in trouble..thankfully i passed! 84% on that subject.. whew!!!