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When I was on corticosteroids to treat Crohn's Disease, I often went days at a time without sleep (a common side effect). All I can say is, it sounds great until you actually try it. Having been down that road, I'm thankful that when I'm off the 'roids I'm able to get a full, restful night's sleep most of the time. I usually found the extra time was 'dead time'; I did nothing with it. I was generally too tired to consider doing anything productive, I suffered frequent headaches, was sick more often and in a general sense felt like crap.
Missing sleep doesn't remove the effects of fatigue. Your body is designed the way it is for a reason. You need rest.
If you're having trouble fitting everything in, a better solution (although it may seem counter-intuitive) would be to get more sleep. Make sure you get a full eight hours every night, which will enable you to be more productive the other sixteen hours of the day.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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