Why am i always tired?

[cavebear]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Good to see you Cavebear, who I agree with.
Ask someone who knows, and can check you in person.

It's nice to see you, too. There are some people who slip off my radar screen but I am glad to discover again elsewhere. You are one of those.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Friend of mine had an iron difficiancy...maybe that's it?

Sleeping TOO much leaves you tired as well, fyi

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yeah, see a doctor. Nobody's mentioned mono yet, but it sure sounds like the case I had when I was about your age.

On the other hand, excessive sleep/fatigue is often a symptom of depression. Any chance that's it?

Good luck.

[Blisterz]

From all the great sex you've been having...

[cavebear]

Health is so cool and so rare for most people. To the extent that nutrition determines health (and that is quite a bit), it is simple. Eat right, exercise regularly, and most problems are eliminated right there.

I happen to really like fruits and vegetables. I like combinations of those that include a few ounces of meat. I like vegetables and fruits with color in them. Not because "they" say it is good for me but just because I like them.

I seem to be always a few years ahead of the trends.

Hint, go for fruits/veggies with bright colors, avoid prepared foods of all kinds, eat more nuts, don't be afraid to cook or ingest olive or canola oil, and make complex tossed salads with 1/2 multiple loose-leaf lettuces and 1/4 raw veggies and 1/4 legumes. Forget the sprouts!

For main dishes, do stir-fries in peanut or olive oli.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

How are you feeling emotionally these days? Depression can have weird effects on sleep patterns.

[Jon Miller]

that is true also

also make sure you are eating a ballance, one time when I felt tired a lot I needed to eat more fruits

Jon Miller

[MRT144]

gout

[red_jon]

I was tired all the time during the summer, despite getting enough sleep. It seemed to stop eventually.

[Alexander's Horse]

What's wrong with being sleepy? Must you hypochondriacs make everything an illness?

[Graag]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
What's wrong with being sleepy? Must you hypochondriacs make everything an illness?

I think thats a rather stupid comment AH. It just isn't fun when you spend most of the day feeling like you've just run a marathon and not being able to do anything constructive or useful.

It's been so bad for me I've had two tests for diabetes (which is quite likely as my dad, granddad and uncle all have diabetes) and my thyroid gland tested (all negative). And I passionately hate going to the doctor or dentist. In fact those two visits were the only two times I've been in the past 4/5 years (except when I got a really bad fever in asia).

Though I do think you are half-right, in that although it can be nice to rule out nasty diseases, chronic fatigue (and the majority of medical problems IMHO) are a symptom of an underlying psycological problem.
Here is an example, if you are depressed you dont eat well and therefore get vitamin/protien/iron deficiencies. The cure for this is not to take pills but to get happy, as you'll then eat and sleep better naturally.
There are many illnesses this logic applies to beyond chronic fatuigue; Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Migraine/recurrent headaches, over-frequent bouts of cold/flu etc. etc.

[Zero]

Originally posted by alva
Ask your doctor to test your blood, chances are you are low on iron. But in order for iron to be well absorbed by your body, it's needs plenty of B12 vitamin.

I too get b12 shots about every month/6 weeks, coupled with very good proscripted (?) iron capsuls.
If I stop taking them even for a couple of days, my energy levels drop to where I have to drag myself out of my bed. Feeling more tired then when I got in, in the first place.

What can I chow down to acquire some good ol' B12 and Iron? I don't have serious problem, but I'm not much of a morning person. Maybe it might help tinsy bit.

[chequita guevara]

Are you drinking enough water? Mild dehydration can make you fatigued.

Low thyroid? sleep apnea? do you wake up frequently in your sleep?

One of the best things for my sleep was to eliminate caffene from my life, as much as possible (root beer is normally caffene free, but Barq's has caffene, damnit!). I've not been getting as restful sleep as I used to get.

[devilmunchkin]

i rarely have caffeine...no coffee and i rarely drink soda. i drink mostly juice, water and sometimes milk.
i just got OUT of a really bad depressive state..very very bad.
i feel better today..still a little sluggish but not anything like yesterday.
maybe it's just me being tired from being physically sick..i had acute bronchitis and a urinary tract infection all at the same time two weeks ago.

[HazieDaVampire]

Diabetes, that somtimes causes you to be tired!
Always check the bottoms of your feet! If you notice anything strange its Diabetes, people with diabetes who don't even know about it often discover holes in the bottoms of their feet, and its goes down to the bone too!

You could have Anarexia, thats causes sleep? You been eating enough lately? Does it hurt if you eat a large meal? Your stomach could of shrunk in size a little and cause you to fill up more quickly!