Why am I so tired ALL THE TIME?

motivatekait

Thanks everyone for the help!! After doing a little research (and looking at my daily logs) I think a low iron intake may be to blame, so I'm going to try to hit my iron intake from now on and see what happens.

jgnatca

Give the iron a few weeks to build up.

By the way I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and I always sleep soundly. It just wasn't a restful sleep. You could get it checked out.

bribucks

Following along because I am having similar issues - please keep us updated as to whether the iron intake helps!

Have you experienced any difficulty with concentration or short-term memory? That's where I'm at right now. I am so extremely exhausted all the time, it doesn't matter how much sleep I get (and I am a heavy sleeper, I fall asleep fast and always sleep through the whole night). But then lately my short term memory has been getting worse and I'm having trouble concentrating too. My desk at work is literally covered in sticky notes because if I don't write something down, I won't remember it the next day or even an hour later.

I'm considering getting a blood panel done, once I figure out if my insurance will pay for it or not ... I'm guessing it's either low iron or low vitamin b for myself.

lbcgirl25

If you don't get anywhere with iron, try seeing a naturopath. After years of trying different things and doctors telling me I was perfectly healthy, and all the issues I was having was just due to having a 2nd baby, (which was 3 years ago by the way), I saw one, and she had me do saliva testing for my adrenals along with blood work for my hormone levels. Turned out my adrenals were not working the way they should, at all, and my progesterone levels were very low.

She has me on a few different supplements (vitamin/herb combos) now, and I've never felt better! I was already taking B vitamins and evening primrose oil, and those do work well, but definitely see somebody that's a professional before just trying a bunch of things.

If you are very young and don't have kids, I'm not saying your issues are the same as mine, I'm just saying that sometimes even regular doctors just don't know how to find out what's really going on. Best of luck!

chelllsea124

sunsweet77 wrote: »

Everyone else could weigh in on this and I've never done it before but what about trying melatonin for a few weeks?

Other ideas, leave a fan on for white noise. Maybe you're waking up and not fully waking up in the night and it's throwing you off?

Room dark enough? Even an alarm clock can throw me off.

Changing hormones as we age?


I'm struggling with sleep too from a huge schedule change in my life. No fun!

Just ideas...talk with your doc.

I take melatonin every single night and I am experiencing an almost identical problem..

chelllsea124

motivatekait wrote: »

evergreenlake wrote: »

It sounds very similar to iron deficiency, if you don't eat red meat, iron from vegetables may not be enough. Consult your doctor and see if taking iron supplements would help (and take them with food!)
Also, it's natural for all of our bodies to want to nap after lunch, so maybe scheduling in a bit of stretching and a power nap around that time would be helpful.

The more I look into it, the more I believe it may have something to do with inadequate iron levels. I'll try incorporating more iron-rich foods into my diet this next week and see how I feel, thanks!

I think I am going to do the same. I am experiencing the EXACT same thing as you.;.. except I weigh more. 5'2" and 169 pounds. i am ALWAYS exhausted.

Enjcg5

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Could you be iron deficient?
Could you be deficient in B-complex vitamins?

How are you with getting sufficient good sleep?

3 years ago I went through a period that I felt like I was hit by a Mack truck but had to continue on with my day. Turns out my iron was at a 9 (due to heavy periods). Always consider the iron!

chelllsea124

Enjcg5 wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Could you be iron deficient?
Could you be deficient in B-complex vitamins?

How are you with getting sufficient good sleep?

3 years ago I went through a period that I felt like I was hit by a Mack truck but had to continue on with my day. Turns out my iron was at a 9 (due to heavy periods). Always consider the iron!

I have yawned about 50 times in the last hour... i will consider this

phwdjones

Do intermittent fasting. Changed my life. No hunger in the morning. So much more energy. Insane

CharlieBeansmomTracey

also for those who dont have iron issues and have become suddenly tired get blood work done. I went from having energy to barely being able to get out of bed. I told the dr she ran tests and turns out I had the epstein barr virus. I have never had mono and have no clue where I could have gotten it from. never had the symptoms.But there it was. I thought it was iron too because I had a past history of anemia/low vitamin D.

Im not saying its the cause because tiredness can be caused by many things but I struggled to even do the laundry. so if you are that tired get blood work done(saliva tests arent going to tell you squat). another thing it could be is sleep apnea(it even happens in thinner people)

CharlieBeansmomTracey

phwdjones wrote: »

Do intermittent fasting. Changed my life. No hunger in the morning. So much more energy. Insane

not going to be the case for everyone

timtam163

What everyone else said above. ^

Also, and this is very individual, but I tend to get exhausted when I'm eating a lot of sugar and/or drinking frequently. I also feel drained when I'm anxious/depressed. Make sure you're taking care of your mental health as well.