Why am I always so tired? :(

staceyd90

I will deffo go to the doctors, explain i am feeling constantly tired and ask to be checked for everything!! In the mean time i have changed my plan to eat 1400 calories a day - not here is the thing, do i eat back exercise calories?

linz1125

I agree with having your thyroid, iron, and B12 checked. I actually suffer from something called hypersomnia. My brain doesnt realize my body has had enough sleep, so I am constantly tired. Before I found out I could sleep 16 hours a day. Now I have began treatment and it changed my life. I was diagnosed by doing a sleep study- they thought I had sleep apnea because of my weight, but I don't. I had never heard of it before, but it's answers so many questions about everything in my life.

newcs

I will deffo go to the doctors, explain i am feeling constantly tired and ask to be checked for everything!! In the mean time i have changed my plan to eat 1400 calories a day - not here is the thing, do i eat back exercise calories?

I do...you have to fuel your workouts. I'd also try to take a multivitamin as on a low calorie diet, it's really difficult to get everything your body needs. That will most likely cover your iron too. I am slightly anemic so I take half a dose of GNC energy & metabolism and then take a pill just for iron. I use the iron capsules...they don't smell like anything

islandmonkey

I will deffo go to the doctors, explain i am feeling constantly tired and ask to be checked for everything!! In the mean time i have changed my plan to eat 1400 calories a day - not here is the thing, do i eat back exercise calories?

I agree, definitely something for a doctor to diagnose - lots of great info provided by comments!

Thyroid: make sure they don't just test your TSH, but also your free (not total) T3 and free T4. Old thyroid ranges for TSH are still used (2-5) but these are outdated; make sure to grab a photocopy of all the labs for your records.


Sounds like eating more is definitely in order! I'm from a UK-like area in Canada - I'd also go with a vitamin D supplement! (you can also get Vit D levels tested, along with thyroid, B vitmains, iron etc).

DLKeeble

Not really sure if this is the right place to post this but..,

For the last few years I've been feeling tired all the time. If I go out shopping I'll always want a nap when I get back in, and staying up past 12 is out of the question. I also oversleep sometimes which makes things worse. It's frustrating, my boyfriend teases me about it saying I spend half my life in bed, which is probably true. I also really struggle to get out of bed in the morning, and am thr kind of person who can fall asleep just like that. Any help/ tips/ power food to help keep me feeling awake would be appreciated.

(I'm 5ft 4 and weigh 10 stone)

Thank you

I would agree with previous posters. I went through this and was severely, dangerously anemic. I had to go to the cancer center and have iron infusions. I felt so much better after the treatments. I did not know that you can tell if you are anemic if you look at the inside of your bottom eyelids. They should be a nice reddish pink. Mine were gray, no color. Your finger nail beds should also be pink. Mine were void of color. Go see your primary care physician.

sabinavaughan

All in all I'd get a blood test done again AND check for diabetes too. My blood sugar was so high and the figure thats why I'm so tired all the time. thick blood lol...get a blood test and make sure they test you for everything!

DLKeeble

Also, are you noticing any weird cravings? Ice, chewing on pencils and such. It is call Pica. I had an insatiable craving and had to have those cinnamon disk. It went away once I got my iron levels back up.