no energy, always tired.. any suggestions?

I had this problem for years, I was just always tired and had numerous tests done and took different vitamins and everything but nothing helped. Finally a friend suggested Vitamin D (I live in Oregon and the sun doesn't shine here too often and I spend a lot of time inside at work and kids' sports). I took it for 2 weeks and I had never felt more awake. Just a suggestion. Good luck and I hope you find something that helps!

I constantly feel tired as well and I think my iron is low, which may have something to do with it. However, I just started to take Super B Complex last week and that has helped tremendously! I highly recommend it.

eat protein when you start feeling tired

I am 33 years old, married and have 4 girls from 3 to 16. Since I had my 3 yr old I stay tired. I force myself to workout everyday. I take my vitamins and I get at least 8 hours of sleep a day. I also eat pretty healthy and I eat my suggested calorie intake. I have been to the doctor a few times and have had multiple test done. No matter what I do I stay tired all the time. I wake up and I am good for about an hour and then I feel drained. I am gaining weight and I just don't know what else to do. I have had several people tell me to have my thyroid checked and I have. Doctor said they can't catch it acting abnormal but that doesn't mean I don't have a thyroid issue. However they can't give me anything if they aren't seeing the problem. Is there anything I can do? I need my life back!

Oh boy do I know how this feels. I spent the last two years tired. Did the whole blood vitamin thing. I finally got a great new GP who sent me for the works and took the most detailed medical history ever. Like Dr. House style. Thyroid conditions run in my family but my blood work was within normal, sent me for a scan anyway. Turn out I have very teeny tiny nodules that can't be felt and we wouldn't have seen without the scan. Sent me to the endocrinologist. No meds for the thyroid because the blood work is normal, but I was diagnosed with insulin reactive hypoglycemia. Basically my blood sugar bouncing around all day would leave me feeling exhausted. It also cause me to gain weight. When I wold feel sluggish I'd eat. When I felt my blood sugar drop, I'd eat. It was the only way to stay standing during the workday. She also sent me for a sleep study. If you aren't getting into the deeper levels of sleep, you will feel exhausted during the day. Turns out I do have a sleep disorder, but sadly there is no medication for it at this time. I was able to manage all of this through diet and exercise. I still have days when I am bone crushing tired, but they are far fewer now.

Moral of the story, being constantly tired is NOT NORMAL. I don't know about you, but I just ran out of excuses. If the doctor isn't listening, get a new doctor. If you have good enough insurance, get the tests done. If not, get them done anyway when you can afford it. Advanced bloodwork should check for all vitamin deficiencies. A thyroid ultrasound could pick up something that isn't in the bloodwork. You can guess all you want but every person may feel tired for different reasons and you have to find out why YOU are tired.

I don't know if it will help you, but I will be more tired and hungry if I eat anything starchy or sweet (including fruit), especially anything refined like white bread, early in the day. I need protein first, then my energy is good.

My best friend has Celiac and if she eats gluten then she is VERY tired all the time. Maybe you have a gluten intolerance or Celiac? If you did then your body would not be able to obsorb the other nutrients that you are taking in properly. Worth checking out if other things are not working. You could easily tell yourself by cutting it out of your diet and if you feel better... then you will know.

She beat me to it I just started going gluten free and it has helped.

I had same symptoms. Found I had sleep apnea. Did sleep study, got a clap and voila feeling better.
I am also anemic. I had symptoms of hair loss, muscles burning during movement (legs burned while walking)
And extreme fatigue, ice chewing. Got I.v. iron infusions and that he pled too.

Are you just as tired when u wake up as when u went to sleep? If so, could be sleep apnea. Worth checking
Out.

I feel for you I was in the same boat. I have stopped adding sugar to drinks and food. I have also cut out tea altogether. I am so calm and do not get blood sugar dips and peaks. Lots more energy.

I had some similar issues a few years ago and it actually ended up being an element of some food intolerances. I went through all kinds of tests as others have mentioned for hormones and low vitamin levels. Nothing stuck out in particular, although some were a little low. When the intolerences started triggering full blown IBS though, the pieces made sense.

If it's possible, eliminate some of the bigger intolerance items for a week or two at a time (dairy, wheat, some people are even sensititve to certain types of vegetables). The first time will take a little while to cycle through, but you might notice a difference within just a few days. After you figure it out, you'll still be tired since you've got a toddler and all :-) but you might feel a difference between sleep deprived / exhausted tired and that 'my body is giving up on me' tired.

Something else to keep in mind, if this could be it for you... For me, it is wheat, corn and sometimes dairy. I can do things in moderation but only every so often and once my body is 'clean', eating too much of something on my 'bad' list might not kick in for about 3 days, which makes it difficult to know what the problem is.

Last thing that made a difference for me was to know when my body wanted to be fed. Not sure if that summed it up right, but basically, I know there are times of the day that I can and cannot eat (even if I am hungry) if my body hasn't given me certain signals (w/o giving too much detail... it has to do with the bathroom mostly)...

Have your adrenals checked. With your schedule (kids, workouts, etc) you may be experiencing adrenal crash. Check it out.

How many calories are you netting a day?

I don't have any suggestions, just popping in to say that your family is adorable!