TIRED TIRED TIRED OF BEING TIRED!!

AMINO ENERGY!!!! and at least 7 hours.

Its like an energy drink BUT its a powder supplement you add to water. You can get it at any health supplement store. I recommend Grape. Not a fan of the others. My trainer made me get it and now I love it and most days don't go without it. Weekends I usually don't use it. Only during the work week. Weekends I get to nap with my daughter LOL

I'm a big b12 (and b6) fan too. I always try those first. Some days they are enough to pull me out of my 3:00 slump, but other days I have to reach for the coffee for a mid day jolt.

I would die if I only got 6 hours of sleep a night...

Have your Vit D level checked by your doctor. Most people are deficient. I was always tired and had mine checked, I was very deficient.

I feel your pain and had my thyroid taken out in 2010 and have been extremely tired beyond words. Your thyroid controls every thing including your metabolism so I would strongly suggest thyroid level tests and check your neck at your next annual. Doctors do not automatically check your thyroid so ask them. Luckily my thyroid cancer was found from an unrelated MRI very early. Good luck! Hypothyroidism signs and symptom may include:
Fatigue
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Dry skin
Unexplained weight gain
Puffy face
Hoarseness
Muscle weakness
Elevated blood cholesterol level
Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Heavier than normal or irregular menstrual periods
Thinning hair
Slowed heart rate
Depression
Impaired memory

Like others have suggested try all the basic stuff first

-eat a bit more for a while and see if that helps (and eat the best you can, if i eat crap all day, i feel like crap)
-try to go to bed earlier or sleep later ( i know it sucks going to bed early, but if it's what your body needs, then so be it)
-make sure you have a rest day (it's good for the mind and the body)
-stress could be causing it
-Are you on any new medications?
-Do you suffer from allergies (allergies and fatigue love each other)
-Have you had your thyroid checked (it's a simple blood test)

If you go test out all the basic stuff and you still feel that tired, then see a doctor because it might be something else.


i was sleeping 9-12 hours a night, eating healthy (lots of protein, fruit, veggies and water), less stressed than I had been in a while, and I was almost falling asleep at the wheel. That's when I went to the doctor and was put on medication for Chronic Fatigue (after a bunch of blood tests to rule other things out) which apparently is more common in those of us with hella allergies.

I was tired all the time and had an iron deficiency - periods mean that women tend to get low iron. You need a blood test to check - and ask to have your thyroid checked at the same time. Also, try to get more sleep, 6 hours a night isn't enough for most people, long term.

I started a diet or way of life to get rid of my type two diabetes. I have lost 17lbs the first month. My wife bought this book at Costco by Dr. Furnham, he also has a website. Its mainly vegan but I have never ate so much and had so much energy and I'm full, It is mainly protein. I am going to start exercising when it warms up but so far I haven't done anything. My wife is pissed because it is working for me, she has been dieting forever and I have lost so much already. I wake up refreshed every morning around 5:00 and sometimes sooner. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!!!

It's one o'clock and here I sit soooooooo tired. I eat healthy, and enough. I exercise enough. Most nights I get at least 6 or more hours of sleep. But i'm soooo tired. Like dragging myself through water tired.

So what I'm looking for is tips on how you, my lovely MFP peeps, energize yourselves. Of course there's caffeine fixes... but what else? Caffeine can't be the only thing keeping you amazing people going all day. How do you get past the 3:00 hump?

Get up and walk...Eat some fruit!

More sleep. I would fall to pieces on 6 hours every night. Just one day running on 6 hours is difficult.
More food. Doing strength training, you need more than 1270 a day, imo. Especially with so little to lose.
I would just try those basics first.