Help! I can't stop nodding off at my desk

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  • FaugHorn
    FaugHorn Posts: 1,060 Member
    Super B Complex is pretty good but why did you cut out caffeine? As long as you don't go overboard I've heard good things about having a coffee a day
  • Rowann
    Rowann Posts: 86
    Have you checked with your doctor? Are you tired all the time, or just at specific times/place?

    I was anaemic for a long time and really struggled with tiredness. It may be worth getting something like that checked.
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    Have you had your thyroid checked? I was falling asleep all the time - even when driving - and it turned out it was my thyroid.

    I'd be cautious of stimulants. You could find out it's the stimulant nature of caffeine that's making you run to the bathroom, and another stimulant will do the same thing. In that case, taking something of a bulking nature - like Metamucil - might work. I know the ads are generally for Metamucil when you're bound up, but my dad took it because he had diarrhea without it.

    Good luck!
  • spitfire423
    spitfire423 Posts: 21
    YEA I FEEL YA BUT I DRINK A CUP OR 2 OF COFFEE EVERY MORNING WITHOUT FAIL AND STILLLLL YAWN ALL DAY! UGH....IF YOU FIND SOMEHTING THAT WORKS LET ME KNOW...HAHA
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I think it may just be PMS...so far I have a bag of carrots on my desk, if I munch on them I keep my eyes open lol
  • mishto
    mishto Posts: 1
    What do you eat for breakfast?
  • Improvised
    Improvised Posts: 925 Member
    What ever you do, don't stick a paper clip in a power outlet.

    It doesn't work near as well as you'd think.
    Ahahaha! Good to know. :)
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Have you checked with your doctor? Are you tired all the time, or just at specific times/place?

    I was anaemic for a long time and really struggled with tiredness. It may be worth getting something like that checked.

    This is what I was going to say I get tired due to my anaemia. Especially if it is PMS you might need some more iron in your diet.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Maybe your job is just super boring....:yawn:
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Maybe your job is just super boring....:yawn:

    hell yeah it is...
  • rensker
    rensker Posts: 32 Member
    Try working out in the morning if it's persistant. I used to nod off every day at around 2pm until I started running in the morning. It's not perfect - you have to wake up earlier - but it's given me a lot more energy throughout the day. Even just 30 mins
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