Energy help

equidivine
equidivine Posts: 101 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm really struggling to stay awake and always tired I have 3 little ones but I can sleep for hours and as soon as I exercise or eat I wanna sleep.

Been to doctors and nothing showed up. Can anyone reccomend any energy pills or something that works!!!! I'm so tired all the time

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  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    Have you recently been, severely sick with; even the flu? If so you might've developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) as I had, ask your doctor if; this could be it.
  • equidivine
    equidivine Posts: 101 Member
    Iv got 3 kids who are 2 and 1 and eldest 8 but she is easy: other two knacker me out and I'm single mum for 10 months. I suffered SPD and anaemia during pregnancy but they said I'm fine now. Me and kids are always ill lol but Iv managed to shake off last cold. I'm just so tired all the time I fall asleep driving it's mad!!!
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    edited March 2017
    How well do the kids sleep? If you're not getting a solid 7-9 hours at night, then that's all the explanation you need as to why you are sleepy during the day.

    Edit: and if you're falling asleep when driving, please stop driving until you get this under control!
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    Other thing if you are not sleep deprived that can make you lethargic is sugar, you could try cutting it down as an experiment, gradually, see if that makes a difference
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    I'm a single mom with 6 kids and I've never been so tired that I fell asleep driving. This seems like a huge red flag to me. You should pursue a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea.
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    Can't see your diary, so this is purely speculation. You said you are fatigued after eating and exercising. I was also, until I starting eating more carbs. I realized I was likely burning through my glycogen stores and not replacing them thinking "carbs are evil, I need more protein", but it wasn't the case and both are good for you. So maybe try to up your intake of carbs? I know I know I am not a huge fan of carbs when it's weight loss I'm after. But that being said, if you are limiting them it could be a factor. I unsuccessfully tried to cut them down but my fitness suffered and it wasn't worth it to me for weight loss. I can still lose eating carbs!
  • HalfOfAsh
    HalfOfAsh Posts: 16 Member
    Agreed on getting a second opinion to make sure nothing is medically happening. Also, low carb dieting was NOT for me when I tried because it made me so fatigued, if that's a thing. I did begin finaflex stimul8 preworkout this week and my stamina through the workout has increased substantially. I was not extremely tired before though, so not sure if It would be helpful in your situation. Good luck!
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