Extreme sleepiness?

butterflylover527
butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
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About 1 1/2 weeks ago I started getting really tired. By 4 pm I am ready for bed.

I have not changed food or exercise pattersn, sleeping patterns, no extra stress, nothing.

Today I started having a terrible headache along w/ the sleepiness.

Any ideas on what's up? Anything to help?
Feel free to look at my diary if you think that might help.

Thanks in advance!

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  • lesita75
    lesita75 Posts: 379 Member
    Maybe you aren't getting enough protein. Both myself and my friend had that issue and after I did some research we both upped our protein intake and the issue went away. Hope that helps. :)
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    Could you be pregnant?
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Could you be pregnant?

    Legit question, but definitely not that lol
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Maybe you aren't getting enough protein. Both myself and my friend had that issue and after I did some research we both upped our protein intake and the issue went away. Hope that helps. :)

    I have a feeling I'm going to have to try a few different things and this will now be one of them, thanks!
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    Could you be pregnant?

    Legit question, but definitely not that lol

    I only asked because those were the first two symptoms I had when I was pregnant. I see you are tracking your sodium, see if you can get your amount of sodium down and see if that helps.
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Could you be pregnant?

    Legit question, but definitely not that lol

    I only asked because those were the first two symptoms I had when I was pregnant. I see you are tracking your sodium, see if you can get your amount of sodium down and see if that helps.

    I'll try that too, thanks!
  • sarahc001
    sarahc001 Posts: 477 Member
    Did you recently give up caffeine?
  • Princess_Sameen
    Princess_Sameen Posts: 284 Member
    extreme sleepiness is usually a sign that you could be lacking iron....
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    I did not get the chance to look at your diary, but are you eating enough?
  • bikechic61
    bikechic61 Posts: 39
    Should you have your thyroid levels checked? Especially since you haven't changed anything.
  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    That's what happens to me just before TOTM kicks in...I can't stay awake to save my life and my head is usually splitting. I found that upping the protein helped a bit, and adding a little extra salt did too. I usually stay low sodium in general, but at my TOTM I will eat the normal sodium stuff.
  • kelly_gelinas
    kelly_gelinas Posts: 137 Member
    you should go and see your family doctor. Have his order some blood tests. I would check your iron, B12, and thyroid. When this happened to me with the same symptoms, I was napping around 4 for an hour or two, then sleeping a 12-14 hr night. My B12 was very low.
  • Dwamma
    Dwamma Posts: 289 Member
    This can be a concern.....I think it would be best to seek medical advice....if possible. There are many possiblites...aneam, diabetes..and the list goes one... I will Pray that you can get good medical advice and answers to your question and things will resolve soon.. Blessings!! <><
  • thranowski
    thranowski Posts: 16 Member
    It could be mono. It could be a number of things. I would try taking some vitamins too, if you aren't getting enough nutrients.
  • pinkita
    pinkita Posts: 779 Member
    Waking up with a headache and feeling tired during the day are classic signs of sleep apnea.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    My guess is that you're not getting enough calories in, read this blog by a member of the MFP group Eat More To Weigh Less:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/lillebanon/view/my-take-on-eating-more-to-weigh-less-254554

    several good links too~
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Your protein is low...It should be at about 100 - 125 yours looks low to me.

    Good luck : )
  • BooBoo1264
    BooBoo1264 Posts: 164
    If you're on birth control i would go to the doctors and check your B12. Apparently it lowers your B12 and thats a big energy booster :)
  • RF3377
    RF3377 Posts: 97
    I was just about to sugeest going to your doctor for blood tests for anemia. Same was happening to myself and I have pernicious anemia.
  • ArtemisMoon
    ArtemisMoon Posts: 144
    People who are sensitive for sugar or have metabolic issues will struggle with being sleepy and tired. My mother, who was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago struggled for years with just wanted to nap in the afternoons. So you might want to go lower on the sugar. Have you been tested recently?
  • psychofantasy
    psychofantasy Posts: 71
    After viewing your diary, I have a couple suggestions which echo previous posts:

    A) Try to consistently keep your sodium intake down. When I go overboard on the sodium, I tend to feel tired and sluggish.
    B) Add a multi-vitamin. After a few days you really will feel a difference - at least, I did. Just be sure to research which one would be best for you (I recommend 1 A Day brand)
    C) Try eating 5-6 smaller meals during the day if its feasible. I noticed a bit of an energy boost when I switched to this.
    D) Try switcfhing to maintainence calories for a few days. If you see a difference, then you should re-evaluate your intake. If not, its something else.
    E) If all else fails, see a doctor.

    I do want to point out that your diary has several blank entries for the past month. I'm not wagging my finger at you, but I would point out that with a more complete picture, you can use the 'Reports' function to see trends in several nutrients over time. You probably still can, but the more data the better. I bring this up because while you might not think you've changed anything calorie wise, you may be increasing sodium/cholesterol/saturated fats/etc without knowing it and it could be that something like that is the culprit. For now, I would suggest you go ahead and use the reports function fo the past 30 days to see if you see an incline in anything that may be the cause.

    Best of luck! I wish you the best, and hope you get this figured out soon!

    P.S. Just wanted to add that it also may be a good idea to scale back your carbs a bit and increase protein as well.
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Did you recently give up caffeine?

    You know, I'll often times grab a 44 oz from the gas station and I haven't for a while, that could possibly be it!
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    I read everyone's post, I'll be trying some suggestion and if all else fails I'll go to the doctor, thanks everyone!
  • smartin9912
    smartin9912 Posts: 43 Member
    Go and see your doctor.....have some blood work done :smile:
  • winninga
    winninga Posts: 77 Member
    That's what happens to me just before TOTM kicks in...I can't stay awake to save my life and my head is usually splitting. I found that upping the protein helped a bit, and adding a little extra salt did too. I usually stay low sodium in general, but at my TOTM I will eat the normal sodium stuff.

    I get the same, but I have noticed that since I've added more protien these past couple of months, it hasn't been so bad. I'm still crabby, though. :happy: :happy:

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