Edit1: some thoughts based on comments. I was diagnosed with low vitamin D a few months ago but took bills. Maybe a month ago I ran out. I thought getting outside more recently was enough. You all inspired me to be more serious about it. Got my vitamin D3 and b12 pills.
Also, I noticed the two days I felt so tired I slept later and had alcohol too late in the night. One drink but around 12am. I think not just sleep quantity but when I sleep and quality matter.
Will aim to take my pills, not drink after 8-9pm if I drink, and sleep before 11pm.
Thanks for all the advice :)
If you’re already getting enough sleep then I’d actually recommend exercise. Just two or three times a week, work up a good sweat for thirty minutes. Don’t best yourself up if you forget or don’t do it for any reason, just try again the next time.
I quit smoking entirely and drinking except on special occasions, cut “empty” calories (from drinks and sugar) out of my diet, and adjusted my routines so I’m now forced to walk at least 5 miles a day (usually more) just to get to work and run my errands.
Basically a 180 degree lifestyle change, but I was lumbering half-asleep towards an early grave, so it had to be done.
Now I feel wide awake, full of energy and optimistic for the first time in 20 years.
Sleeping is good but sometimes just laying down stops my body from aching and feeling tired
Vitamin D3, B6, B12 and Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation helps a bit but I do have autoimmune disease so ymmv. Do yourself a favour and get D3 level checked at least.
How are your iron levels and blood pressure? Sometimes, when you’re feeling tired all the time, it can be your body trying to tell you something. If you’re sleeping well and you still feel tired, there’s no harm in making an appointment with your doctor!
Could be many things, maybe even major depression. If your doctor fails you, I suggest reading about St John’s Wort. There are pill formulations standardized to hyperforin content which might help with depression and possibly other conditions. Helped me with chronic fatigue of unknown cause.
Have your B12 levels checked. (Don’t assume you have a B-vitamin shortage, GET IT TESTED.)
Fully support this. I’ve heard for years that “B12 deficiency is uncommon with a western diet,” and yet, it happened to me.
I stayed exhausted, lost a ton of weight, and had terrible anxiety.
B12 is prevalent in the diet, but not everybody has the so-called “intrinsic factor” that permits the body to actually process it. If you lack it it’s very difficult to get enough B12 no matter what you eat. (Ask me how I know…)
Got a CPAP to treat my sleep apnea. Easy top ten thing I’ve fone for myself. It took about 6 months to get use to the mask, but it was definitely worth it!
Hah was coming here to say basically this: if you’re always tired after sleeping, go get a sleep study. If you do have sleep apnea, absolutely nothing short of medical intervention will make a meaningful difference, and it’s an easy place to start.
Same here.
OP, search for Epworth Sleepiness Scale, it’s short questionnaire my doctor used to diagnose sleep apnea.
I had a very high score, so she prescribed more exams to confirm the diagnosis.
Now, I have a CPAP and it’s a life changer for me.
Verify your sleep habits and that you’re actually sleeping through the night. Disturbed sleep really messes with the cycles, so you don’t get proper sleep. If you snore, that may be an indication of apnea, which can really mess with sleep.
Take a look at your diet, and eating schedule. If either are inconsistent, it can affect quality of sleep.
If you drink soda, (or any bottled drinks), work on changing that. Between the sugar and caffeine they can really mess with you in so many ways when consumed regularly.
This is a hard one - pay attention to (and respect) your sleep gate. I’ve struggled with this my whole life. When you body tells you it’s sleepy, listen, and go to bed. I know, it can be tough. But overriding your sleep gate can really mess with your sleep schedule.
Don’t sleep (yuk yuk yuk) on this. Get blood tests. Mine was cancer.
If you also have night sweats and are constantly tired?
Get checked now. Don’t wait.
Another common symptom is swollen or “hot” lymph nodes. (back of neck, under armpits, etc)
It’s good to talk to a doctor about this kind of thing, especially as you get older. It’s usually nothing, but it might be a vitamin deficiency or something. A good family practitioner will know what questions to ask you.
Yep. This is the right advice. Tired all the time’ is a super common condition to present to your doctor. It’s a symptom of very many things, for my last time I went with this condition it turned out to be a vitamin D deficiency.
