Tiredness

[krissy04]

 I often find myself beging very very tired. I eat a balanced diet, and even take vitamins, exercise regulary and get about 8 hours of sleep a night..and yet im still very tired all the time.. does anyone know what i could do to 'Wake Up'??

[splodge24]

I had that while i was at college. Constant tiredness and no matter what i did i couldn't 'wake up'. I went to see my GP in the end and had blood tests. Turned out to be Glandula Fever (not sure how that is spelt!) I ended up in hospital for a few days. Go and see your GP, i'm sure they will probably carry out some blood tests and help you get to the bottom of it. Good luck!

[marmaduke]

General fatigue? There are supplements you can take if you talk to your doctor about it. There have been some adverts on the tube about an over-the-counter tablet you can take. I can't remember its name

[gypsy]

if its not an illness when you check with your doctor,then try ginseng tablets from the health shop they will soon boost you up ..you need to take them for a week for them to kick in and uplift you.another safe food you could try is porridge oats every day..and take vitamin b complex..that should soon sort you out ....gypsy

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[Marvin84]

Have a look at this fact sheet on the Beyond Blue website, it shows the sleep-wake cycle of the body;

http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=7.246&tmp=FileDownload&fid=42

Also, it might be worth checking in to Depression websites as you may find that this may be a symptom.... And definately talk to your GP. :-)

[mash]

 I had a similar thing for ages and went to see the doctor. He could find nothing wrong so in the usual well unlesss a pill can be used he couldn't help. Tried loads of things but best things that helped me were, always eat breakfast, have a lighter 'healthy' lunch, don't eat too late at night and avoid caffine later in the day as it dispruts your sleep pattern. I also took ginseng and after about three months felt loads better. However get the doctors advise first in case.

[krissy04]

Thanks everyone for your input...however i always eat breakfast, and i eat very healthy foods, i take vitamins with ginsing and herbs like that...and im not suffering from depression..I do plan on seeing my GP, i was also thinking that it could be caused by the seasons changing??

[splodge24]

I've heard of the seasons affecting people SAD i think it's called, Seasonal Affective Disorder. Take a look here: http://www.sada.org.uk/