7 Reasons why you are always tired

I would have thought the best cure for tiredness is sleep .

Good quality sleep is most important . Also ,

A good quality diet , one that avoids the sugar / insulin roller coaster . This is very exhausting .

For breakfast , the most important meal of the day , I would recommend chilli beef with spinach and sweet potato , olive oil , sprinkling of rock salt .

This will keep you going , till lunch , maybe a chicken and hummus wrap , and so on .

Also I would recommend , get a pillow . A laptop has no support for the neck , so one will wake up even more exhausted . 

                                                                                                           ian59

ian59

Very interesting . I would also suggest changing from regular sugar ( Sucrose ) to Glucose or Fructose to add to beverages as these kind of sugars give you a stable blood sugar level without the sudden energy release that ordinary sugar will give you . Fructose is naturally occurring in Bananas . Bananas are also a natural antidepressant because they contain L-tryptophan  , which is an essential amino acid .  Tryptophan functions as a biochemical precursor for Serotonin .   

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Best to avoid alcohol all the time . I speak from experience . Alcohol  is really a massive direct source of energy . After a while , ones whole circadian rhythm is taken over by drink .  So the natural sleep patterns are taken over by  ' last orders '  in the pub , and  ' happy hour '  , drink ,  and generally drinking . also , sugar in our diet . Beware of sugar substitutes as well . These are energy molecules  ( like Alcohol )  and are very much more addictive and damaging than sugar . 

Alcohol is never a good idea for anybody that suffers with depression , particularly if taking psychiatric medication . The sedative effects can be up to five times more potent than either one alone and potentially be life threatening . I have learned to cope without alcohol . I may on occasion , just socially have one or two pints but that is all . If you look after yourself you find your body functions much more efficiently . I rarely need to take any additional sedatives to sleep , but when I do it is because of the extreme pain I experience caused by arthritis from the crumbling vertebrae in the back of my neck . If I have to , I take Promethazine which is prescribed but also available over the counter . It is very safe and non-addictive andalso potentiates the action of the opiate  pain killer I have to take .

Pain , in itself is very tiring , I know . I severed the ulna nerve in a rta on a bike . Hyper sensitive hand . Physio was  torture . Sadly I got depressed about it , and you'r right , never mix alcohol and depression  , alcohol being a mood enhancer .

Perhaps you can improve bone health with diet ? . Plenty bio available calcium , carrots / spinach /dairy .

Have a couple of pints of Guinness down the pub . Good source of iron .

ten pennies worth !

ian59

Hi @Ian59 Pain does draw your energy , Your injury does sound painful . I damaged my spine back in 2000 when I hopped off of a wall holding my tool box , something that I deeply regret lol . A few pints of Guinness won't do you any harm , In moderation , why not . I hope you are having a good day today fella .... I got rained off and had to come home early , I am hopping it is drier tomorrow :-)

Daren

Don't we all Mate !

@Ian59 Have a good evening pal ... It is very quite on here ... It is surprising when there are over 1000 members ... Hopefully it will pick up .... the format is so much better than the depression alliance , sane.org or psych forum , I have tried them all and this is  by far the best site

I found all your comments very interesting, I also find Pain is very exhausting it's  vicious circle isn't it. 

Hi @Josephine643  , Thank you , I hope you aren't suffering too badly today . I am also a chronic pain patient . I take Oxycontin every day and evening . For me it is a vicious circle because the side effects of the opiate pain killer make my stomach problems much worse . I get withdrawal if I  don't take it and more pain and worse problems with my gallstones and failing pancreas if I do . It is hard to know what to do for the best .

Kind Regards , Daren :)