Always Tired - Why Always Tired
Always Tired?
Why am I always so tired?
If you browse around on this website you'll find the answers to many causes of tiredness.
Tiredness can be fleeting and clearly related to something you've done or to something thats happened in your life - but sometimes it can creep up unnanounced and without warning.
If you are always tired then here are the things to consider. In general its best to seek an opinion from a doctor and its quite likely you will need some blood tests done to sort things out properly.
Always Tired - some causes:
Medication - are you taking any regular medication? All sorts of drugs and medication can cause a feeling of being always tired. The common culprits are medication for blood pressure or for depression but almost any prescribed drug will list fatigue or tiredness as a side effect.
Low blood counts or anemia - if your blood count drops low enough to cause anemia then you are likely to feel always tired. The red blood cell count is the one that triggers anemia if it drops. The white blood cell count can also cause fatigue if it is low but this usually only happens in people with a suppressed or deficient immune system.
Low thyroid blood levels - an underactive thyroid gland can cause you to feel always tired or always fatigued.
High blood sugar - a high blood sugar, which is a sign of diabetes - nearly always leads to fatigue or a sense of always feeling tired. Paradoxically, a low blood sugar can do the same thing but the tiredness in this case is usually short lived.
Depression - low mood or a depression illness can cause an overwhelming sense of fatigue. If you feel low in mood and are always tired then its possible you have a significant depression.
Other medical conditions than can cause you to feel always tired include kidney problems, liver problems and other serious underlying disease. Also, ladies, don't forget that early pregancy can be a cause of extreme tiredness - sometimes even befort you've missed your first period.
Dont rely on the information on this site - seek advice from a doctor.
Why am I always so tired?
If you browse around on this website you'll find the answers to many causes of tiredness.
Tiredness can be fleeting and clearly related to something you've done or to something thats happened in your life - but sometimes it can creep up unnanounced and without warning.
If you are always tired then here are the things to consider. In general its best to seek an opinion from a doctor and its quite likely you will need some blood tests done to sort things out properly.
Always Tired - some causes:
Medication - are you taking any regular medication? All sorts of drugs and medication can cause a feeling of being always tired. The common culprits are medication for blood pressure or for depression but almost any prescribed drug will list fatigue or tiredness as a side effect.
Low blood counts or anemia - if your blood count drops low enough to cause anemia then you are likely to feel always tired. The red blood cell count is the one that triggers anemia if it drops. The white blood cell count can also cause fatigue if it is low but this usually only happens in people with a suppressed or deficient immune system.
Low thyroid blood levels - an underactive thyroid gland can cause you to feel always tired or always fatigued.
High blood sugar - a high blood sugar, which is a sign of diabetes - nearly always leads to fatigue or a sense of always feeling tired. Paradoxically, a low blood sugar can do the same thing but the tiredness in this case is usually short lived.
Depression - low mood or a depression illness can cause an overwhelming sense of fatigue. If you feel low in mood and are always tired then its possible you have a significant depression.
Other medical conditions than can cause you to feel always tired include kidney problems, liver problems and other serious underlying disease. Also, ladies, don't forget that early pregancy can be a cause of extreme tiredness - sometimes even befort you've missed your first period.
Dont rely on the information on this site - seek advice from a doctor.
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