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Great advice! Addendum: if you feel shitty don't always presume it to be lifestyle related. Get blood tests and confirm.

violetgarden 6y ago
Good addendum! I didn’t think anything of being tired all the time. Even though it’s silly, the jokes about adult life being tiring and all the “but first, coffee” things really made me feel like being tired was just a normal byproduct of being grown up. Nope! I was just anemic to the point the doctor was recommending blood transfusions to me, so I could get back to normal. Oh my gosh! I don’t basically army crawl from the door to the couch when I get home because I am so tired anymore.
- ccmcarey 6y ago
  Yep. Also simple vitamin deficiencies can cause massive energy/mood issues.
  - kundiis 6y ago
    Spot on. I experienced elevated stress and only when felt lightheaded, Dr suspected B12 deficiency.
- dominotw 6y ago
  did you feel better after you fixed it?
  - violetgarden 6y ago
    Much much better! I have a lot more energy. There were times that I was so tired at work, I would go in the bathroom and lay my head on the toilet paper dispenser for a moment. I was just so desperate. I felt like I took Benadryl. Looking back, it’s obvious that isn’t normal behavior. But yes, now I can stay awake for a normal amount of time. Such an easy fix, but what a difference.
    - mountainboy 6y ago
      so what was the fix?
      - violetgarden 6y ago
        Iron supplements. “Flora fix liquid iron” was the best I tried. I tried pills, but they made me feel so sick. Slow release iron pills were fine though. I also try to be mindful and try to get iron from my food. Meat, spinach, dried apricots.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  I had sort of a similar revelation. I went from a normal American diets (eat whatever I want) to a low carb diet and my energy rebounded quite a bit. No more super grogginess in the morning or occassional heartburn. Decent energy all day long without the spikes from caffeine and carb loaded meals. The weight loss was a nice secondary benefit, but I wasn't so concerned about that.

violetgarden 6y ago

Good addendum! I didn’t think anything of being tired all the time. Even though it’s silly, the jokes about adult life being tiring and all the “but first, coffee” things really made me feel like being tired was just a normal byproduct of being grown up. Nope! I was just anemic to the point the doctor was recommending blood transfusions to me, so I could get back to normal. Oh my gosh! I don’t basically army crawl from the door to the couch when I get home because I am so tired anymore.

ccmcarey 6y ago
Yep. Also simple vitamin deficiencies can cause massive energy/mood issues.
- kundiis 6y ago
  Spot on. I experienced elevated stress and only when felt lightheaded, Dr suspected B12 deficiency.
dominotw 6y ago
did you feel better after you fixed it?
- violetgarden 6y ago
  Much much better! I have a lot more energy. There were times that I was so tired at work, I would go in the bathroom and lay my head on the toilet paper dispenser for a moment. I was just so desperate. I felt like I took Benadryl. Looking back, it’s obvious that isn’t normal behavior. But yes, now I can stay awake for a normal amount of time. Such an easy fix, but what a difference.
  - mountainboy 6y ago
    so what was the fix?
    - violetgarden 6y ago
      Iron supplements. “Flora fix liquid iron” was the best I tried. I tried pills, but they made me feel so sick. Slow release iron pills were fine though. I also try to be mindful and try to get iron from my food. Meat, spinach, dried apricots.
stjohnswarts 6y ago
I had sort of a similar revelation. I went from a normal American diets (eat whatever I want) to a low carb diet and my energy rebounded quite a bit. No more super grogginess in the morning or occassional heartburn. Decent energy all day long without the spikes from caffeine and carb loaded meals. The weight loss was a nice secondary benefit, but I wasn't so concerned about that.