Hi everyone.. lately I have been extremely tired and can hardly make it through the day. I drink a large coffee in the morning and it doesnt seem to help. I have recently run out of my Vitamins and am not sure if that is the reason but I cant go on like this anymore, Im miserable. This just started happening in the last couple weeks, other than that Ive felt amazing and extremely ambitious.

We've been doing a lot of home reno lately, a complete bathroom remodel and just last week ripped out all of our carpet and replaced it all, even a fresh coat of paint. I feel like I should be caught up on sleep by now but this is just not a way to live.

Any suggestions? If this doesnt change in the next couple days I will definitely be seeing my doctor. I cant wait to go to bed lol.

Being tired could be from so many things. You need to call the Dr and have some bloodwork done.

I know since I have upped my protein I have more energy than I did in the past. It might also be having lost weight, but I had energy even when I was just doing the 4 protein shakes a day.

You could have thyroid, low blood counts, or maybe pregnant???

Call the Dr tomorrow and ask him to order some bloodwork then go see him to review everything.

I wouldn't drink too much coffee though, it does give you a quick caffeine kick but it wears out quickly too and makes you feel worse, just like a chocolate kick would.

Have you taken a pregnancy test? When I was pregnant (even before I found out) I was tired ALL the time, I could not make it through the day without a nap.

Try a pregnancy test. Get some vitamins in you--even flintstones chewable easy to get, easy to get down. Watch the coffee--it does a few things to you. Sure you get that huge jolt of energy, but it speeds up digestion making your food give you less energy, and it has diuretic properties so you will pee out your nutrients too fast and lose hydration. I will say when I was preggo I had absolutely no energy, needed a nap and still fell straight to sleep by 8 pm.

GO have your iron levels checked, those being low causing anemia can cause you to be tired and sluggish.

Any suggestions? If this doesnt change in the next couple days I will definitely be seeing my doctor. I cant wait to go to bed lol.

Tiredness could be caused by any number of things. If you're getting your 64 oz of Water a day, all your Protein requirements and your calories are above 1200, then I'd start looking at other causes.

However, sounds like you've been very active with the remodeling and if you aren't getting enough water, protein or calories for the energy you're expending, that may be the simple reason.

I read somewhere that most women don't have enough Iron and this won't show up on the usual range of blood work. It's only when you go to an endocrinologist who generally orders more in-depth bloodwork that this is found. My iron levels always came back normal until my endo did extensive blood work and found that no they weren't normal. I've been taking a Vitamin supplement with iron since that time and it, along with drinking enough water, has made a significant difference in my energy levels.

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I'm with a previous poster - could be a lot of different things. Have your thyroid levels checked for sure. I happen to have hypothyroidism, and I know that I am barely able to crawl out of bed when my levels are off. And anything can make your levels shift - like weight gain, or weight loss. It makes sense that with your new eating habits that your metabolism would work a little differently, so you may want to have it checked. If you're already taking something for a thyroid issue, you should have your levels checked again anyway - because I just learned from my pharmacist (the doctor never mentioned it) that this surgery affects the absorption of that medication.

I've also been through the reno process, and let me tell ya, nothing wears a body out like renovations! Take care of yourself!!

Thank you everyone.. I WISH I was pregnant however, I am menstrating right now and pretty heavily. Maybe that is what is bringing me down so much in the past few days along with all the work we've been doing in our home. I have had my thyroid checked in the past year or two and everything was fine there.

I emailed my doctor last night after posting my thread and am waiting to hear what she says to do. I picked up more Vitamins this morning and am sure those will help me. I am going to up my Protein as well so hopefully things will begin to change. I appreciate your input everyone.

You live in Minnesota, and have been indoors alot. Maybe you have SAD. I know that when I had cabin fever, or SAD in the:sad: winter, I felt like that.

MrsBerggren - you may need to have your thyroid levels checked again. Mine would fluctuate quite a bit every 3 months when I was having trouble getting mine regulated. It could very well be out of whack, especially after a year or 2.

I agree with the suggestions to have your iron checked. I have been fighting anemia for some time now as my doctor says my iron levels are very low. My doctor tells me I won't really know how tired I am right now until I get my iron levels up and feel the difference. I am taking two iron supplements a day but it's only been three days so far. But again, we need to all remember to take our vitamins as well as iron and extra calcium.