supplements for energy , im tired ALL the time

im tired ALLL THE TIME .... i am grumpy and short with dh and the kids ...
i am suffering from my exhaustion and im about to crack it !!

DD takes 1.5 hrs during the day to go down for a nap ... seriously ! i BF her , put her down and she p*sses me off by not goign to sleep , whinging and standing back up , so before i lose it at her i walk away and calm down , then try again to get her to sleep , i end up BF her about 5 times to get her to even get remotely sleepy , as she shows tired signs then hypes up when i take her to bed .

DS is a hyper 3 yr old and is often hitting dd and playing up , as a result i get so angry and annoyed at him all the time .

being tired is ruinign my happiness atm ! i own a businees that needs DH to work ong hours so i dont get a break from 5 am to 7 pm ... as soon as the kids are in bed i curl up on the couch and sleep . until dh moves me into bed
im also waaay too tired to DTD .

i drink 2 L water most days and whilst i dont do any formal excersicse im fit and busy so move around alot ..

BUT DD then wakes 4-6 times a night and DS 1-2 times a night , and i BF dd back to sleep each time , coz im too tired to let her cry it out and stick to a sleep plan ,

im slowly getting worse and more and more unable to cope with the tiredness .

what is a good supplement to take ? i need to improve my energy levels or else i'll lose the plot . i hate being so tired all the time .

oh and recently , i have been having bouts of insomnia , so i can fall asleep easily some nights then wake and not get back to sleep for hours , or i cant seem to fall asleep at all :(

its driving me insane !!!

had to read your post quickly in the middle of dd climbing all over me lol. But I went through this after the birth of dd i'd lost almost a litre of blood and didnt think anything of it at the time. Once she hit about 5-6 months I was bloody exhausted. Turned out I was anemic! I could literally sleep constantly. So maybe get that checked. And if it's not that then it's probs just from being a mum cause they tend to wear us out!!! I was taking um.. a natural vitamin can't remember which one but it made me feel really good and have heaps of energy.

:yeahthat:

Berocca is a good pick me up, too.

A friend of mine told me to take Centrum Recharge, she takes it and says she's bursting with energy. I started today, I can't say whether I've had more energy or not but I do have fluro yellow wee lol.

hehe @ the wee !

vitamins like centurm and the like always make me nausesous (sp) :(

Have you been tested for Anemia??? I get really tired when I am anemic? Just a thought?

Hope you get the engery your after soon :hug: x

Step 1 - see your GP, get them to do a blood test, this will check for things like anemia, thyroid issues, or anything else lurking.

Step 2 - see a naturopath. What you are describing is exactly the same thing I had - the exhausted insomnia is the giveaway. My naturopath diagnosed 'adrenal exhaustion' and put me on some foul tasting herbs (plus a few mineral/vitamin supplements) and I noticed my sleep and energy levels improving after about 10 days.

Step 3 - book the little darlings into child care or family day care for a day a week and have yourself some 'me' time. It is well worth the investment

Marydean's advice is good.

This sounds so much like a thyroid issue. Tiredness, irritablitiy, insomnia. Are you losing weight?

Definitely get a blood test done.

thanks MD

bath - yes im losing weight . monday i weighed in at 58.6 , only the week before i was 59.2 .
then yesterday i weighed myself and i was 58.3. but i find it can go up and down easily , am im not activley doing anything to lose the weight .
i have such dark circles under my eyes too.

Definitely take yourself to the doctor...let us know how you get on. :hug:

Definately see your Dr and also get them to test for Vitamin D levels. An insane number of people are actually Vit D defecient. Ostelin is the solution for that one. But get your GP to do a FBC (Full Blood Count) and specifically request thyroid, Vit D, and Iron levels. These are the top three culprits for lethargy.

HTH

MG

thanks MG !

ive actually had bad headaches for the past month or they are worse at night and mid afternoon . lately they have been getting worse and ive started to get nose bleeds and blood in my phlegm ,
this morning , i spat up some mucous and it was full of blood , bright and dark . then i noticed i had dried bolld in my nose and now when i blow it , blood comes out .

all i can taste is blood atm .... eww ..

maybe the tiredness and the headaches are all related . i will try and get to the docs today .

Given your symptoms you def need to see your GP. :hug:

might be TMI but I had lesions in my nose that wouldn't heal when my thyroid was really bad... so everytime I blew my nose I had flecks of blood in it too.... and it stung like hell!

See your GP this week Lea... we'll nag until you do!

All great advice from the others, I just wanted to add, are you getting enough exercise? I know that I feel more tired / exhausted when I don't exercise and feel more energised when I do go for a walk around the block or go to an aerobics class.

Good luck with the doctors, I hope you get some answers and start feeling better soon.

When I get run down/tired/crabby, I take Ferrograd C (an Iron & vit C supp), and that's all I need. It takes a week to kick in, but I think it's brilliant. I've tried just about everything else suggested, but Iron is the only thing that really works.

You get it from the chemist, over the counter. But I would STRONGLY suggest a blood test & then your Dr can steer you to which Ferro product to take & how much.

(and TMI: it can do funny things to your poop, or make you constipated depending on your sensitivity)

ETA: make sure you're getting enough water! headaches & tiredness in me always equal dehydration.

ok - i went to the docs on saturday after a big headace and almost passing out in public !

the doc said the blood in my phlegm was from my blood nose dripping down the back of my throat in my sleep . and i cant really remember what he said about my nose , a septum or something , but he said it was quite inflamed , gave me a script for some cream , but i havent had a bleed since , so thats good .

and i have veery low BP
he said my headaces sound like tension headaces , which is probaly true . but they are so constant and irratating he gave me a bunch of stuff for that , and a FBC blood test which i will get sometime this week .

he advised me to take it easy and not do too much for the next few days , and he said i really need to get my DD to sleep during the night as 4-6 wake ups are not good for her either , and if we all sleep will be better for all .

im drinking heaps of water , always 2 or more l a day , coz of the headaches i tend to only have water , and i get some excersise , but i know i need more , im usually active and try to get my heart rate up each day , but it cant be done all the time at the moment