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Verify your sleep habits and that you're actually sleeping through the night. Disturbed sleep really messes with the cycles, so you don't get proper sleep. If you snore, that may be an indication of apnea, which can really mess with sleep.

Take a look at your diet, and eating schedule. If either are inconsistent, it can affect quality of sleep.

If you drink soda, (or any bottled drinks), work on changing that. Between the sugar and caffeine they can really mess with you in so many ways when consumed regularly.

This is a hard one - pay attention to (and respect) your sleep gate. I've struggled with this my whole life. When you body tells you it's sleepy, listen, and go to bed. I know, it can be tough. But overriding your sleep gate can really mess with your sleep schedule.

It's good to talk to a doctor about this kind of thing, especially as you get older. It's usually nothing, but it might be a vitamin deficiency or something. A good family practitioner will know what questions to ask you.

Go to the doctor. Advocate for yourself. Make them take you seriously. I've been extra tired for a couple years and it turns out I have a few autoimmune diseases.

Don't sleep (yuk yuk yuk) on this. Get blood tests. Mine was cancer.

If you also have night sweats and are constantly tired?

Get checked now. Don't wait.

Another common symptom is swollen or "hot" lymph nodes. (back of neck, under armpits, etc)

If you're already getting enough sleep then I'd actually recommend exercise. Just two or three times a week, work up a good sweat for thirty minutes. Don't beat yourself up if you forget or don't do it for any reason, just try again the next time.

Got a CPAP to treat my sleep apnea. Easy top ten thing I've fone for myself. It took about 6 months to get use to the mask, but it was definitely worth it!

Depression?

How are your iron levels and blood pressure? Sometimes, when you're feeling tired all the time, it can be your body trying to tell you something. If you're sleeping well and you still feel tired, there's no harm in making an appointment with your doctor!

I quit smoking entirely and drinking except on special occasions, cut "empty" calories (from drinks and sugar) out of my diet, and adjusted my routines so I'm now forced to walk at least 5 miles a day (usually more) just to get to work and run my errands.

Basically a 180 degree lifestyle change, but I was lumbering half-asleep towards an early grave, so it had to be done.

Now I feel wide awake, full of energy and optimistic for the first time in 20 years.

Get more sleep, exercise on the regular and stop eating sugar.

I still don't get enough sleep, but I am at least getting more than I used to (~7hrs). I exercise regularly, but it isn't as rigorous as some. Just doing something helps heaps. Cutting out sugar evened out my energy swings a bunch. I also lost a chunk of weight quickly when I did so.

I am no healthologist, but doing the above (and maybe eating better if you are inclined) should get you to feeling better. Worth a shot, no?

Vitamin D3, B6, B12 and Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation helps a bit but I do have autoimmune disease so ymmv. Do yourself a favour and get D3 level checked at least.

Have you always felt tired or is this a new thing?

If you've always had trouble then you may have a chronotype that is set to differ from your daily routine. Research suggests it's heavily influenced by genetics. Unfortunately I'm not sure what to do about it if that's the case since the world is designed to run on 9-to-5 with no regard for those that don't fit.

If it's new, then think back to when you weren't tired and what has changed since then. Changes in diet, sleep habits, weight, stress, stopping working out and more can all affect sleep quality.

Check your blood sugar. Being tired all the time is a symptom of diabetes. So is weight loss, bad vision.

Voted to fire the asshole in charge of this reality, felt mildly better for a while. Then he came back, and I'm more exhausted than ever.

Definitely don't smoke meth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Sleep

This is a really excellent book on the subject. It's in the normal places 🏴‍☠️

Low blood pressure can cause this too especially if your on meds that can lower blood pressure. For me a cup of coffee, working out in the morning, and being careful when I take those meds helps.

Sleeping is good but sometimes just laying down stops my body from aching and feeling tired

Try the low fodmap diet for a week. When I did it, every day felt amazingly better than the last, and it had a positive impact on my health even when I went back to eating what I had previously been eating.

Exercise - getting regular exercise makes it easier to sleep

Nutrition - B12, Vitamin D, Iron, Potassium are some of the usual suspects but there are more

Sleep - get 8 hours

Ask a doctor. Don't ask for medical advice from strangers on the internet

Could be many things, maybe even major depression. If your doctor fails you, I suggest reading about St John's Wort. There are pill formulations standardized to hyperforin content which might help with depression and possibly other conditions. Helped me with chronic fatigue of unknown cause.

Talk to your doctor, especially if the people you sleep next to have talked about loud snoring.

Long story short, I am using a CPAP machine now and it's amazing how energerized I feel after waking up.