DUBAI: Feeling fatigued most of the time? Here are the probable reasons, according to a recent Reader’s Digest report:
• You are probably anemic.
Anemia is when your blood doesn’t carry enough oxygen to the rest of your body and the most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Anemics may also experience feeling cold, dizzy, irritable, or have headaches in addition to feeling tired.
• Thyroid problem?
If you have a thyroid issue, like an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), in addition to feeling tired, you might also feel like your skin is really dry and you’re constipated a lot, along with the lack of energy.
• Diabetes.
When you have high blood glucose, your blood circulation may be impaired so cells can’t get the oxygen and nutrients they need and you feel tired, the report said, citing registered nurse blogger David Spero. Low blood sugars levels also result in feeling fatigued, because there is not enough fuel for the cells to work well.
• Depression.
If you feel like you’re tired all the time, don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, and/or have trouble sleeping, then you could be suffering from depression. You primary care physician should do a depression screening during a regular visit, said the report.
• Infection.
Doctors will often check for chronic infection as a cause of fatigue due to such infections as the Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis) or Lyme disease. Both of these medical issues can present with extreme fatigue.
• Sleep apnea.
If you have sleep apnea, your throat starts to close when you’re asleep, which is why people with the condition tend to snore. Not getting enough oxygen sounds scary, but your brain won’t let you suffocate. “The brain notices you’re not getting rid of your CO2, and it wakes up really briefly in an alarmed state,” the Readers Digest report quoted Dr. Lisa Shives, director of the Sleep Medicine Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine as saying.
• Heart failure.
Citing the American Heart Association, the report said that when you have heart failure, your heart can’t keep up with body’s needs for blood. Your body will start to bring blood away from body tissues so it can keep vital organs fully supplied. With less blood in your leg muscles, even everyday activities can feel exhausting.
