Why am I tired all the time?

[Anonymous]

i am 15 years old and i noticed that im tired all the time. At night i sleep 6 hours , i wake up , go to school , take my energy pills , go home, eat healthy lunch, take a 3 hours to 5 hours nap , wake up for 3 to 4 hours then i sleep again and it goes on.
on the weekend i sleep almost 12 hours at night if not more. is this normal?

[DarkHumorRUs]

1. Not enough sleep on the weekdays. 6 hours is just barely not enough. Try getting at least 7.

2. Your nap is way too long, it's messing with your sleep cycle. Take a nap less than 20 minutes... you'll probably feel a lot less tired.

3. Don't sleep that long on the weekend. Sleep about 8 hours on the weekend.

Fix those things and you'll probably feel way better after a week or so.

[DarkHumorRUs]

Oh, and stop taking the energy pills.

[Asker]

Thank you 😊i really hope it will work

[DarkHumorRUs]

Me too. So many people at school always complain how tired they are, and it gets annoying lol.
Good luck.

[Asker]

Thank you😂

[zorro8888]

Do your energy pill have any side effect?

[Asker]

No i started taking them because i feel that i sleep too much

[zorro8888]

There are plenty of things you can eat naturally like apples to get an energy kick.
No need to fill your body with more chemicals.

Do you work out or play sports?

[Asker]

The pills are actually from a plant called gensing i guess , and i try to do sports as much as i can ( running , badminton , kickboxing)

[zorro8888]

Hormone deficiency is my best guess then. Did you go to a doctor?

[Asker]

No , is this serious? ( im sorry if i seem panicky, im just curious)

[zorro8888]

No it's not serious lol just a lot changes happening in your body since you're still in puberty.

[Asker]

Oh ok , i dont really understand scientific English words 😂 thank you

[zorro8888]

Thanks for mh! Did you go to a doctor yet?

[Asker]

no problem😊and no i did not.

[MissNowhere]

Yes, it's normal. There's probably a lot going on in your life and you tire yourself out every day. Maybe it even just has something to do with you being a teenager, nowadays a lot of us are tired.

[Asker]

Yeah probably , thank you 😊

[aoifeislovable]

Forget the naps and try to get solid eight or nine hours of sleep at night, try to eat plenty of fruit and veg, and part of it is probably cause your growing

[Asker]

i hope it works, thank you 😊

[aoifeislovable]

No problem:)

[Blue_Brady]

You lack something, iron maybe but you should see a doctor for that.

[Asker]

Oh thank you.😊

[Blue_Brady]

You're welcome hun.

[Luvme66]

Becz more sleep makes inactive! Try to reduce your total sleep time!

[Asker]

Yeah i know , i tried to reduce it but i felt tired

[Luvme66]

Try drinking energy drinks... than taking pills!

[Asker]

Energy drinks are bad for your health , plus a lot of them contain alcohol.

[Luvme66]

Tang isn't bad

[Asker]

I don't really like it , and im sure that the pills are fine.

[Luvme66]

Well I do take pills only when I have muscle pain or body ache! They are not good for daily purpose... I recommend you not to take it!

[Asker]

those pills are plant extract so they dont contain chemicals or anything like that. thank you😊

[Anonymous]

Part of this is normal adolescence... You may also be sick. If it continues for more than a week or so, I would get a doc to check you out.

[Asker]

It has been going on for almost a year

[Opinion Owner]

Please see a doctor immediately!

[Asker]

Why? Whats happening?

[Opinion Owner]

I'm not a doctor. Please see one.

[Asker]

thank you 😊

[Eternallylucky]

Depends what you eat in your diet and I'd suggest you go to the doc and get a blood test to see if you are low in iron, Vitamin D or B12.

[Asker]

I will, and im pretty sure im low in calcium since i dont eat cheese at all. does that makes me tired too?

[Eternallylucky]

Sorry I can't answer that.

[Asker]

Its fine, i know i ask alot😂

[dodou626]

Try replacing the energy pills with a banana or some regular fruit

[Asker]

But i do eat fruit , i eat oranges since they give energy i guess. thank you😊