ARE YOU LETHARGIC OR JUST TIRED ?

LETHARGY VS TIREDNESS

ARE YOU ALWAYS EXHAUSTED ? OR SOMNOLENT ? OR ARE YOU TIRED AFTER THE DAY'S TASKS ?

THESE TERMS MAY SOUND SYNONYMOUS BUT THEY AREN'T. IF YOU ARE TIRED, YOU OUGHT TO GET BETTER AS YOU TAKE REST BUT IF YOU ARE LETHARGIC OR EXHAUSTED, IT MEANS YOU LACK ENERGY- YOU ARE FATIGUED AND SLUGGISH IN YOUR ROUTINE BOTH PHYSICALLY AS WELL AS MENTALLY AND SLEEP/RESTING IS NOT HELPING YOU THROUGH IT. 

WELL, THERE CAN BE TONS OF REASONS FOR THIS- PHYSIOLOGICAL /  PATHOLOGICAL / PSYCHOLOGICAL  ETC. FIND OUT YOURS :

1. PHYSIOLOGICALLY ( IT IS OBVIOUS TO GET TIRED )

• MONOTONOUS / HECTIC LIFESTYLE 
• INADEQUATE SLEEP
• IMPROPER MEAL TIMING / QUANTITY / QUALITY - EATING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE 
• DEHYDRATION / SALT DEPLETION 
• EXCESS OF CAFFEINE / ALCOHOL INTAKE
• YOU AREN'T SOCIALISING MUCH ( BEING ONLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA DOESN'T MAKE YOU A SOCIAL BEING !!!!! )
• WOMEN DURING THEIR RED DAYS AS WELL AS IN PREGNANCY ( MOSTLY DURING FIRST TRIMESTER )

     2.  PATHOLOGICAL ( SOMETHING IS NOT GOING RIGHT IN YOUR BODY )

• ANAEMIA (LOW HB) - A SIMPLE WALK IS MAKING YOU BREATHLESS !! SLEEP DISTURBANCES, WEAKNESS, MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION ISSUES,  PICA, PALPITATIONS ETC MIGHT BE THE ACCOMPANYING SYMPTOMS. IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR HB CHECKED........

• HORMONAL DISHARMONY :-

1. THYROID DISEASE - BOTH HYPERTHYROID AND HYPOTHYROID CAN MESS UP YOUR METABOLISM AND CAN CAUSE FATIGUE !
2. DIABETES MELLITUS - PHYSICAL WEARINESS WITH EXCESSIVE URINATION / THIRST / HUNGER

• WEIGHT ISSUES - UNDERWEIGHT / OVERWEIGHT / OBESITY ; ALL CAN LEAD TO LISTLESSNESS AND DULLNESS 

• SLEEP APNEA - IF YOU SNORE LOUDLY AND WAKE UP TIRED FOLLOWED BY A DROWSY-DIZZY DAY, YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

• ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE DUE TO LIVER OR KIDNEY AILMENTS SHALL ALSO LEAD TO LASSITUDE

• INERTNESS CAN ALSO BE A PART OF SOME CANCER SYNDROME OR IT MAY FOLLOW THE CHEMO / RADIO CYCLES WHICH ARE GIVEN THERAPEUTICALLY FOR THE SAME 

   3.  PSYCHOLOGICAL ( RELATING TO MIND )

• CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME- PERSON (PATIENT) IS ALWAYS LETHARGIC DESPITE ALL HIS LAB REPORTS BEING ABSOLUTELY NORMAL

• DEPRESSION - PERSISTENT SADNESS WITH ANHEDONIA / FEELINGS OF HOPELESS, WORTHLESS AND HELPLESS / CHANGES IN APPETITE AND SLEEP PATTERNS / LOW SELF-ESTEEM / SUICIDAL THOUGHTS ETC LEADS TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SLOWNESS IN ROUTINE CHORES. THE EYES DON'T SEE WHAT THE MIND DOESN'T KNOW- SO LET'S FIRST ACCEPT THAT DEPRESSION IS ALSO A DISEASE WHICH REQUIRES CONSIDERATION BOTH BY THE PATIENT AND HIS FAMILY 

• GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER - OVERANXIOUS PEOPLE TEND TO EXHAUST THEIR BODY'S ENERGY RESERVES RENDERING THEM TIRED AND WORN OUT 

• {THESE ARE JUST A FEW COMMONER REASONS ; IT'S JUST LIKE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG}  

TAKE HOME MESSAGE - FOR VITALITY IN LIFE YOU SHOULD EAT RIGHT, HYDRATE , EXERCISE DAILY, LOSE WEIGHT, SLEEP WELL, DE-STRESS YOUR DISTRESSED SELF ;);)

DO WHAT YOU CAN AND ENJOY WHAT YOU DO.

BE ACTIVE ; BE HEALTHY - LIFE IS NOT ABOUT PROCRASTINATING !!!!