Progress Your Health Podcast

One of the most common complaints we hear from patients is fatigue or feeling tired all the time. Unfortunately, fatigue is common, but a complicated symptom to treat.  There are many possible reasons someone can be fatigued.   Conventionally, when you go to your doctor, fatigue is all the same.  There is no differentiation made; however, we see three different patterns of fatigue.   Snooze Button: Are you one of those people who keeps pressing the snooze button in the morning. You are so tired and you just can't seem to get out of bed, so you keep pressing snooze.  Every nine minutes, your alarm keeps going off, and before you know it you have stayed in bed for an extra 45 extra minutes.   Afternoon Crash: Many patients mention they get really tired in the afternoon, usually between 2:00 to 5:00 pm. We refer to this afternoon drop in energy as the Thanksgiving Effect, which usually happens 30 to 90 minutes after lunchtime.   Wire and Tired: In the evening, after a long day, many patients will mention