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Does anyone else feel completely exhausted since the weather changed?

26 replies

JacketPotatoFoodOfTheGods · 04/06/2026 13:44

I’m falling asleep at my desk!!💤

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PartyQuestion30th · 04/06/2026 13:46

"low barometric pressure fatigue," I just googled and it's a thing! I never knew, just knew I'd been sleepy.

SuitcaseAndSecrets · 04/06/2026 13:48

I'm fed up of changing my summer/ winter duvet.. and yes l feel fatigued and tired. In fact I'm now going to have a Granny nap.

JacketPotatoFoodOfTheGods · 04/06/2026 18:34

Glad it’s not just me!

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piscofrisco · 04/06/2026 19:09

yes! Literally fell asleep when I got home on Monday and again today. Feel absolutely wiped out!

SapphireSparkIes · 04/06/2026 22:20

So pleased to see this because I think I’ve been affected too - have had headaches on and off for the past couple of days and have felt really tired. I was aware that change in pressure exists as a potential cause but I’ve never linked the two together for me before - I wonder if it’s affecting more of us more because it’s been such an extreme change in pressure.

HoldMyWine · 04/06/2026 22:38

yes! Glad it’s not just me. I’ve been so tired all week and have a headache this evening . Bring back the sunshine please.

henlake7 · 04/06/2026 22:41

Nope, complete opposite here!
I was totally wiped out by the hot weather.

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 04/06/2026 22:54

Yes! feel like I've aged 10 years! so abnormally tired.

spiderlight · 04/06/2026 23:26

Yes! I felt dismal in the hot weather and was sure I'd feel much better as soon as it cooled down, but I literally feel as if I've been unplugged.

Willowskyblue · 04/06/2026 23:29

OMG - I couldn’t understand why I’ve felt so leaden and tired. It really is a thing!

troothfairy · 04/06/2026 23:32

Yes, it feels like my body believes that heatwave was actual summer, and is now going into an autumnal hibernation,

Monkeytennis97 · 04/06/2026 23:40

Yes, definitely here. Headaches and going to bed early (ie 7pm) as utterly shattered. Was literally bouncing around with energy last week.

DugnuttEyeBoogies · 05/06/2026 00:03

Yes me. I napped earlier as utterly done, and now can’t sleep even though I still feel exhausted

JustinesGraspingAvarice · 05/06/2026 02:24

It's funny you mention this because I had an email from my doctors this week and it talked about weather change sickness.

Does anyone else feel completely exhausted since the weather changed?
JillThePlantKiller · 05/06/2026 03:22

I’ve been falling asleep in the middle of the day for the last couple of days.

Okdokeyartichoke · 05/06/2026 05:40

Yes I always get like this when the pressure is low - fatigue and headache and feels like my legs are heavier than normal.

Has anybody found anything that helps?

JacketPotatoFoodOfTheGods · 05/06/2026 06:00

A holiday? ☀️☀️☀️

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HoraceCope · 05/06/2026 06:01

agree,
so tired
in the afternoon i just want to nap

ThatLilacTiger · 05/06/2026 06:23

Wow I didn't realise this was a thing. I've been so sleepy all week that I've been wondering if there's something actually wrong with me. Properly dropping tired every day.

VIII · 05/06/2026 06:25

I'm pleased to read I'm not alone and also had no idea this was a thing!

I've been supremely exhausted all week. The poster above describing it like going into autumn hibernation mode is spot on. It's like my whole body has started shutting down and I don't think I've ever yawned so much.

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 05/06/2026 06:38

It's like my whole body has started shutting down

That is exactly how I felt, once home after doing some not very strenuous errands in the city.

piscofrisco · 05/06/2026 06:58

I wonder if some sort of blue light thingy would help? Or is actual atmospheric pressure that causes it?
I feel a touch better this morning but was still almost falling asleep at the wheel yesterday driving home.

UserNineNine · 05/06/2026 07:24

😵 I’ve never heard of this either and I’ve definitely got it.

Owly11 · 05/06/2026 07:29

Oh thank you for posting this! I have been exhausted all week and last night slept appallingly and feel awful this morning.

MiddleAgedDread · 05/06/2026 07:37

Yes, this weather really doesn’t suit me!