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I'm tired all the time.

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Givemecake85 · 03/01/2015 11:36

Help, I'm a 29 year old mother of two little girls and im tired all the time.
I could sleep at anytime of day. I'm not depressed and my girls don't exhaust me. I'm finding I'm too tired even to play with them or do very simple tasks. I go to bed when they go to bed and still feel like I could have a nap in the day.
What could it be?
Is it time to see the gp?
Thanks x

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Chocolateteacake · 03/01/2015 11:37

How your iron intake?

I get dozy in the winter (need to hibernate I think) and knock off the caffeine, processed sugar and try to eat more protein and vitamin c. And drink more water too.

chocnomorechoc · 03/01/2015 13:05

Go to GP and get your blood checked. Iron count and also ferritin.

I was the samw for a good 6 months and pyt it down to having two young DC and lots of stress.turns out my ferritin is very low. I am on iron tablets now and started to feel a bit better already.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 03/01/2015 14:35

Do see the GP.

A blood test should be done to also test your thyroid gland levels.

AuditAngel · 03/01/2015 14:42

Could be B12 deficiency rather than normal anaemia, tiredness was one of my (many) symptoms.

Womble1975 · 03/01/2015 14:51

Definitely see GP. I was just like this and turned out my ferratin was extremely low. I'm on 3 tablets of ferrous sulphate a day. GP thinks it was mismanagement by previous GP's after I had a PPH giving birth to my daughter 18 months ago.

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