Chronic Fatigue

Hey Veeky Forums.

So I'm almost *always* tired; I lack physical energy and perhaps even more so, have bad brain-fog all the time.

I exercise 3 to 5 times a week, and I get, on average, 8 or 9 hours of sleep a night. My diet is pretty balanced, and I do pretty good about getting at minimum maintenance calories in (if anything when I eat more I'm more tired).

What could be wrong? A vitamin deficiency? Low test?

Vitamin D?

OP here; vitamin D should be okay, at least according to Chron-o-meter. Plus, when I work out I do it outside, to get those sun gains.

I don't think it will be a vitamin deficieny. The only real way of actually telling would be a blood test.

How old are you? How long have you been feeling tired? Are you progressing in your workouts? Do you sleep all the way through the night or wakeup at points? Do you get morning wood fairly often / masterbate?

I'm 33; I can't remember a time when I didn't feel like this, honestly. Workouts progression has been slow, but it's there. I haven't been making the gains I'd like, however. I usually sleep straight through the night, unless I have to piss. I don't have the privacy to masturbate much anymore, but even when I *did* masturbate often I was still tired.

I don't know if this will help or not, but I suffer from IBS and GERD. These two things have caused me to have difficulty eating a large calorie surplus. I'd like to gain weight, though. I'm 5'8 and currently 127 lbs.

Maybe look into probiotics.

Your best bet is mentioning all this to your doctor. You seem on the quite skinny side which obviously points towards you not eating enough, especially if you're quite active.

I'd say lack of calories will be contributing to whatever extent but upping your calories doesn't appear to be easy for you due to your condition.

You could try lowering your activity level, trying to eat more or just cut all the trial and error out and speak to a doctor.

How much time do you spend in front of a screen and what does your exercise consist of?

Do you work a regular job and get up early? I always felt this way until I quit working and started van traveling, I'd fall asleep when I wanted and wake up when I felt rested, during that time I had plenty of energy. I now work a 9 to 5 and have zero energy after work

Thanks. I may make an appointment with my doctor.

I primary do yoga (on days I don't work out, and for a warm-up on the days I do), and my main exercise consists of a calisthenics routine; pushups, pullups, leg raises, bridges, handstands, squats.

My job is fairly physical - I sit very little during the day, and on work days I spend perhaps 4 hours or so in front of the computer; double that on off days (2).

I get up about 8 o'clock every morning, and go to bed around 10:30 at night (give or take half an hour). My work shifts are about 6 hours, on average, long.