Why am I always tired? 22 medical reasons for feeling tired
Your coffee addiction is sapping your energy
Although we think of caffeine as a pick-me-up, it actually makes us feel more tired once the initial surge wears off.Dr Chidi Ngwaba, director of The Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, explains: “This is because our brain chemistry doesn’t like being interfered with by stimulants, so it releases chemicals to dampen down the alert response.”Coffee is also a serious sleep disrupter, with one study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine revealing that drinking it even six hours prior to bedtime meant poorer quality kip.Reboot your energy: Avoiding caffeine will increase energy levels in the long run – but cut down gradually, cup by cup, to avoid headaches and irritability.
