It’s totally normal to feel a little tired after a couple of late nights out with your friends or even after a few stressful work weeks. But fatigue…that’s a bit different.
found that the number of Americans getting fewer than six hours of sleep per night has increased by 4 percent since 2013. If you’re thinking that doesn’t soundthat it’s equivalent to “the population of New York, or two Phoenixes, who are sleeping worse over four years.”
Somewhat paradoxically with fatigue, you don’t necessarily feel sleepy or drowsy. Instead, it’s defined as an “overwhelming sense of feeling tired, not like yourself, or feeling really worn down,” says Sophia Tolliver, MD, a family medicine physician atThe key difference between the two is that feeling tired and sleepy should be temporary, and once you get back to your normal sleep habits, you’ll be feeling better. Constant, unrelenting fatigue is “not normal,” Dr.
“Anemia is also a huge one,” she says. “Your red blood cells are responsible for your oxygen-carrying capacity, so if they’re malfunctioning, that can definitely translate into that feeling of tiredness.”
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