Why do I feel so tired in the colder months?

Question

How can I get over it?

Answer 1

I do also. My theory is that (honestly) we were meant to sort of hibernate during the winter. I always have to get longer periods of sleep during the colder months.

Answer 2

Although many will attribute seasonal affect disorder to your claims unfortunately this may only be apart it. The truth is that the body clock has not adjusted to the time change, the absence of sunlight will have some effect, and the heightened stress level will increase your exhaustion. There are all natural supplements that help boost your energy level but for the most part you will find that your body metabolic rate decreases during colder months in order to transfer energy to your body so that you do not feel as chilled. I hope that this helps.

Answer 3

Normal. It's two reasons: anthropologically we try to conserve energy over the cold months and also it feels nice to conserve heat by sitting or laying down which is a left over feeling from our natural hybernation past. Our bodies don't know that there's food at the grocery store and we don't have to worry about hunting!!! Just get an extra hour of sleep at night and drink a cup or two more water in the day.

Answer 4

You may have that S.A.D thing (seasonal affective disorder), In which case, you can seek advice from a doctor, but things like going on sunbeds will help strangely enough.

Alternatively you may have been a hedgehog in a former life, therefore you think you should be hibernating about now....
which doesnt seem like a bad idea lol. If you are really worried though and its reallt affecting you, go to see your doctor. You wont be taken lightly, it is a real, recognised problem.

Hope this helped hun xxxxxxxxx

Answer 5

You could be suffering from a vitamin D deficiency caused by less hours of sunlight in the winter months. A supplement and a few more glasses of milk should help you overcome this. Good Luck.

Answer 6

It might be a bit of S.A.D. Seasonal Affective Disorder also referred to as Winter Depression or Seasonal Depression. They have light treatments for that. It has to do with the lack of sunlight you are getting during the winter months. Sunlight regulates the levels of seratonin in your brain that makes you feel happy and that can affect your energy levels. You might try getting one of the special lights they use to treat it. Try Googling Seasonal Affective Disorder. That might be what you're dealing with. See if the symptoms seem to ring a bell to you. Lots of sites offer great treatments and I think it's fairly easy to reconcile.

Answer 7

If you feel the cold, you'll shiver. That takes quite a bit of energy. Even if you're not actually shivering, your muscles are all drawn up tense, that takes a lot of energy.
Therefore shivering or drawing up the muscles is equal to hard work. Hard work makes you feel tired.

Answer 8

Go outside more often. During the winter people tend to stay indoors more since it's cold. But then they don't get enough sunlight. When you spend time in natural light it increases the production of seratonin (a chemical in your brain). Seratonin makes you happier.

Answer 9

There is a condition called SADS (seasonal affective disorder) where people become depressed in the winter. However it could just be the time changes dark nights and mornings.

Answer 10

Seasonal Effective Disorder (SAD). Lack of natural light stimulating the pineal gland means you get lethargic.

Get out into the sunlight as much as you can. You can get a sunlight simulating light for about £60 you can sit in front of.