Waking up exhausted, then groggy & hungry all day
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:45 am
I have days when I hop out of bed, bright-eyed and bushy tailed. On days like that, I feel wide-awake the whole day, and feel content with my 3 standard meals during the day.
On other days, I wake up exhausted, and can barely keep my eyes open - just staying awake is a major battle. Neither caffeine nor naps seem to shake off the sense of grogginess. On these days, I notice that I am constantly hungry (mainly for carbs + sweets), no matter how much I eat.
I'm thinking there must be some correlation between this feeling of exhaustion and a binge-like appetite - maybe serotonin?
Has anybody else experienced anything like this and come up with a successful strategy for dealing with the grogginess and hunger?
Sixty
On other days, I wake up exhausted, and can barely keep my eyes open - just staying awake is a major battle. Neither caffeine nor naps seem to shake off the sense of grogginess. On these days, I notice that I am constantly hungry (mainly for carbs + sweets), no matter how much I eat.
I'm thinking there must be some correlation between this feeling of exhaustion and a binge-like appetite - maybe serotonin?
Has anybody else experienced anything like this and come up with a successful strategy for dealing with the grogginess and hunger?
Sixty