I Feel Crappy Every Morning

[Datsun240Z]

Not to sound facetious, but are you drinking (alcohol) every night?

No Sheryl, I don't drink anything except water, don't smoke, and no blood sugar problems in the past.

Maybe you need to start then !

Couple of Singha's or a few straight shots will do fine in the evening time before going to bed!

[macb]

There are many things that could amount to your present morning situation.

1. How long have you lived in Thailand

2. Do you use Air-con (Are you used to using air-con)

3. Have your diet changed.

4. Dreams are normally conjured from thoughts and real life happenings maybe from the day before or your past that you have been thinking about.

5. Have you changed you living style (How old are you) maybe you already told us and I missed it if so sorry

6. If you feel unhealthy get a General health check up, costs range from 1000 baht up wards depending on the package you want. Most Private hospitals display costings on there web sites or will advise you upon a visit.

One of the worst things to do is try and research what is wrong with you yourslef, because it can lead to misunderstandings and cause you more unnecessary worries about your self SEE a DOCTOR

[patklang]

What about a cold shower as soon as you wake up,it wakes me up so quick and very invigerating too.

[moe666]

Lop, yes the whole thing is straight forward if you are low on thyroid they will put you on it. Alittle playing around with it to determine dosage. Check out the human growth hormone thread in this folder some good info and recommendations for a Dr. Poj at the Bamrugrund anti-aging clinic.

Good luck with this, do you take any supplements. You may want to try vit. b good for energy, magnesium will relax the muscles helping you to sleep. Check out the lef.org site good info.

[BKK03]

I would have a sleep study done. You might have sleep apnea.

[thaibkk]

stop drinking urself to sleep

it is called a hangover

[Padrino]

well I guess I have similar problem, I go to bed early I sleep about 12 hours and when I get up

I feel very tired I just don't like getting up at all so what is wrong with me?

Laziness?

classic

[Samuian]

Boredom and lack of exercise ( because of feeling listless with the heat ) were the causes of me waking up like i had a hangover every morning ( and i dont drink alcohol ) .as soon as we got a treadmill i started to feel better,twice a day for 15 mins, thats it !, go on force yourself, im 57 and was very concerned ,when all along it was me causing it by being a lazy b@stard, !

Good point about the damned heat. Knocks me down. Whenever there is a cooler day or less humid or after a fresh rainstorm I have a lot more energy, but that is aside from the crappy morning problem. When the wife and I go out for a walk it is just minutes before I am wet with sweat. But that is OK, this is Thailand and I can live with the heat (as long as I am in a/c most of the time! ). The wife teaches aerobic dance - all I can manage is to do a few waist twists in the back of the class before I'm back to the refuge of our a/c car!

Sounds like you definitely need some regular exercise and the detox

which comes with it and maybe some more detox -

the sweating indicates it!

But Aerobics might be way too demanding for a beginner...

Drink lime (lemon) water which tend to cool you down, fruits which have

cooling effects..

Avoid Peppers, Chillis, Pepper, Garlic and onion - things which will "heat" you up.

And yes there are day's if I have a cup of coffee or tea in the mornin' 10-15 Min.

later I, sweat runs down my body like waterfalls... I am simply dripping of sweat!

If it's the Caffeine, try cold coffee... I know it's the ritual... me too, so I just sweat...

Let the past go - itself it has gone - passed for ever NOTHING can be changed!

Get over it and say bye, bye, to the yesteryear's - gone, irrefutable, gone!

Try to find something pleasant, which will enlighten your mind and lift your spirits..

Tai Chi maybe?

A craft, like drawing, painting...?

I live close by a beach - take long 1 hrs. walks i the evenings,

always put a bright smile on my face and makes me feel good...

Edited June 14, 2009 by Samuian

[Sheryl]

Blood sugar always had been ok. Evenings I usually eat grilled fish or perhaps chicken, Thai noodle soup, and some fruit (Mangosteen, bananas or pineapple). I drink a lot of water. I think I eat healthily and sensibly.

I've been this way all my life...

I started this post because there are a lot of smart people in TV and I am always looking for ways to get over these morning blues. I do have a history of depression, but even when taking meds upon going to bed the mornings were still the same. .... I actually dread each morning because I know I will be in this lousy mood again.

If you have be4n this way your whole life that puts a different spin on it, some people just are.

If it is worse than before, a thyroid check is a good idea. Mke sure it is a full "thyroid panel" and not just TSH

I have been like you all my life too but recently started taking a low dose of natural thyroid extract (Thyroid S 100 mg) and it has made a huge difference.

In my case I did this without getting a thyroid panel, I had my TSH checked at recent physical and it was normal and I just decided to try the supplement on my own but going by the book one should get a full thyroid panel first inclkuding T3 and T4, I just didn't bother (not recommending this mind you...!)

Even if T3, T4 are normal, if they are the bottom range of normal a low does of natural thyroid may be worth a try.

If you do self medicate with thyroid :

1) Be sure to get natural thyroid ("Thyroid S, any large pharmacy -- not levothyroxine)

2) Discontinue at once if you experience palpitations or sense of anxiety, these are indications of excess thyroid hormone and mean your body does not need this.

3) Don't do this if you have any heart disease, consult doc first.

If this doesn't work, testing for sleep apnea not a bad idea especially if you feel like you have not had a good nights sleep despite having slept for enough hours

[Lopburi99]

well I guess I have similar problem, I go to bed early I sleep about 12 hours and when I get up

I feel very tired I just don't like getting up at all so what is wrong with me?

Laziness?

classic

There is no doubt I have a laziness problem, mostly for two reasons I believe: 1) I am too heavy, not obese but too heavy at 104 kg. 2) I admit I am fussy about doing things I don't want to do. "Just say no" as Nancy Reagan used to say and I say it maybe too often. In my previous life my then wife of 22 years was always bossing me around and now, being retired, I guess I am revolting. Life is too short to be dutifully doing things you don't want to do which are not important. Fortunately my wife now is terrific, accepts me for who I am, accepts the bad with the good. One of the reasons I wanted a Thai woman.

[Lopburi99]

Blood sugar always had been ok. Evenings I usually eat grilled fish or perhaps chicken, Thai noodle soup, and some fruit (Mangosteen, bananas or pineapple). I drink a lot of water. I think I eat healthily and sensibly.

I've been this way all my life...

I started this post because there are a lot of smart people in TV and I am always looking for ways to get over these morning blues. I do have a history of depression, but even when taking meds upon going to bed the mornings were still the same. .... I actually dread each morning because I know I will be in this lousy mood again.

If you have be4n this way your whole life that puts a different spin on it, some people just are.

If it is worse than before, a thyroid check is a good idea. Mke sure it is a full "thyroid panel" and not just TSH

I have been like you all my life too but recently started taking a low dose of natural thyroid extract (Thyroid S 100 mg) and it has made a huge difference.

In my case I did this without getting a thyroid panel, I had my TSH checked at recent physical and it was normal and I just decided to try the supplement on my own but going by the book one should get a full thyroid panel first inclkuding T3 and T4, I just didn't bother (not recommending this mind you...!)

Even if T3, T4 are normal, if they are the bottom range of normal a low does of natural thyroid may be worth a try.

If you do self medicate with thyroid :

1) Be sure to get natural thyroid ("Thyroid S, any large pharmacy -- not levothyroxine)

2) Discontinue at once if you experience palpitations or sense of anxiety, these are indications of excess thyroid hormone and mean your body does not need this.

3) Don't do this if you have any heart disease, consult doc first.

If this doesn't work, testing for sleep apnea not a bad idea especially if you feel like you have not had a good nights sleep despite having slept for enough hours

"I have been like you all my life too but recently started taking a low dose of natural thyroid extract (Thyroid S 100 mg) and it has made a huge difference".

Really Sheryl ? Very interesting. How have you noticed the improvement? I admit I may also try taking the Thyroid S myself rather than jumping through hoops taking tests.

There have been many good suggestions on these postings, many of which I am also considering.

I hope others heed these suggestions too. The quality of our lives would improve a lot if we could somehow conquer this every morning problem.

[Datsun240Z]

Or go to the gym

[Livinginexile]

Every morning I wake up feeling crappy, glum. I pity those around me. The night before upon going to bed I always feel fine and am in good spirits but without fail, in the morning my mood is reset to lousy.

Coffee brings me around, but my wife swears Thai doctors say coffee is bad for one's health and doesn't like me drinking it. But I need to just to pull myself out of my glum mood or else it will be hours before I return to feeling and acting decent again.

What works for those of you who also wake up this way?

I have the same thing! Every morning I wake feeling like shit.

First thing in the morning I need to drink at least 4 strong coffees before I start to feel half human.

A few years ago I had every test done to find out what was wrong with me. Everything came back normal.

My doctor suggested it was a depression based ailment. His reasoning was that most ant-depression medication these days are derivatives of amphetamine type chemicals and perhaps I was self medicating using coffee as it is quite a strong stimulant.

I don't know if this is true but it made sense to me at the time.

To this day I still drink 3-4 very strong coffee's in the morning but rarely anymore during the day.

[moe666]

Lop, you need the test, thyroid medication isn't something to fool around with even the natural stuff can have side effects. You need a baseline to know were you are at. It sounds like you have a long term thyroid problem and it needs proper care. You probaly have other hormone issues as well.

When people feel bad it isn't just the way it is there is a cause and there usually is a fix. It's a matter of getting off ones duff and get something done. Do some reserch online don't just take someone advice at face value, even the DR's. When I went on thyroid medication 15 years my general pratictioner said she would not have put me on the medication and I asked her when would you have, when I weighted 300 lbs, or could not have functioned any more never say her again what a concieted bit-h she was.

[Lopburi99]

Every morning I wake up feeling crappy, glum. I pity those around me. The night before upon going to bed I always feel fine and am in good spirits but without fail, in the morning my mood is reset to lousy.

Coffee brings me around, but my wife swears Thai doctors say coffee is bad for one's health and doesn't like me drinking it. But I need to just to pull myself out of my glum mood or else it will be hours before I return to feeling and acting decent again.

What works for those of you who also wake up this way?

I have the same thing! Every morning I wake feeling like shit.

First thing in the morning I need to drink at least 4 strong coffees before I start to feel half human.

A few years ago I had every test done to find out what was wrong with me. Everything came back normal.

My doctor suggested it was a depression based ailment. His reasoning was that most ant-depression medication these days are derivatives of amphetamine type chemicals and perhaps I was self medicating using coffee as it is quite a strong stimulant.

I don't know if this is true but it made sense to me at the time.

To this day I still drink 3-4 very strong coffee's in the morning but rarely anymore during the day.

That makes sense to me also. It is so strange and odd that I can, within 10 minutes, drink some coffee and feel so much better and with a decent outlook. I never drink any more in the afternoon or evening, because I feel fine then and too much coffee gives me the heebie jeebies. But quaranteed sure as sh!t, tomorrow morning when I wake up the cycle starts over again.

[Lopburi99]

Lop, you need the test, thyroid medication isn't something to fool around with even the natural stuff can have side effects. You need a baseline to know were you are at. It sounds like you have a long term thyroid problem and it needs proper care. You probaly have other hormone issues as well.

When people feel bad it isn't just the way it is there is a cause and there usually is a fix. It's a matter of getting off ones duff and get something done. Do some reserch online don't just take someone advice at face value, even the DR's. When I went on thyroid medication 15 years my general pratictioner said she would not have put me on the medication and I asked her when would you have, when I weighted 300 lbs, or could not have functioned any more never say her again what a concieted bit-h she was.

Yeah, I've reconsidered trying the Thyroid S myself and won't. Sheryl had said something about not taking that med if one has heart disease. Two years ago I had an angioscopy which showed 30% closure in a major coronary artery so I damned well better be careful. Next month I'll be back in the U.S. for a month and hope my dr will have another look - I am hoping my vastly improved diet here has resulted in no additional accumulation. I'll also ask him to give me the thryroid test.

I have so many ailments. Haven't even mentioned some of them. Even my teeth are now starting to give me problems, I'm sure I need some root canals. It's a b!tch getting old, isn't it? When I eventually do croak, I just hope it happens quickly with no drawn out problems.

Edited June 16, 2009 by Lopburi99

[moe666]

Lop. many of our ageing problrms are associated with the fall of of our hormone levels. As I mentioned earlier go to lef.org and visit there website a lot of good info on how to stop and reverse a lot of the so called ageing problems. Taking thyroid with a heart problem is ok it is a matter of starting off with a small dose and raising it slowly.

Low hormone levels can be linked to heart diease, insulin resistence, liver and kidney problems and memory loss.

As I said before LEF.org and search for male hormone modulation therapy. Some of our hormones can be raise by a change in diet and a loss in weight.

The two supplements that changed my life were chromium perconalate and Thyroid medication. The chromium helped to regulate my blood sugar and the thyroid raised my energy levels to a point I could function with out running out of energy and not feeling like a lump.

Why wait till your back home Bumrugrund has a anti-ageing clinic which came recommended by another forum user go to the HGH topic in this same forum. Good luck, it is hard to over come the years of false info that as we age we just have to except lower energy levels and other health related issues associated with ageing. Get motivated (I know hard to do with low thyroid) be proactive and take charge of your health, most Drs don't care your just another body coming thru the door they spend less than 5 min. with.

[Lopburi99]

Lop. many of our ageing problrms are associated with the fall of of our hormone levels. As I mentioned earlier go to lef.org and visit there website a lot of good info on how to stop and reverse a lot of the so called ageing problems. Taking thyroid with a heart problem is ok it is a matter of starting off with a small dose and raising it slowly.

Low hormone levels can be linked to heart diease, insulin resistence, liver and kidney problems and memory loss.

As I said before LEF.org and search for male hormone modulation therapy. Some of our hormones can be raise by a change in diet and a loss in weight.

The two supplements that changed my life were chromium perconalate and Thyroid medication. The chromium helped to regulate my blood sugar and the thyroid raised my energy levels to a point I could function with out running out of energy and not feeling like a lump.

Why wait till your back home Bumrugrund has a anti-ageing clinic which came recommended by another forum user go to the HGH topic in this same forum. Good luck, it is hard to over come the years of false info that as we age we just have to except lower energy levels and other health related issues associated with ageing. Get motivated (I know hard to do with low thyroid) be proactive and take charge of your health, most Drs don't care your just another body coming thru the door they spend less than 5 min. with.

Actually Moe, I leave for the States this Saturday. Although I'd love to, I could never afford Bumrugrund anyway I am sure because I read it is excellent, but expensive. I will try to get a Dr in the states to check me out under Medicare of which I just became a member. You've got me very interested in the hormone issue as it is something I know nothing about and am hopeful something hormonal may be causing some of my issues.