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Ah, the joys of being a woman in her early thirties! (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) by meltycat@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world
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I sleep 10 hours a night but still need to nap constantly during the day. Even 400 mg of caffeine doesn't buzz me, it just makes me feel 70% close to my normal, high energy 20s self. My daytime fatigue is so severe I've been mistaken for being drunk (even though I don't drink), and I experience a dream like brain fog around friends unless I use caffeine pills to seem present.

I know this is part of normal aging for a woman in her 30s, but it's frustrating to constantly need naps when I haven't even done anything. Sometimes you just have to biohack. Still, I feel a bit jealous of how men age differently and seem to keep loads of energy.

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I agree with others, this sounds like a medical issue that you're covering up with coffee. For me it was extremely low levels of D vitamin, which took months to recover, but by now I feel like 5 years younger. I'm 34. By now I only drink one or two cups, but I genuinely don't feel the effects of coffee anymore

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 8 points 4 hours ago

If you know anyone with a sensitive nose, ask them if the place you live in smells musty or moldy. I've had family members go through similar issues also without any help from the medical system and mold was a major contributing factor. You and anyone else who lives with you will be nose blind to it and won't be able smell it without spending a week or so elsewhere.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Recently had my wife do a sleep study. We're vacillating between getting her into a CPAP machine and doing a weight loss program to help with the sleep apnea. She's just the same, constantly at a lower level of energy and life quality, it has limited her in a lot of ways in recent years.

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world -5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I don't have sleep apnea, I don't even snore (my boyfriend has watched me sleep). My BMI is 20. I've had every blood test. It's all normal and just a thing I need to get on with that can be solved, at least temporarily, with enough stimulants.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh shit. Maybe caffeine is secretly the problem? Maybe it's depression? Maybe you need iron? There are a lot of things it could be, I'm just listing things off the top of my head. Sorry though, I do know how much chronic fatigue sucks.

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

No depression, I only have caffeine occasionally when I need to be out and social with people, or productive. My iron levels are normal as they have been checked too. Everything's normal! I'm just no spring chicken anymore.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

Are you sedentary? Could be exercise I guess. I'm out of ideas otherwise, boo hiss

[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 hours ago

Might be worth looking at CFS or something. It's more prevalent for AFAB people. Even if you don't have CFS it could provide a useful framework for managing your fatigue. I personally found some supplements to be helpful. Epicatechin + coq10 did wonders for my energy while I was recovering from a related syndrome.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ever heard of long covid or MECFS?

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Never had Covid.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What are your consumption habits, i.e. when are you drinking your caffeine? The bioactive halflife of caffeine is about 6-8 hours, so it's in your system affecting your mind and body long after the caffeine buzz goes away. My personal rule of thumb is all the caffeine I want before noon, but a hard cutoff at 1pm

[–] meltycat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

I take my caffeine pills about an hour before I'm due to go out. Outings can be 8ish hours, but even when the caffeine is at peak amounts an hour after I take them they don't make me feel buzzed or hyper, just sort of close to normal. And this is at 400 mg.

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Ehhh just microdose meth /s

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Sounds like caffeine addiction

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Damn I hope I do t get there😮‍💨 I do 1 cup a day max, usually don’t even finish it.

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