K2 GTi
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What can cause this?
I get 7-8 hours sleep per night, have a healthy diet, go gym for 1 hour every day , yet on my commute to and from work I get drowsy and actually struggle to keep my eyes open.
Does anyone else get this?
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Robin
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Do you drink coffee?
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K2 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
Do you drink coffee?
I don't drink any caffeine at all
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evilrob
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quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
quote: Originally posted by Robin
Do you drink coffee?
I don't drink any caffeine at all
There's your problem then. I'm all but a zombie until I've had my first coffee of the day, including an insatiable desire for BRRRAAAIIIINNNSSSs....
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K2 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by evilrob
quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
quote: Originally posted by Robin
Do you drink coffee?
I don't drink any caffeine at all
There's your problem then. I'm all but a zombie until I've had my first coffee of the day, including an insatiable desire for BRRRAAAIIIINNNSSSs....
I shouldn't need caffeine to keep me awake though lol.
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Robin
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Take some coke.
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evilrob
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No, you shouldn't - I was only kidding; I'm quite jealous of your non-caffeinated existence!
You say you get 7-8 hours sleep; it may be that your body would actually respond better to a bit more or a bit less sleep.
You could try an app like Sleep Cycle to try and work out the optimum number of hours you need:
http://www.sleepcycle.com
I'm sure there's an Android equivalent if you're that way inclined.
When you're in deep sleep you're motionless; lighter states of sleep you change position or twitch or whatever. These kinds of apps use the accelerometer in your phone to detect these movements and work out when you're in deep (REM) sleep and when you're not, and from that they can allegedly tell you when would be best to wake up.
Slightly less scientific but less faff would be http://sleepyti.me which tells you when you should be waking up (or going to bed) based on the average sleep cycle and when you need to/want to be up.
[Edited on 28-08-2013 by evilrob]
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nibnob21
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Iron deficiency can be a cause.
MX5 Project Thread
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Steve
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More water
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K2 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
More water
I drink probably 4 litres a day
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Tomnova16
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you need a weekend in vegas
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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spencer88
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
you need a weekend in vegas

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DaveyLC
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Space AIDS.
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by evilrob
quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
quote: Originally posted by Robin
Do you drink coffee?
I don't drink any caffeine at all
There's your problem then. I'm all but a zombie until I've had my first coffee of the day, including an insatiable desire for BRRRAAAIIIINNNSSSs....
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
What can cause this?
I get 7-8 hours sleep per night, have a healthy diet, go gym for 1 hour every day , yet on my commute to and from work I get drowsy and actually struggle to keep my eyes open.
Does anyone else get this?
1) What is your job?
2) Are you a vegetarian?
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K2 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
What can cause this?
I get 7-8 hours sleep per night, have a healthy diet, go gym for 1 hour every day , yet on my commute to and from work I get drowsy and actually struggle to keep my eyes open.
Does anyone else get this?
1) What is your job?
2) Are you a vegetarian?
I work in an office, and no i'm not a veggy. I eat alot of meat and protein in a day
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Balling
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quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
quote: Originally posted by Steve
More water
I drink probably 4 litres a day
Most likely water poisoning then... 
 
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sc0ott
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Low testosterone.
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
quote: Originally posted by K2 GTi
What can cause this?
I get 7-8 hours sleep per night, have a healthy diet, go gym for 1 hour every day , yet on my commute to and from work I get drowsy and actually struggle to keep my eyes open.
Does anyone else get this?
1) What is your job?
2) Are you a vegetarian?
I work in an office, and no i'm not a veggy. I eat alot of meat and protein in a day
Hmmm, intriguing.
I stopped eating meat for donkey's years and I was a mechanic, so felt perma-fucked. Thought you may have been in the same boat Chief.
Might be worth a visit to the GP for a blood test etc. Could have an iron deficiency or an inability to process it.
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Simon_16v
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I'm the same, pretty similar job and diet etc.
Going to give this sleep cycle a go...
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K2 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by Simon_16v
I'm the same, pretty similar job and diet etc.
Going to give this sleep cycle a go...
Yes I might too.
Do you find yourself struggling to stay awake? I really have to fight against my eyes shutting and it's quite dangerous TBH..
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spencer88
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Been checked out for Diabetes?
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Simon_16v
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I do sometimes, for most of the morning I could probably go back to sleep quite happily and afternoon isn't as bad.
Do you find it is only during the week though and weekends it's better?
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A2H GO
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Same job, diet, sleep length, commute and find I'm properly nodding off on the train home at 6 o clock, sometimes even in the afternoon at my desk, I just put it down to getting old
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Munchie
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Blood test for iron levels lad.
If I dont take tablets then im fooked as I am highly anaemic.
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