Tiredness is a state of weariness with increased discomfort and decreased efficiency. It may be either due to excessive or prolonged physical or mental stress or of both or due to any illnesses. It is otherwise called as exhaustion, lassitude, lethargy, debility, etc.

• Overstrain with lack of rest / sleep
• Any illness (fever, diarrhoea, indigestion, Anaemia, diabetes, spermatorrhoea, etc)
• Loss of vital fluids (blood loss, excessive sweat, excessive sexual activity, during lactation period, during periods, during pregnancy, dehydration due to lack of water intake, poor eating habits, sunstroke, etc)
• Depression with worries or lack of interest with bored job
• Excessive smoking, alcohol, coffee and tea
• In elderly age with lack of strength

These are all common, but if someone happened to get tiredness with least exertion or felt tiredness in persistent manner (irrespective of nutritious food / drink, good sleep / rest and even after getting treatment) it means that they need to get treated aptly analyzing the causative factor in-depth. Commonly other causes are low blood cells / volume, low iron / calcium and other minerals, lack of adequate oxygen supply (due to environmental factors or respiratory disorders), abnormal levels in thyroid and pituitary hormones, sugar level, sedentary job and sometimes even some medication too.

Symptoms of tiredness

• Wants to be alone
• Feels no strength at all to accomplish any work and desire to lie down all the time
• Drowsiness / dizziness / headache with nausea and vomiting
• Decreased concentration & memory loss
• Muscle cramps / aches
• Intermittent yawning / stretching outs
• Shortness of breath
• Pain in body / joints