Anxiety and fatigue often occur together, with stress hormones causing both. Medical conditions like thyroid issues or fibromyalgia can also cause these symptoms. Coping tools like therapy, a healthy diet, exercise, and sleep can help reduce anxiety and fatigue.
The connection between anxiety and fatigue is that one often causes the other. If a person is experiencing frequent anxiety or stress, the body is flooded with stress hormones, especially cortisol; this can lead to fatigue, as well as making it difficult to sleep. Conversely, if the person is already fatigued from not getting enough sleep at night or from working too much, this can cause anxiety because energy reserves are depleted.
Stress hormones are quite harmful to the body. They’re meant to produce a fight-or-flight response when released, but when stress is constant or perpetual, the hormones build up in the body and can raise blood pressure and anxiety levels. This constant strain on the body can quickly lead to fatigue, while also making it difficult to sleep at night because stress hormones are still in the body. This is the best example of how anxiety can lead to fatigue.
Anxiety and tiredness are two symptoms that often occur together, unfortunately. In addition to provoking each other, they are common symptoms of other mental illnesses such as depression or bipolar disorder. Depressed people often experience anxiety and fatigue in addition to the other symptoms of depression.
Some medical conditions could also cause anxiety and fatigue. Thyroid conditions, for example, frequently affect energy levels and can cause mood disturbances, as well as appetite disturbances and other symptoms. However, other medical conditions like fibromyalgia also cause these symptoms, so if symptoms persist, it’s best to visit a doctor to rule out potential illnesses. Anxiety and fatigue are common symptoms, so blood tests or other diagnostic evaluations are likely needed if no other indicative symptoms are present.
If anxiety and fatigue occur without any medical basis, you will need to take your own actions to increase your energy levels and reduce your stress or anxiety. It may help to narrow down the cause of the anxiety if possible; for example, work-related stress is a major cause of both anxiety and fatigue. Talking to a therapist can be helpful and can help people develop coping tools for coping with stress. Also, trying to boost energy by eating a healthy diet, getting some exercise, and getting enough sleep at night can reduce fatigue, thus reducing anxiety.
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