Quick question from the fatigued mind

[Jkrs]

Anyone know why it seems so common to feel colder and hungrier than one should when tired?

[flan2dave]

They're all connected in some sense.

[The Architect]

How about feeling tired and hungry when your cold?

No?

Oh well.

I think as your body gets more fatigued it becomes less efficient. It's not able to produce heat as well, leading to your body losing more heat than it makes. Your body doesn't actually measure heat or cold the way a thermometer does, it monitors the flow of heat. So if you're losing heat too fast you feel cold, or if you're gaining heat to fast you feel hot.

As for the hunger thing I don't know. I am usually too preoccupied by a project when I deprive myself of sleep, so I don't pay attention to things like hunger. The really bizarre thing is when your skin starts hurting when it's exposed to the air or when you have sleep deprevation induced hallucinations. 30 hours awake, 1.5 hours of sleep then 38 hours awake is my best, and the three nights before that I didn't get more than 9 hours collectively.

[Spartan26]

I had just read somewhere that hunger can be a symptom of needing sleep. Great explanation for people putting on the extra pounds. Some of those times at night, when you sneak into the kitchen to find something to munch on, you'd be better served by not serving yourself some food.

Sorry I can give attribution or any of the sciene, like naming the part of the brain or chemical not being release but I thought it was interesting. But how will I get over the stigma of going to bed hungry as being a bad thing???

[Crazy]

When your hungry, your gonna be tired and cold, your body is telling you it needs more fuel to produce heat and energy.

When your cold, your gonna get tired and hungry, because your body is working harder to maintain a higher level of heat output, therefore using more fuel and energy

When your tired, your body is preparing for sleep, and your heartrate drops, breathing slows, and you produce less heat, plus, your body needs fuel to repair the damage accumulated during the waking hours.


At least, that is my theory, I have no scientific evidence to back it up. And I'm OK with that. :cheers: