Why do we feel tired in the spring?
The most common symptoms include headaches, vertigo, nausea, fainting, drowsiness, chronic fatigue, muscle pain and heart problems.
It's important to note that spring fatigue is not an illness, but it still makes everyday activities more difficult. There are several reasons why certain people feel symptoms tied to the changes in weather. Various explanations see temperature changes and frequent fluctuations in air pressure throughout the day, which are closely tied to hormone levels in the organism, as the main culprits.
Serotonin and melatonin have the biggest impact in the spring. Serotonin is also known as the happiness hormone, whereas melatonin is popularly known as the sleep hormone and is produced in the dark exclusively.
In the winter months, when the air is cooler, the air pressure is higher as well, and fewer daylight hours means that the production of melatonin is increased.
When spring arrives, the amount of daylight increases and the organism starts producing more of the other hormones in order to balance things out, which results in the feeling of tiredness.
Another explanation is temperature-related. It is well known that objects expand in the heat and contract in the cold. In the spring, blood vessels expand, leading to an increase in the heart rate, whereas the blood pressure drops, leading to headaches.
Furthermore, the intake of vitamins drops in the winter months, leading to reduced immunity. In order for the symptoms to be ameliorated, people are advised to spend time in the nature, in the sunlight, which increases the production of vitamin D, thereby strengthening the immunity. However, in the spring, as the nature flowers, the amount of tiny particles let off into the air by plants (pollen) increases as well. People suffering from allergies therefore experience symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, runny nose, watering eyes and eye itchiness.
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