Morning Energy Drop and Weight Gain Concerns - #48127

Avoid oily spicy and processed foods. Regular exercise and meditation. Increase intake of raw vegetables and fruits. Use boiled water for drinking. Dashmularist 20ml twice after meal with lukewarm water. Tab Arogya vardhini 2-0-2 Follow up after 4weeks.

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Ashwagandhalehyam 1tsp with milk Arogya vardini vati 1tab bd Navaratnakalpamrita ras 1tab bd

Dr RC BAMS MS

Hello Thanks for opening up and sharing your symptoms so honestly. I get how tough it is to drag through the day with an energy crash, sudden weight gain, mood swings, and all that stress at work—especially at this stage in life.

AYURVEDIC UNDERSTANDING

Your symptoms point to a mix of things: - Vata–Pitta imbalance, plus early signs of Kapha building up. - In the mornings, your digestion (Agni) kicks in fine, but after 3–4 hours, it fizzles out (that’s Vishama Agni). - Sudden weight gain? That’s Kapha on the rise and a Meda dhatu (fat tissue) imbalance. - Mood swings and stress? Classic Vata–Pitta aggravation. - There’s also perimenopause (Rajonivritti Purva Avastha) to think about. Between 40 and 45, hormones start to shift—estrogen and progesterone go out of sync, cortisol ramps up, and your cells don’t produce energy like before. - You’re not in menopause yet, but your body’s starting to transition.

WHY YOU CRASH AFTER 4 HOURS?

A few big reasons: - Stress is wearing out your adrenals. - Blood sugar goes up and down, even if you’re not diabetic. - Your mind is on overdrive, but your nerves aren’t getting enough nourishment. - Meals might be on time, but what’s in them matters just as much. Ayurveda calls this Ojas depletion—basically, your vital energy is running low.

AYURVEDIC TREATMENT PLAN

INTERNAL MEDICATION

- Ashwagandha Churna: Take ½ tsp at night with warm milk or water. It calms stress, steadies hormones, and boosts stamina.

- Shatavari Kalap ½ tsp in the morning after breakfast. Supports hormone balance and eases perimenopausal symptoms.

- Triphala Churna: ½ tsp before bed with warm water. Helps your metabolism and keeps stress-related weight gain in check. You’ll probably notice a difference in 3–4 weeks

DIET PLAN

Morning (within an hour of waking): - Start with warm water and 1 tsp of soaked raisin water. - Skip just tea or coffee on an empty stomach.

Breakfast: - Mix of protein, fat, and fiber: veggie omelet, soaked nuts, or millet porridge with ghee.

Midday (to dodge that energy dip): - Snack on roasted chana or some fruit with nuts. - Avoid biscuits or sugary stuff.

Dinner (before 7:30 pm): - Keep it light, warm, and cooked. - Steer clear of raw salads at night.

DAILY HABITS

- Wake up at the same time every day. - Do a 5–7 minute oil massage on your feet and scalp (sesame oil works well). - No screens during lunch. - Take a short walk (10–15 minutes) after meals.

FOR STRESS

Pranayama: - Anulom Vilom: 10 minutes. - Bhramari: 5 rounds. - Go easy on the exercise—too much bumps up your cortisol.

INVESTIGATION

- Thyroid profile - Vitamin D and B12 levels - Fasting insulin or HbA1c - Full hormone profile if things get worse

This phase isn’t permanent. With the right food, stress management, and some herbal support, you can get your energy back on track.

Warm regards, Dr Snehal Vidhate

1.Ashokarishta 20 ml with 20 ml water twice daily after meals 2.Shatavari capsules 1 cap twice daily with warm milk after meals 3.Syp.Energy Plus 2 tsp thrice daily after meals

Diet: - Avoid caffeine after 11 AM. - Eat warm, cooked meals with ghee, moong dal, vegetables like lauki, pumpkin, spinach. - Avoid cold, dry, or processed foods.

🧘‍♀️ Lifestyle Tips : - Sleep: Aim for 10:00–10:30 PM bedtime. Even 15-minute earlier shifts help. - Hydration: Sip warm water or jeera-ajwain-saunf tea through the day. - Stress relief: Practice Anulom Vilom, Bhramari, or Yoga Nidra for 10–15 minutes daily. - Movement: Gentle yoga or 30-minute walks in the morning light.

At 41, while hormonal shifts begin, the specific combination of Sudden Weight Gain + Crashing Fatigue after 4 hours strongly points towards Hypothyroidism or Adrenal Fatigue (Burnout) caused by your high-stress job. Your body is running on adrenaline, and when that wears off mid-morning, you crash.

Please get your Thyroid Profile (TSH, T3, T4) and Vitamin B12/D3 checked.

Ayurvedic Prescription 1. Ashwagandha Tablet/Powder: Dose: 1 tablet or 1 tsp with warm milk/water at night.

2. Kanchanar Guggulu: Dose: 2 tablets twice daily (After food).

3. Shilajit Capsule (or Asphaltum): Dose: 1 capsule in the morning with breakfast.

Lifestyle Strategy (The 4-Hour Rule) The Mid-Morning Fuel: Since you crash 4 hours in, your blood sugar is dropping because your brain is consuming all the glucose for work. Do not rely on coffee. At the 3-hour mark, eat a handful of Soaked Almonds or a fruit.

Pranayama: Do Bhastrika (Bellows Breath) for 2 minutes in the morning. It oxygenates the cells to keep you awake longer.

Regards Dr Gursimran Jeet Singh MD Panchakarma

Hello

Like you mentioned you are working where your job demands too much and also at a pre menopause age; this is the main cause of your weight gain.

Increased cortisol levels due to stress is the biggest cause of weight gain in this demanding world.

Here are a few lifestyle changes suggested paired with medicines will help you get happy and energetic.

✔️ Do ✔️ Drink buttermilk Shift to millet roti Dinner at 7.30 or 8 100 steps daily after both meals Best to have lunch at 11.30-12 and dinner at 7.30-8 Fast for atleast 14 hours daily. You can have buttermilk, black tea, green tea, black coffee.

🧘‍♀️ Yoga 🧘‍♀️ Tadasan Vrukshasan Pashimotanasan Virbhadrasan Marjarasan Hastapadanasan Dhanurasan Halasan Suryanamaskar 5 atleast

🧘‍♀️ Pranayam 🧘‍♀️ Anilom Vilom Bhasrika Bhramari Kapalbhati

❌Don’t❌ Anything white like wheat, refined flour, sugar, salt, potato, sweet potato Oily food Packed food Processed food Ready to eat food Dairy products

💊 Medication 💊

Tab. Ampachak Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food Cap. Decrine 2 caps twice a day before food Tab. Rasapachak vati 2 tabs twice a day before food Syp. Evecare Forte 3 tsp twice a day before food

Castor oil 1 cup water + ¼ tsp dry ginger powder boil to ½ cup and take 3 tsp castor oil at bed time

Simple body massage with lukewarm sesame seed oil followed by a little bit of exercise and a hot bath after 30 mins will do miracles. Do it atleast one’s a week.

If you cannot exercise in the morning, no problem just apply the oil, complete your morning chores and than have a bath.

Weight gain

🌱 Daily Schedule for Healthy Weight Gain This plan is designed to support gradual and healthy weight gain.

Follow it regularly for best results.

🍽️ Breakfast (8:00 – 9:30 AM) Choose any one: Upma Poha Idli Dosa Moong dal chilla Vegetable paratha (potato paratha only occasionally) 👉 Have this with one cup of buffalo milk.

🍎 Mid-Morning Snack (11:00 – 11:30 AM) Eat one fruit of your choice. 🍛 Lunch (12:30 – 1:30 PM) 1 bowl of dal 1 bowl of vegetables Roti Rice 2 teaspoons of ghee

☕ Evening Snack (4:00 – 4:30 PM) 1 cup of milk with any breakfast-type item you like You may have a fruit instead, but then avoid milk at that time

🍽️ Dinner (7:30 – 8:30 PM) 1 bowl of dal 1 bowl of vegetables Roti Rice 2 teaspoons of ghee

❌ Foods to Avoid Processed foods Oily foods Ready-to-eat meals Maida (refined flour) Desserts and sweets

✅ Must-Do for Weight Gain Exercise daily (very important). Eat a fruit after exercise, preferably banana. Fruits can be replaced with boiled eggs if preferred. Do swimming or running twice a week. Include weight training if possible. Practice Surya Namaskar daily – at least 10 rounds (start with fewer and increase gradually). 👉 Exercise will improve digestion and increase your appetite naturally.

💊 Medicines Syp. Evecare forte 👉 3 teaspoons twice daily before food Tab. Liv 52 DS 👉 1 tablet twice daily before food Tab. Ampachak Vati 👉 2 tablets twice daily before food

💆‍♂️ Additional Advice Do a full body massage with lukewarm sesame oil, followed by exercise.

Weight gain

🌱 Daily Schedule for Healthy Weight Gain This plan is designed to support your over all health.

Follow it regularly for best results. 🍽️ Breakfast (8:00 – 9:30 AM) Choose any one: Upma Poha Idli Dosa Moong dal chilla Vegetable paratha (potato paratha only occasionally) 👉 Have this with one cup of buffalo milk.

🍎 Mid-Morning Snack (11:00 – 11:30 AM) Eat one fruit of your choice.

🍛 Lunch (12:30 – 1:30 PM) 1 bowl of dal 1 bowl of vegetables Roti Rice 2 teaspoons of ghee

☕ Evening Snack (4:00 – 4:30 PM) 1 cup of milk with any breakfast-type item you like You may have a fruit instead, but then avoid milk at that time

🍽️ Dinner (7:30 – 8:30 PM) 1 bowl of dal 1 bowl of vegetables Roti Rice 2 teaspoons of ghee

❌ Foods to Avoid Processed foods Oily foods Ready-to-eat meals Maida (refined flour) Desserts and sweets

✅ Must-Do Exercise daily (very important). Eat a fruit after exercise, preferably banana. Fruits can be replaced with boiled eggs if preferred. Do swimming or running twice a week. Include weight training if possible. Practice Surya Namaskar daily – at least 10 rounds (start with fewer and increase gradually). 👉 Exercise will improve digestion and increase your appetite naturally.

💊 Medicines Syp. Liv 52DS 👉 3 teaspoons twice daily before food Tab. Liv 52 DS 👉 1 tablet twice daily before food Tab. Ampachak Vati 👉 2 tablets twice daily before food

💆‍♂️ Additional Advice Do a full body massage with lukewarm sesame oil, followed by exercise.

Your pattern of feeling fresh in the morning but sleepy a few hours into the day along with sudden weight gain and mood swings indicates that your body is going through hormonal changes which may be perimenopause this usually starts in the late 30’sto early 40’s fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels affect energy metabolism mood sleep and weight sudden weight gain especially around the waist irritability and fatigue are common

High stress at work increases vata imbalance leading to mental strain and kapha accumulation causing heaviness lethargy and mid day fatigue Blood sugar fluctuations from stress or irregular meals can worsen sleepiness and tiredness

Ayurvedic support can include ashwagandha powder half to one teaspoon with warm milk at night it calms vata supports adrenal and hormonal health shatavari churna half to one teaspoon with warm milk at night nourishes female reproductive tissues and balances hormones brahmi 250 mg twice a day or jatamansi 250 mg twice a day supports mental clarity reduces stress and improves focus

Follow a vata kapha pacifying diet include warm cooked vegetables dals soups avoid cold raw foods sugar and fried foods take light to moderate exercise daily like brisk walking yoga or stretching to stimulate metabolism and reduce kapha heaviness maintain regular sleep routine sleep by 10pm and wake up at a fixed time

Investigations to clarify your condition include thyroid profile fasting blood sugar lipid profile and hormonal tests like FSH LH which indicate perimenopausal changes implementing these herbs diet and lifestyle changes can help improve energy reduce fatigue manage weight and support hormonal balance

Start with Cap. Evanova 1-0-1 after food with water, will help balance your hormones during pregnancy menaupause stage and improve your digestion. Triphala juice 20 ml at bedtime with warm water, will help remove toxins from your intestine. Brahmi vati 1-0-1 after food with water , will help reduce your stress level. Tablet Liv-52 1-0-1 after food with water, will help improve metabolism. Do pranayam lom -vilom bhastrika bhamri 5-10mins twice daily.