Steps to relieve fatigue may include seeing your physician, adopting a schedule, eating healthier, drinking more water, getting more sleep, increasing your exercise, laughing more, keeping your mind engaged, alleviating stress, and possibly using dietary, homeopathic, or pharmaceutical supplements. These steps are detailed below.

In this video, Dr. Andrea Purcell, ND, provides tips to overcome fatigue using naturopathic techniques. She investigates levels of stress, sleep habits, health issues. She focuses on changing diet to eliminate processed sugars and grains as well as adding herbs, vitamins, and minerals to support immune, thyroid, and adrenal functions. In her experience, the adoption of a "natural living" lifestyle may assist in the recovery of energy levels in as little as 3 to 6 months.

Create a bed-time ritual to relax yourself before laying down to sleep. Try to avoid any work or distracting activities while in the bedroom. Make it a haven of rest.

Try to get the same amount of sleep every night, including weekends. Avoid caffeine for at least four hours before going to bed and avoid nicotine at or just before bedtime. Avoid exercise for at least three hours prior to going to bed. An absolute minimum of six hours sleep per night is required for repair processes to begin on muscles and body systems. Ideally, you should sleep between seven and a half and ten and a half hours per night. http://www.medicinenet.com/sleep/article.htm

During the day, plan a few minutes each day while at work, on a break, to relax and meditate. If you are able, close your eyes for five minutes and decompress.

Because B vitamins and iron can be especially important in regaining energy and stamina, eat lots of green, leafy vegetables. Drink plenty of water (64 ounces at a minimum). Try to maintain balanced electrolytes.

Consider taking multivitamin and mineral supplements or using complimentary holistic techniques to strengthen your body systems and eliminate toxins.

Listening to music can improve your mood and reduce stress. Choosing upbeat, faster songs will generally enhance your energy level by increasing your respiration rate and possibly by getting you to move, even if it is just tapping your toes to the beat!

Speaking your mind (declaring your thoughts and opinions to others), if done tactfully, might also decrease stress levels. Communications with others in an honest but respectful fashion might help you modify your work, home, or recreational environments for the better.

Using essential oils for their fragrant effect or diluted in massage oil might assist you in relaxing, releasing stress, and improving your mood. Citrus essential oils are especially good at creating a sense of well-being (although grapefruit essential oil should be avoided if you are on medications as it can intensify medication effects). Lavender essential oil has been shown to be very calming and might be a good choice for your evening wind-down routine. Other essential oil choices to foster a sense of well-being might include bergamot, frankincense, melissa, clary sage, lemongrass, geranium, rose, and cardamom.