Are You Always Exhausted? The Hidden Causes of Low Energy (And How Maryland’s Low Energy Assistance Program Can’t Fix the Real Problem)
You wake up tired.
By 10 a.m. you’re already counting down to lunch so you can nap in your car.
You drag yourself through the day in Rockville traffic, barely staying awake on the Beltway, and collapse on the couch the second you get home.
If this sounds like your life in Maryland, DC, or Northern Virginia, you’re not lazy — you’re suffering from causes of low energy that most doctors completely miss.
You might have even looked into Maryland’s Low Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) thinking it’s about feeling tired all the time.
It’s not.
The Low Energy Assistance Program only helps pay your electric bill if you’re low-income. It does nothing for the crushing fatigue that’s stealing your life.
At Just Lose Weight MD in Rockville, Takoma Park, and Fairfax, we fix the real causes of low energy every single day — and most of them disappear when you lose the weight that’s silently destroying your body.
The Top 7 Hidden Causes Low Energy That No One Talks About
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea You stop breathing 30–100+ times per hour. Your brain never gets deep sleep. You wake up feeling like you pulled an all-nighter — every single day.
- Carrying 30–100+ Extra Pounds Excess fat is an active endocrine organ that pumps out inflammatory hormones 24/7. Your body is in a constant state of low-grade war — and fatigue is the #1 symptom.
- Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes Common in 60–70% of overweight adults in Maryland and Virginia. Your cells starve for energy even though your blood is full of sugar.
- Low Testosterone (Men & Women) Men over 40 and women in perimenopause see levels crash → zero motivation, brain fog, and exhaustion by noon.
- Vitamin B12 & Iron Deficiency Especially common if you’ve been on restrictive diets or have heavy periods.
- Thyroid Problems (Hypothyroidism) Slow metabolism = slow everything. Cold hands, hair falling out, and feeling like you’re moving through molasses.
- Chronic Inflammation from Belly Fat Visceral fat releases cytokines that make you feel like you have the flu — without the fever.
Maryland’s Low Energy Assistance Program won’t fix a single one of these.
But we do — fast.
How We Fix the Real Causes Low Energy in Weeks, Not Years
“One of the causes of low energy was severe B12 deficiency from years of dieting. Weekly shots + 45 pounds gone = I’m now the mom chasing my kids instead of the other way around.”
Stop Confusing the Low Energy Assistance Program with Actual Help
Maryland’s Low Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is for utility bills only.
If you want to stop feeling dead tired every day, you need medical treatment that attacks the real causes of low energy.
Start Feeling Human Again This Week
- Book your consultation (in-person or telehealth)
- Get your free Styku scan + full energy blood panel
- Start Wegovy, Mounjaro, or our proven injection program the same week
- Watch your energy explode as the weight (and inflammation) disappears
Call or text today — same-day appointments available:
Takoma Park: (301) 434-0075
Rockville: (301) 603-2811
Fairfax: (703) 543-9490
Or book 24/7 at JustLoseWeightMD.com
Serving Rockville • Takoma Park • Silver Spring • Germantown • Potomac • Frederick • Fairfax • Arlington • Alexandria • Washington DC
Don’t waste another year thinking the Low Energy Assistance Program is the answer.
The answer is losing the weight that’s making you exhausted.
Your energy is waiting.