Long Drives

[JustGeorge]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

 

[Brickjectivity]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

To me it suggests that your digestion is not very good. Driving is hard on my digestion. I suggest you start taking pro biotic fiber two to three times daily. It will take you a couple of weeks to know if this is helping, but what you'll notice first is greater control of when you poo. It may help you feel less tired when driving, too. Its a white mostly tasteless powder made of dextrin sugar, and you put it in water or any drink. Try to avoid breads that contain preservatives, and avoid any food that gums up your guts.

Another idea is some kind of electric cooler that presses coldness against your skin. Cold is used to help people from passing out when they are in shock. Many people suck on ice while driving or crack the window on cold days.

Finally, make sure your teeth are clean. Having a dirty mouth can make you tired.

 

[Father Heathen]

I don't mind lengthy car rides as long as I'm well rested beforehand and the weather and traffic are mild.

I used to take ~12 hour road trips two or three times a year when I would go from Virginia to visit my parents in Indiana.

 

[JustGeorge]

To me it suggests that your digestion is not very good. Driving is hard on my digestion. I suggest you start taking pro biotic fiber two to three times daily. It will take you a couple of weeks to know if this is helping, but what you'll notice first is greater control of when you poo. It may help you feel less tired when driving, too. Its a white mostly tasteless powder made of dextrin sugar, and you put it in water or any drink. Try to avoid breads that contain preservatives, and avoid any food that gums up your guts.

Another idea is some kind of electric cooler that presses coldness against your skin. Cold is used to help people from passing out when they are in shock. Many people suck on ice while driving or crack the window on cold days.

Finally, make sure your teeth are clean. Having a dirty mouth can make you tired.

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Are you spying on me?

My digestion is slow(though I do have full control when I poo, and I use the toilet every time. ). I probably would greatly benefit from pro biotics. I had some trouble yesterday and this morning, as 90% of what I ate yesterday was beans(a lesson in balance for me). I can send my husband after some probiotics when I send him to buy me a new toothbrush, because mine has gone missing.

A cold press would have been nice today... sure is hot. I'm not sure if it'll help as much in the winter. Dairy gums up my guts. I'm not sure if I'll avoid it completely, but I try to use it occasionally as opposed to regularly.

 

[Stevicus]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

I used to be able to take long drives quite a bit, but lately, I'm finding that my legs start to feel somewhat stiff after sitting at the wheel for an extended period of time. I have to stop a bit more often and get out and walk for a while.

If I'm driving alone, I might turn on some music and play it really loud. That helps me to concentrate and keeps me alert.

I do sometimes feel drained after driving a while, but lately, I've been attributing it to the heat.

 

[Subduction Zone]

If you can't afford or find probiotics perhaps you could substitute these:

 

[JustGeorge]

If you can't afford or find probiotics perhaps you could substitute these:

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Probably cheaper...

 

[Quagmire]

Does driving stress you out George? That would account for feeling drained.

 

[Quagmire]

If you can't afford or find probiotics perhaps you could substitute these:

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Or maybe semi-probiotics.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

I did that for a living. Long drives don't bother me.

 

[icehorse]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Man, I love it when I occasionally drive a golf ball a long way!

 

[JustGeorge]

Does driving stress you out George? That would account for feeling drained.

Hm. I think it bores me. I used to love trips and going places, but its so quiet... everyone zones, I read(I'm not usually allowed to drive anymore, husband always wants to).

Iowa scenery isn't too exciting, either.

 

[Revoltingest]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

I used to be able to drive 16 hours a day.
(Occasionally even more.) I don't do that
anymore. I hate the monotony of driving,
& just want it to be over.
What helps...
- Podcasts (for vast stretches of bad radio).
- Water to drink, & carrots to eat.
- A good GPS. Garmin beats anything on
a phone or built into the vehicle.
- Driving a little slower, & leaving more
distance to the vehicle ahead. It's calming
& safe.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I used to be able to drive 16 hours a day.
(Occasionally even more.) I don't do that
anymore. I hate the monotony of driving,
& just want it to be over.

Are you ready to turn the wheel over to our cyborg overlords? Self driving cars are very limited right now, but amazingly safer wherever they exist. I am not talking about Musk"s Teslas. Those do not have the brain power of those approved to be self driving.

 

[Revoltingest]

Are you ready to turn the wheel over to our cyborg overlords? Self driving cars are very limited right now, but amazingly safer wherever they exist. I am not talking about Musk"s Teslas. Those do not have the brain power of those approved to be self driving.

I'm a fan of self drivers.
They're just not here yet.

 

[TransmutingSoul]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

We drive 1400km round trip to go to hospital appointments. Either 1000, or 1200km round day trip for a major shopping trip.

We have that trouble after that.

My job requires the minimum of a 150k round trip to a work camp and up to 760km round trip on outback dirt roads with cattle, kangaroos and a lot of dust!

I think I am very lucky I am not a long haul truck driver!

Regards Tony

 

[SalixIncendium]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

My commute is 100 miles each way, 4 days per week.

I don't mind driving. I find it relaxing. I do occasionally get so relaxed that I find myself close to nodding off. But at that point, I just take a quick break, get out and walk a bit, and I'm fine for the rest of the trip.

The only time I find myself exhausted after driving is if I drive more than 8 hours at a time.

As far as finding things to help with boredom, find things to occupy your mind. One that I've done is counting car makes in my head and keeping track. How many Nissans, Toyotas, Chevys, Fords, etc. Just trying to keep track mentally will keep me from being bored.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I'm a fan of self drivers.
They're just not here yet.

Just in San Francisco and Phoenix, L.A. next:

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[JustGeorge]

My commute is 100 miles each way, 4 days per week.

I don't mind driving. I find it relaxing. I do occasionally get so relaxed that I find myself close to nodding off. But at that point, I just take a quick break, get out and walk a bit, and I'm fine for the rest of the trip.

The only time I find myself exhausted after driving is if I drive more than 8 hours at a time.

As far as finding things to help with boredom, find things to occupy your mind. One that I've done is counting car makes in my head and keeping track. How many Nissans, Toyotas, Chevys, Fords, etc. Just trying to keep track mentally will keep me from being bored.

When I was a kid, Mom would try to get us to find the alphabet, in order, one letter at a time.

Js and Zs proved to be the most difficult.

 

[ChristineM]

Long drives really kick my butt.

Heck, they don't have to be that long... anything 45 minutes or more. I feel drained when the ride is over; sluggish and a bit weak. I have a hard time using the rest of my day for anything but loafing.

Does anyone else have this trouble?

Does anyone know what might help this trouble?

Me? I love medium drives, i get bored silly on long drives. Your 45 minutes is medium to me. The sort of time i take several times a week, the 3 nearest bigger towns (with shops) being 25/30/33 km away. Summer time with tourists traffic the journey can take an hour or more. But the scenery is not too bad.

A road trip with a fortnights driving through the southern states of the US, though it was broken up every day, drive to the next place, stop and check it out. And on, and on. Not something I'd want to do again.

I did a trip, 3 days driving from the UK to southern italy. Before sat nav and got lost a few times, interesting but pretty rough on my sanity (as was the return trip). Example pulling into a village where raggity assed children of 6 or 7 were toting rifles and giving us suspicious looks

One I've done a few times is NW uk to SW France about 1400km, can get very boring on autoroutes/motorways. Once with two feisty cats as passengers, that made it interesting.

The thing to do is enjoy it, don't drive to increase stress, accept every other driver is in idiot just waiting for the chance to honk at you, don't give them the chance. Take in the scenery, every time you pass it will be different. Use the time to relax a little