What Causes Constant Tiredness In An Elderly Person?
List of the possible causes for your tiredness ma'am, require some investigations too
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome to HCM.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Taking into consideration your medical history, age and sex, there are a few causes that could be leading to your lethargy or tiredness:
From your history:
+Restless leg syndrome: Can result in poor quality of sleep which can also result in day time tiredness and lethargy
+Sleep apnea: Due to difficult in falling asleep or staying asleep, most patients with sleep apnea have poor quality of sleep which can also result in tiredness. I recommend you speak to your prescribing doctor to help better use of your CPAP machine
+Pramipexole use: Tiredness is also a common side effect of this medication, among a long list of other side effects
Other possible causes which should also be ruled out:
+Anemia: Is on top of the list, and I would recommend a blood test to rule out/confirm the same
+Menopause related: Can result in lethargy as a common symptom
+Nutritional deficiencies: Another common cause (e.g. iron, vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B9, etc.)
+Dehydration: You need to be taking at least 2-3 liters of fluids per day
+Conditions which are causing bleeding: These can also result in anaemia and thus the tiredness
+Chronic conditions: Diabetes, thyroid abnormalities, arthritis, kidney diseases, etc.
I would thus recommend an elaborate evaluation (primarily blood tests) to rule out other causes and accordingly direct treatment for the 3 top most suspected causes on the list ma'am. Please also speak to your treating doctor to help with either avoiding this side effect or with better management. I hope you find my response helpful. Please do not hesitate to write to me, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.