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What Causes Feeling Of Tiredness In The Legs?
Question: MY LEGS TIRE EASILY, walking is limited to a few hundred yards
Brief Answer:
Needs few tests to find cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Feeling of tiredness in the legs on walking can be due to-
1. A vascular problem most likely.The tiredness may be caused by claudication caused by peripheral arterial disease (PAD), narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to your leg muscles.
2.Peripheral neuropathy- This can occur from direct nerve related cause or from a medical illness like diabetes, thyroid imbalance, etc.Chronic illnesses like alcoholism, cancer, and vitamin deficiencies may also result in such weakness that often affects both legs. There are some illnesses that cause leg weakness, like Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
3. Myalgia is a common cause and may be due to overuse (mild trauma) or associated with the generalized aches and pain of an infection.
You need to get your serum sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium levels checked.
All the above causes can be ruled out by your physician after some tests and examination.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Needs few tests to find cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Feeling of tiredness in the legs on walking can be due to-
1. A vascular problem most likely.The tiredness may be caused by claudication caused by peripheral arterial disease (PAD), narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to your leg muscles.
2.Peripheral neuropathy- This can occur from direct nerve related cause or from a medical illness like diabetes, thyroid imbalance, etc.Chronic illnesses like alcoholism, cancer, and vitamin deficiencies may also result in such weakness that often affects both legs. There are some illnesses that cause leg weakness, like Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
3. Myalgia is a common cause and may be due to overuse (mild trauma) or associated with the generalized aches and pain of an infection.
You need to get your serum sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium levels checked.
All the above causes can be ruled out by your physician after some tests and examination.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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