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Can Vitamins Help To Over Come Fatigue And Lethargy?

I m a woman 65 yrs old and weigh about 275 I cannot exercise because of bad knees but lately I have been feeling very tired and slow moving. More so than usual I FIND MYSELF NAPPING DURING THE DAY BECAUSE I feel exhausted I feel that I need some vitamins for energy what can I take to feel better?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Hello there,

Thank you for reaching us.

The symptoms you described that is of feeling tired and low energy can be due to hypothyroidism or anaemia.I would advise you to go for a thyroid profile test and a complete blood count to know your TSH and Hemoglobin levels respectively.

Once either of the disease is diagnosed,you can start taking treatment according to it,which will gradually stop all your symptoms.Just taking vitamin pills on your own would not help much actually.

Hope this helped.Take care
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Can Vitamins Help To Over Come Fatigue And Lethargy?

Hello there, Thank you for reaching us. The symptoms you described that is of feeling tired and low energy can be due to hypothyroidism or anaemia.I would advise you to go for a thyroid profile test and a complete blood count to know your TSH and Hemoglobin levels respectively. Once either of the disease is diagnosed,you can start taking treatment according to it,which will gradually stop all your symptoms.Just taking vitamin pills on your own would not help much actually. Hope this helped.Take care