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How Can Appetite Loss And Fatigue Be Treated?
My Mom is 80 has no appetitie doesn t want to move has not drank any fluids for sometime she is diabetic as far as meds go she s on Furosemide, atorvastatin, Amlodipine, Gabapenlin, Repaglinide, Methimazole, Repaglinid, Spironolactnoe, Losartan, Aspirin 81mg,allopurinol She is very weak and lathogic
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Hello,
She is on polypharmacy. Many of these drugs can cause loss of appetite and fatigue. Serum electrolytes need to be done to exclude any hyponatremia to cause anorexia and fatigue, as she is on Furosemide.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
She is on polypharmacy. Many of these drugs can cause loss of appetite and fatigue. Serum electrolytes need to be done to exclude any hyponatremia to cause anorexia and fatigue, as she is on Furosemide.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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