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What Causes Extreme Fatigue In An Elderly Male?
My husband is 71years old. His problem is he is very tired no energy and wants to sleep all the time. He does take a lot of medicine and he wonders if that might be what is yourcausing his problem. He has regular check ups with his primary, heart and pulmonary Drs.
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Hello. Good day. Thanks for writing to HCM. I am Dr Praveen and I will be answering your query today.
Extreme lethargy in an elderly male can arise due to a variety of reasons. The commonest would be medications in his case - you need to check if there are any drugs causing sedation. Next, would be if he has hypothyroidism / obstructive sleep apnea. In some instances, even underlying severe diseases like malignancy etc can also manifest as loss of energy. He would need a thorough physical examination before deciding on the tests.
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Warm regards.
Extreme lethargy in an elderly male can arise due to a variety of reasons. The commonest would be medications in his case - you need to check if there are any drugs causing sedation. Next, would be if he has hypothyroidism / obstructive sleep apnea. In some instances, even underlying severe diseases like malignancy etc can also manifest as loss of energy. He would need a thorough physical examination before deciding on the tests.
Wishing him good health. Please hit thanks and rate this answer if you have found it helpful.
Warm regards.
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