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What Causes Feeling Tiredness And Exhaustion After Lifting Arms?

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Posted on Fri, 9 May 2014
Question: When I lift my arms or use my arms at about shoulder level I feel exhausted in no time at all. I feel a general tireness. I am exercising and do well until I use my arms in the exercise. What could this be? I am a 66 year old female.
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: Further tests are necessary... Detailed Answer: Hi, If your feeling tiredness and exhaustion has been showed recently, further investigations are needed to determine the right cause: - complete blood work to rule out anemia - diabetes tests to exclude diabetes - measuring the electrolytes levels to rule out dehydration - urine analysis to evaluate your kidney function - arthritis tests Depending on the test results, specific treatment will be prescribed. Meanwhile, I advise to: - keep on exercising without getting exhausted - eat healthy - take dietary supplements containing magnesium, and multivitamins for your age - take more fluids (water) Hope it helped! Let me know if you have further queries! Dr.Albana
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What Causes Feeling Tiredness And Exhaustion After Lifting Arms?

Brief Answer: Further tests are necessary... Detailed Answer: Hi, If your feeling tiredness and exhaustion has been showed recently, further investigations are needed to determine the right cause: - complete blood work to rule out anemia - diabetes tests to exclude diabetes - measuring the electrolytes levels to rule out dehydration - urine analysis to evaluate your kidney function - arthritis tests Depending on the test results, specific treatment will be prescribed. Meanwhile, I advise to: - keep on exercising without getting exhausted - eat healthy - take dietary supplements containing magnesium, and multivitamins for your age - take more fluids (water) Hope it helped! Let me know if you have further queries! Dr.Albana