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Does Elevated BP And Cholesterol Cause Fatigue?
I'm a 60 yr old , female in good health except for HB and H cholesterial which I take meds for I sleep way to much I amm exhausted at the end of my work day usually eat dinner and fall asleep on the couch wake up and go to bed I'm just tired all the time.
Wed, 26 Apr 2017
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Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Your symptoms could be related to blood pressure drugs adverse effects.
Are you taking any betablockers? They can cause chronic fatigue and low physical performance.
But, I would also recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible underlying causes:
- a chest X ray study
- an arterial blood gas analysis
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend performing a multi latency sleep test to investigate for possible sleep apnea.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Your symptoms could be related to blood pressure drugs adverse effects.
Are you taking any betablockers? They can cause chronic fatigue and low physical performance.
But, I would also recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible underlying causes:
- a chest X ray study
- an arterial blood gas analysis
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend performing a multi latency sleep test to investigate for possible sleep apnea.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
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