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What Causes Tiredness In An Elderly Person?

I am always tired. Even if I get enough sleep. I get very tired at points during the day. I also realize that after 2 drinks I have a buzz. I am not a big drinker and never have been. But on,y recently have 2 drinks affected me. I am 59 years old and exercise 2-3 times a day
Mon, 11 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Your actual tiredness and sleepiness can be due to hypothyroidism.
You are not so old and you mention that you are very active,so it is necessary to do some blood works to clarifie your situation. I suggest to do a complete blood count to check for anemia and the thyroid tests:TSH,fT3 and fT4 to see if you have any thyroid disorder that can explain your symptoms.

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What Causes Tiredness In An Elderly Person?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Your actual tiredness and sleepiness can be due to hypothyroidism. You are not so old and you mention that you are very active,so it is necessary to do some blood works to clarifie your situation. I suggest to do a complete blood count to check for anemia and the thyroid tests:TSH,fT3 and fT4 to see if you have any thyroid disorder that can explain your symptoms. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.