Feeling exhausted in your 50's?
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Anyone else experience similar?
At 52yrs old I'm finding that I soon feel exhausted when doing manual work. I don't get out of breath, just feel drained of energy and have to sit down for a while before continuing.
Today I've been up and down ladders replacing 2 x ridge tiles on my garage roof. Not a difficult job, just involves being up the ladder chipping away at the mortar, removing the tiles, mixing new mortar, back up the ladder to relay them etc. Half way through I was knackered and had to sit down for a few minutes. I finished the job and tidied up, and was knackered again.
I'm a big bloke and don't do much exercise, but then I never have, but my size and strength have always allowed me to do hard manual work without issue. I've always taken on any task, helped folk with DIY/building work, lifting and carrying, laid shed bases, wheel barrowing aggregate etc. Never had a problem until the last few years. Maybe I'm just getting old?
At 52yrs old I'm finding that I soon feel exhausted when doing manual work. I don't get out of breath, just feel drained of energy and have to sit down for a while before continuing.
Today I've been up and down ladders replacing 2 x ridge tiles on my garage roof. Not a difficult job, just involves being up the ladder chipping away at the mortar, removing the tiles, mixing new mortar, back up the ladder to relay them etc. Half way through I was knackered and had to sit down for a few minutes. I finished the job and tidied up, and was knackered again.
I'm a big bloke and don't do much exercise, but then I never have, but my size and strength have always allowed me to do hard manual work without issue. I've always taken on any task, helped folk with DIY/building work, lifting and carrying, laid shed bases, wheel barrowing aggregate etc. Never had a problem until the last few years. Maybe I'm just getting old?
Would low blood oxygen and high blood pressure present such symptoms?
I went to A&E a few weeks ago with a blinding migraine, I recall they took my blood oxygen level and told me it was low and they were talking of admitting me. My migraine was so bad I just wanted some tablets and to go home to bed, so they then told me to take some deep breaths in and they did it again and it got it to a normal level - just. My GP later told me I have high blood pressure which Ilm on tablets for.
I went to A&E a few weeks ago with a blinding migraine, I recall they took my blood oxygen level and told me it was low and they were talking of admitting me. My migraine was so bad I just wanted some tablets and to go home to bed, so they then told me to take some deep breaths in and they did it again and it got it to a normal level - just. My GP later told me I have high blood pressure which Ilm on tablets for.
Four Litre said:
Get a private men's blood test online (Medichecks, wellman etc) you can get a local hospital to draw the blood or pay around £40 for a private nurse to come over an take it. This will show you all your hormone levels as well as thyroid and all the basics. I say do this privately as your GP will not do this, but will just do a very basic blood test that will pretty much tell you your alive still!! I'm only telling you from years of experience and suffering badly with low testosterone.
Thanks for the suggestion. I've just booked a Medichecks 'Optimal Health Blood Test' to be taken at a local clinic. Thought I may as well go for the most comprehensive test whilst I'm doing it, cost me £234 which might sound a lot but could be money well spent. Fed up with phoning the GP at 8am only to find i'm number 30 in the queue and after holding for 30 mins get told all appointments have been taken and phone back tomorrow..
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