He can wake up one day and feel fine. The next day he has no energy. He was 72 at the time. His energy level before this was high to normal. He can walk for miles and not get tired. He exercised regularly without a problem. He's not on any medication except hypertension.
My dad is now functioning at 30%. Doctors have performed all kinds of tests to no avail. We are stumped as to what could be wrong. Any suggestions?
@freqflyer The vitamin panel was fine. He's been on these blood pressure pills for at least five years. They did decrease the dosage last year. However, he will be getting Vitamin B12 injections soon.
My father was and is very upbeat. He remains positive regardless of no diagnosis. The sudden change does worry me.
As for Dad's hypertension, when I went on blood pressure pills they zoned me out big time. I had zero energy. Tweaking the pills my doctor found a good dosage that didn't make me so tired.
Has he seen a therapist? Does he have any additional signs of depression? Depression is also an illness that can rob us of energy.
If most of the tests so far have been blood work, etc. maybe additional kinds of tests are needed. Seventy-two is too young to just accept functioning at 30%.
If you find out more about what is going on with Dad, share. We learn from each other!