Do you ever get tired? I don’t mean because you worked hard in the garden, or didn’t sleep too well last night.
I get tired now. Bone tired, exhausted. Mostly from doing very little. A couple of hours dog-walking. Sorting out the evening meal.
How tiring can that be? Well, quite a lot, apparently.
Age and tiredness seem to go hand-in-hand. Everything I do feels exhausting now.
That might be just cutting the grass, or buying the ‘big shop’ at the local supermarket.
How did this happen? Where did it come from?
Okay, I am 69 years old. Far from ‘ancient’, in the 21st century.
Whatever the reason, I am still tired.
And often completely worn out too.
I have to say that I don’t like it that much, but I will have to learn to live with it.
Undoubtedly.
The DH and I both suffer extreme exhaustion often in the mid afternoon. So frustrating when there is so much to do. – Except lie on the sofa and sleep.
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I haven’t started the afternoon naps as yet, Lucinda, though I can sense their imminent arrival.
Best wishes, Pete.
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You also do a lot of writing and blogging. That is very tiring.
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That’s true, Jennie. I hadn’t really thought of that being tiring, but I suppose all the screen time is.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is, indeed. Best wishes to you, Pete.
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I find I am going to bed earlier sometimes as I’m just bone tired I put it down to the heat sometimes but maybe it is just advancing years I don’t nap like hubby 🙂 x
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I’m not a napper, and these days I am usually in bed by 11 pm. Not a very exciting life! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Maybe get some bloods done Pete. Mine is low and last night I was in my bed at 7pm and only woke at 6.38am. Bone tired is a great way of describing it.
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It’s a strange tiredness. Nothing like being tired after doing physical stuff, or because of not much sleep. It’s a ‘whole-body and mind’ tiredness that seems to be unrelieved by a good night’s sleep. I’m hoping better weather might help, if we ever get any. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I echo the others who suggest a blood workup, Pete. If that shows up clear.. then don’t hesitate getting a little mental tune up with a professional. We (meaning those our age) have at least six things we are wrestling with emotionally..
1. The idea we are not going to live forever. Boomers were supposed to last forever.
2. The loss of relevancy and contributing to society, This is important if there’s been a career of serving others, which you’ve had, and the loss of satisfaction in doing that work; a loss of self-esteem.
3. Friends, companions, work buddies we once valued have drifted away, succumbed to various medical maladies and are confined, or have passed away… thus added to some measure of feeling alone (differs from loneliness).
4. Your own physical maladies are now showing up as limitations on enjoying what’s left of life.
5. Feeling we have an entire life of experiences we want to convey to others, especially the young, but no one listens to old people.
…and of course….
6. The damn pandemic itself. The fear of getting it because we fit all the health risks… the complete and udder sadness in seeing friends and family die all alone from this thing… and having to take the precautions as our society closed up around us.
Now… this isn’t to suggest any of us old farts are suffering from all or any of these to cause us some level of emotional grief, but I just toss it out there (I do feel a few of these things creeping in myself).
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Thanks for your thoughts and ideas, Doug. I could certainly do with getting out of Beetley. It is over 9 months since I went anywhere other than the local town for shopping, and over a year since I saw any family and friends other than Julie.
And I have lost friends of course, even one who died of Covid in May 2020. It all leaves a lot of brain activity going on, which probably accounts for too many dreams, and some unsettled nights.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am feeling sorry for that, Pete!Maybe its a summing up of all the experiences during the lockdown(s). Our human brains always need time sorting it up, and getting back in normal mode. Best wishes, Michael
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It could be ‘lockdown fatigue’, or a hangover from the vaccinations. At least I am getting a lot more sleep. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sleeping is always the best, and honestly you are retired. Dont think about becoming the next primeminister. Lol 😉 xx
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As he said in Raiders of the Lost Ark, “It’s not the age, it’s the mileage.” You might want the doctor to check your levels that I mentioned in my post this morning. Could be the culprit.
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Yes, your post got me thinking, Ron.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete.. FYI… it is 1130hrs here in CA on 5/13. The CDC has just announced that people fully vaccined are NOT required to wear a mask indoor or outdoor.
While good news, I remain wary. Time will tell.
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I’m sticking with my mask-wearing for now.
Thanks, Doug.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t blame you at all, Pete.
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Hi Pete, 69 is not old. I had blood tests and am on levothyrine but I still get very tired in the day, but I have an excuse, I’m ten years older than you! I sleep after meals but I’m sure the problem is not having enough to do – nothing to look forward to. no excitement. no dog.
I think I’m going to find some sort of voluntary work when this pandemic is over. Just shopping and making meals is not stimulating enough.
The computer is no substitute for human contact.
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I did voluntary work when I first moved here to Norfolk, Julie. I installed smoke alarms for the Fire Brigade, and gave fire safety talks to schools and elderly groups. I also taught Cycling Safety at the local junior school. I gave those up when they kept asking for more and more time, and became a guide at the Dereham Windmill instead. But when I got vertigo, I had to stop doing that. Choose your voluteering carefully, as there are some organisations that really do take undue advantage of a ‘willing horse’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, Pete. I just wanted to listen to children read but I can’t get up the courage to ask if they want anyone.
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Interestingly enough, I volunteered to be a ‘Reading mentor’ at the local library. I got a quite offensive refusal, saying that ‘Older men are not encouraged to be around children aged 8-14. We prefer someone younger, prerferably under 25. Thanks for your interest’. You can imagine how that made me feel. I am sure they will take older women though, Julie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That would have made my blood boil. I seem to be too old fer everything nowadays.
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Oh, and Pete, it could be something simple like depleted iron etc etc…get checked!
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Thanks. Once things calm down at the GP surgery, I will arrange a test.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good
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Alas, with the MS I fatigue badly….last night slid off a chair and couldn’t get back up, core muscles way too fatigued, fortunately got help from a mate, and after resting for an hour, managed to get moving again. Aaargh…but I have to get used to it. I was wiped out for days after the first, Covid vaccine, but the second was fine. Phew
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Glad to hear you were able to get help, Sue. I am wondering if this recent fatigue of mine might be a reaction to the vaccine injections. I will see if it goes away soon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t leave it too long
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My tiredness is from lack of sleep…..pain keeps me up and reading…..I stay pretty busy both mentally and physically…..so I usually know why I am tired….old age does seem to creep up on us chuq
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I think old age was creeping up for a while, and then it suddenly pounced! 🙂
Thanks, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yeah you look at yourself in a mirror one day and realize that youth is gone….how sad. chuq
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Hi – don’t forget that one day of week of mini sprinting can maybe help – and it might be a time to supplement with a good b vitamin (like Jarrow’s B Right) and a good coq10.
But do think about how sometimes the less we do the less our body needs to do (if that makes sense)
And a while ago I was reading about “Wilson’s syndrome” ((need to find the book that had it)) and some patients needed to move more – do more
Just my two cents but I also know the body ages and energy might go down (check out marks daily apple blog for more on the sprints)
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Thanks for the tips. I do move around quite a lot, much more than most people I know. Dog-walking makes that compulsory. 🙂
I will investigate your recommendations, though I am not sure about the sprinting. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hi Pete – well i plan to blog a bit the sprinting later this year –
Because I might not have explained it very well – and I have only been doing my own since April but my husband has been doing them for a few years and they are easy – take under 20 minutes you can take 10 days review time in between the next session – and just so good for the body
– also – it can be done at a mild level (like mine was this week) or can have more robust sprints
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Anyhow – i think many of us forget that mike exercise can energize – and like stagnant water can be cesspool of ilk – our blood and oxygen flow need that moving to clear it ((and again I am sure you know all thai$
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Another thing that I highly suggest folks consider is that jarrow b right – or another b complex (or the wonderful NAC) because we eat so much Fran corn fed meat or food that is not grown i good soil – and so the b-vitamins are bite there like they used to be and that helps give us fuel –
And then the enzymes / like I thought coq10 was a fad – but we stop making it after a certain age and wow – did I notice a difference with taking a good coq10 (and did not know it was anti parasitic –
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Okay enough From me
Thank for your gra iud reply
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It is the steady regression back to childhood, the ultimate end coming as you have to wear nappies again and everything is done for you!
But worry not, your tiredness puts you in your teenage years, possibly early 20’s student phase of life, so you have a way to go yet 🙂
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Thanks for that mate. I have cancelled the nappies I ordered from Amazon. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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I can relate, but my tiredness has gone hand in hand with my fibromyalgia, so I know it’s no longer vaccine related. Allergy season also makes me more tired. For me, Vitamin D and calcium, magnesium & zinc supplements have helped. You should definitely get some tests done if yours continues Pete.
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Thanks, Kim. I have been wondering if it is a ‘slow reaction’ to both vaccines. I will see how long it lasts.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Omg same… I am exhausted! But then I look at my kid who can run up and down a giant hill catching a ball no problem! It’s definitely age! Sadly I’m feeling mine 👀😕😳
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I have no real reason to feel tired, other than the onset of ‘old age’. Maybe that’s all it is? 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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My mom has since passed, but every time I visited her assisted living center, there was such a large percentage of people sleeping. Eating and sleeping were the two predominant activities. (Hopefully, not at the same time.)
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LOL hopefully not…
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I almost never sleep other than at bedtime, Pete. But one day last week I went to bed in the afternoon and slept for three hours. Might be a reaction to the AZ vaccine.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hey Pete! Getting short naps–power breaks–helps. It is a side-effect of the COVID vaccine. As your body is practising battle tactics against a new enemy, it is natural to feel worn out. You may be doing nothing, but your body is. Meanwhile, you ARE 69. Get a rosary, I say! 🤣🤣🤣
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Yes, age and vaccines combined could well be the reason.
Thanks, Shaily.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, age can be a factor. I do have less stamina the older I get. However, what you are experiencing can be related to things such as diet, or all the sorts of things those recommending blood tests suspect. FRF could be right, it may have to do with seasonal factors. Alas, it could even be psychological. I do recall you had an experience with statins, tThis could be the permanent effects of that. But, check with a physician to see if it can be nailed down. Best of luck. Warnest regard, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. Yes, I am feeling my age, that’s true. The Statins reduced most muscle strength in my upper body, so I no longer even attempt very strenuous things. I have to pay someone to do those. It could be many different things making me feel tired, it might even be the extra ‘screen time’ I have put in since the lockdowns.
Best wishes, Pete.
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You are very active Pete…those walks must use a lot of energy!
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I am out walking for a couple of hours every day, admittedly. But it is all ‘flat walking’ around here, no real effort with hills or even ‘inclines’. Probably just getting old, John. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m the most tired when I’m in a sour mood but recently I found out I’m low on vitamin D? So They put me on some supplements and I have more energy not great but better! Get checked! C
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Perhaps I need a boost from my SAD lamp, Cheryl? 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Overheard:
Neander: “I feel like grilling some mammoth this evening.”
Thal: “Me, too. But sorting out the evening meal is exhausting.”
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I want to try some grilled mammoth now! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am 73 and have been discouraged with the erosion of energy. I try to make use of the hours early in the day because my best functioning slows down the later it gets.
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Thanks, Geoff. I am usually at my best after midday, and before 7 pm. After 9 pm, I often find myself wondering if it’s too early to go to bed? 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I agree with Robin that you should have some routine lab tests done. Hormonal influxes run monthly and not just for women! You are active and young. Check yourself out. I’m anemic and when it goes into action, I can hardly move.
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Thanks, Cindy. Once things calm down at the doctor’s, I may well get a routine check.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I am always tired from 5pm until 9pm, then I get all untired again and can’t sleep until gone midnight even though I don’t nap! Bonkers! Maybe when the weather improves (don’t laugh) and things start being a bit more ‘normal’ you will feel invigorated. It’s been an exhaustiing year mentally.
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I have been going to bed a lot earlier lately, (10:30 pm) and sleeping unti 7 am. But some days I still feel tired, even after that decent sleep. I’m wondering if it is some kind of ‘post-covid’ syndrome, even though I wasn’t aware of having it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Get tested for COVID antibodies. They send them out free of charge from nhs. You do it at home and send it back. Then they let you know the result.
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I will check on that, thanks.
Best ishes, Pete.
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I went on the website to register. Got halfway, and this came up.
‘Are you currently in work?
This will help us understand how coronavirus is affecting people in different industries.
This means if you’re in work at the moment, not on a leave of absence (for example, on maternity or paternity leave, sick leave or furlough).
Yes and I work from home
Yes and I travel to work
No
Warning! If you answer “no”, please do not continue. Only specific groups are currently eligible for antibody test kits and so unfortunately we cannot offer you a test at this time.
Continue’
I was unable to continue to register for a kit, as I am not working.
Thanks anyway. 🙂
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Aw sorry Pete, I didn’t know that.
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No problem. It was worth trying. 🙂
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I guess it comes with age.
However it happens to young people ones in a while.
Like today, I was just tired without doing anything.
Lol
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I guess it comes with age.
However it happens to young people ones in a while.
Like today, I was just tired without doing anything.😂
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Nice to know it’s not just my age. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh yes. I’m 73 but I’ve been tired for years. Sometimes everything seems like too much of an effort. I think it’s hard living in the kind of world we have today.
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I hope I don’t have to cope with this for 4 more years. But thanks for letting me know.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t be discouraged by my comments…I have a lot of physical issues. Someone suggested you should get a blood test…certainly worth doing as it may be just a matter of upping your iron…I have had experience with that too. I also suffer from depression, and tiredness is part of the package, as I am sure you know. Best wishes. Feel better.
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most of these things are in the mind.
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I hope that’s all it is, Simon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hi Pete, my dad is 71 and he was feeling very tired. He had some blood tests and it was an iron deficiency. Maybe you should check it out if it is pervasive 🤗
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Thanks, Robbie. If it carries on, I will investigate.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yup! I was very tired for about a week after my first Covid vaccination. I believe in cat naps. If I get tired, and I often do, I have a quick nap for 15 to 30 minutes and I´m good to go again.
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I am not a ‘nap’ person, Darlene. I go to bed much earlier instead.
Best wishes, Pete.
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