"These Seven Medical Reasons Could Explain Why You’re Tired All The Time" - Jennifer Lea Reynolds
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that women are almost twice as likely than men to feel tired or exhausted. Pay attention to these possible medical explanations for your being tired all the time, and talk to your doctor if you’re concerned. Though it sounds scary, fatigue among women in their thirties to fifties can certainly be an indication of heart disease or a heart attack, said Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, medical director of the cardiac health program and co-director of the women’s cardiac assessment and risk evaluation program at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Many women who have had a heart attack have said that in retrospect, they “were really tired the last two weeks” in addition to experiencing discomfort upon exertion, she noted. Accompanying pain can include discomfort radiating in your jaw and/or either arm.
- Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Medical Director, Cardiac Health Program, Co-Director, Women’s Cardiac Assessment and Risk Evaluation Program, The Mount Sinai Hospital