I am 18 years old. I am feeling too weak now a days. Which medicines should I take? To resist it?
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Thank you for the query. From the details you have provided (your height and weight), your bmi is 17.9 kg/m2, which is below the lower limit of normal (<18.5 kg/m2). You need to take a proper diet with adequate protein and carbohydrate intake. Depending on your lifestyle (sedentary, active etc) your diet should be atlwast 1600 kcal. Do not skip any meals. Get your hemoglobin checked as anemia can be a cause for weakness. If hemoglobin is low you can take oral iron therapy for 1-2 months. A stool examination can be done to check for the presence of worms, in which case you will need a deworming therapy. A number of health drinks are commercially available, however, these should be taken as supplements to your daily dietary regime (and not in place of them). Avoid steroid drugs which claim to increase weight and reduce weakness. You can take a course of multivitamins for a month. Try to get 6-8 hours of sleep and avoid too much of caffeine intake. Drink plenty of water and have fresh fruits (instead of commercial fruit juices). You can also get a thyroid profile done.
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