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Old 10-02-12 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ticktockpedal
i disagree. it could be something medical, but if it's not depression/stress would it really just onset so suddenly? get a thyroid and blood tests maybe. but from the original post it sounds like it could be just a change of habit. couple the fact that you now aren't getting the physical endorphins etc. with the fact that you are now in that hole that exercise used to fill up. so what do you do? get on your bike you lazy bum!
Feel free to disagree, but I'd challenge you to support that position with any sort of logical argument. For me, 28 years of experience as a health care professional plus simple risk management principles says otherwise. Potential harm in seeing the Doc - damned near zero. Potential harm in ignoring what could be a significant medical symptom - considerable. The OP doesn't say why he suddenly changed his behavior, but he does site fatigue that he hadn't experienced before as a factor. The list of potential medical causes for that is so long and includes enough possibly serious conditions that only a fool would ignore it. And 'sudden onset' does not rule out anything. If anything, it only makes the arguement for medical attention even more telling.

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