Five main medical conditions have been proven over the decades to be the most common in retirees. They good news is that they can usually be successfully treated with proper medications and are often covered by retiree medical insurance.
Arthritis
This is one of the most frequent complaints seen by physicians around the world in seniors. When people near old age, the fact of life is that their musculoskeletal systems start to dramatically breakdown and malfunction. Arthritis causes joint inflammation and pain and can also severely restrict mobility of the ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, hands, neck and even the back.
But there are many prescription medications in which all arthritic conditions respond to very well. They're usually taken once or twice a day with food to prevent stomach and gastric upset.
Eye Problems
Cataracts and glaucoma are two of the most common complaints eye doctors see when they examine people over age 65. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye, while glaucoma is an increased intraocular pressure inside the eye itself. Both conditions can lead to blurred vision, distorted images, decreased peripheral acuity, and diminished vision.
While cataracts can also be treated surgically, they as well as glaucoma can now be treated effectively with state-of-the-art prescription medications that are either taken orally or else administered as eye drops or eye ointment into the eye itself.
Insomnia
As people reach around age 65, their requirements for sleep tend to dramatically decrease. But just because they require less sleep doesn't mean they can fall asleep quickly or easily. Quite the contrary. Most seniors have tremendous trouble falling and staying asleep because they have changes in their brain centers that are responsible for allowing an individual to fall and remain asleep. They also have many age related worries on their mind.
Their are numerous medications that doctors can prescribe to help, which is good news for retirees.
Depression
This condition affects millions of seniors. The cause is twofold. The first factor is that when retirees no longer have work in their daily life, they tend to get saddened and worried if they'll have enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Secondly, as a person ages steadily, his brain anatomy and physiology starts to deteriorate, and specific neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine diminish in their secretion in the brain.
This depletion causes a serious decline in one's mental outlook. Optimism tends to decrease on daily basis. But there are many antidepressant medications that can definitely help seniors treat and alleviate their depressive conditions.
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