As coaching psychologist James Davis neared the big 5-0, he found himself burning out faster than candles on a birthday cake.

“It was actually my wife, Claire, that noticed I was becoming more withdrawn, that I was struggling more than normal to focus, that I was lacking get-up-and-go,” Davis, who lives in the UK, told The Post.

“I checked in with myself and actually I realized I felt low, a little apathetic, like life had gone a bit flat and that I was struggling for motivation and direction with work.”

Davis discovered that he was going through andropause , also known as “male menopause” or “manopause.”

While menopause is a well-defined and universal experience that marks the end of a woman’s fertility, andropause is more ambiguous and subtle — and it doesn’t affect all men.

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