Seasonal depression

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Does anyone get seasonal depression?

Does anything help?

I have one of those happy lights I’m going to try this year.

I can already feel the heaviness and tired feelings coming on as it’s getting darker earlier.

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My mother gets it really bad
Has used the light with some success
But yeh I think it’s a difficult problem to overcome

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You can buy UV lights to emulate a stronger Summer Sun and increase vitamin D. I reckon it works for maybe 10 mins a day with barely any risk of skin cancer.

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That’s interesting. My doctor prescribed me a high dose of vitamin D (50,000 IU?) to take once a week. I’m curious to see how well it works. It sounds like it may help a lot.

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Thanks! I’m gonna try both. I’m glad there’s no increased risk of skin cancer with the lights.

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I use a mood lamp. It helps me :sunglasses::sunglasses::sunglasses:

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I feel a bit of a dip when temperatures start to drop, but it’s not that bad that I would call it depression.

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I have seasonal affective disorder. I use a happy lamp and increase vitamin d. It definitely helps if I’m vigilant about it.

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I have a lot more problems during this time of year but a sad lamp actually has triggered me into a manic state

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Idk if it would do it again I’m on mood stabilizers now

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