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seasonal a-something disorder? I suffer from it too.
seasonal affective disorder
Have you found anything that helps?
I had some special bulbs that I installed in a place I used to live, they were supposed to replicate full sun spectrum or something, and help alleviate the worst of it, and it seems to help some but I dunno how much of that was my own thinking versus actual help.
I'm not the most outgoing, bubbly of sorts, but I notice an absolute change in my outlook when winter rolls around. It's a small part of why I live where I live, winter is pretty tame comparatively so more sunny days than say Seattle or Portland.
Does excercise like taking a walk do anything? I hate to suggest medication but have you tried a SSRI/SSNI?
Did have ssri’s for a bit and they worked until they kinda just started making me feel hollow and lost the ability to feel joy. Exercise is actually impossible for me in winter I simply lose the will to move. Fine in summer i go outside and scorch myself in the sun for hours but i literally cant even bring myself to go outside unless im forced to in winter months and i hate it
I am the exact same. I just can't handle the cold. I can handle 95-100f days for weeks on end. I complain about the heat but I can handle it. The cold is another matter entirely. It makes my fingers hurt. It makes my joints hurt. I love to camp, but can't handle it in the winter, I won't do anything but sit under blankets and shiver.
Give me the heat, please.
Also, I just got off of Lexapro and Wellbutrin. They helped for a while, but seem to have lost effectiveness, even with counseling and the lot. My doctor suggested upping my dose but I really don't want to get into SSRI/SSNI withdrawal again. A long time ago I kicked opium with tramadol, and the tramadol withdrawal was 2x worse than the opium. SSRI shocks are absolute hell to me.
It's called vitamin d fam. Get a supplement