Am I SAD??? (19 Dec 01) 3messages

Topic: Am I SAD??
posted by Clare on 2001-12-19 08:22:40




Hi
I am really chuffed, after 4 years of thinking i was dying of somthing i came across the symptoms of SAD.Tried, lethargy, and weak immune system, which all go in spring and summer.
I'm ill at home with a chest infection,and after 4 years of being ill all winter every winter i'm a bit fed up.
I'v had every blood test going,(nothing) and drs gave me prozac last year, but nothing has helped,so i thought i'd try help meself.I'm going to the dr. after xmas with all my SAD info.And getting a light box. Which are good??
I have 2 children, and my 9 year old was crying at school the other day, saying his mum was gonna die, so i need to do something.

Does anyone else think i may have SAD??

Please help, in the summer months im happy and fun, and would love to go back to being like that all the time.



Lesley

Topic: Re: Am I SAD??
posted by Lesley on 2001-12-19 17:23:43








Hi Clare
Best £200 I spent was in buying Apollo lightbox from Outside In, in 1998. It saved my life. I also find natural alarm clock invaluable as I work shifts,often having to get up at 0600 hrs.
After self-diagnoses I read all I could re SAD, and then changed my life accordingly. Good books are Winter Blues by Norman Rosenthal and SAD by Angela Smyth.
Join the SAD Association.
Never give up....
Take Care, Lesley x