March, and the fatigue is mounting....

Julie I feel I may know what the problem is, you really shouldn't take what I say seriously as I'm not a professional. But what I'm going to say may help you. March is the month where significantly the light levels change and the days get longer..... As I've experienced you may be suffering from overly phased advanced from too much bright light. Some people suffer badly from this especially if you don't do much or any light therapy, during the dark months.... You should look in to this as its always over looked by people suffering from SAD and there isn't much onformation regarding it out there. People have had goes at me from taking about this from members on this fourm...

This happens because the body clock advances more during the dark months from lack of bright light stimulation and during long periods of bright light it becomes more delayed... It does this a adjust to the levels of light... I but this is nothing to worrie about if you dont get it very badly as there really isn't anything that can be done apart from plenty of light therapy in the dark months because more light that is being received in your body clock should start to make your body clock more delayed and you will not suffer with this as bad. As time goes on into the lighter months it should kick out.

Take care Julie, Just trying to help you.

Its me again... I just want to point out that what I say would also explain why you feel bad in september too as its exactly the same as march but vice versa.... Your body clock becomes very delayed during the summer months and then in september when it starts to get dark you really cant use your light box enough.....

Hey Julie do you get a nice cake? :D

Thank you Pete ~ when it comes to "phase advanced" and "phase delayed" information I seem to go onto screensaver, probably because I have never really understood, or come to grips with it. So, the minute I finish my posts I am determined to research it properly on the internet ~ the simple description (I really have to be spoon fed with very user friendly information @ this time of year!) is out there somewhere! I have been religious about light therapy all winter, and done remarkably well for a sad person, but I lost it in September and again now. Interestingly on a graphic illustration of sad and how it affects people month by month, March came up as one of the worst months. If I can find that graph again, I will post it in here. Thanks for replying, I'll now go and research! Julie

Hmm, and thank you Siddy ~ (mostly!). Firstly though, I AM NOT THAT OLD!! :evil: And anyway, I am way slimmer than you!! :D

That said!! Yes, you did help me to appreciate this phase advanced thing, making me realise I really do need to do the research. The honing and fine tuning this SAD lark takes is quite formidable sometimes. And it's always a challenge when one can least face it. But, thank you, I'll boot my act into gear and get the knowledge!

About that cake, sweet thought (!), but when you eat it yourself (hmm, he'll get fatter chaps) do remember to have the Fire Brigade on call and ready, all those candles you know .... ! E-somethings to you, Julie !

Hi again Julie.
Not sure how it's all going to work right now because this has been my worst year so far (by a long way), I only normally seem to suffer for a couple of months, on and off, and probably better after Christmas but this year, it's been since September. I can't remember who said the bit about clocks changing but I can say, to the very day the clocks go forward in September (i think that's right, I always get it muddled) and it gets darker earlier, I get a real bad sinking feeling so maybe when the clocks change again, it'll all be alright. I may have been feeling extra bad last week because I had a cold trying to come out (which finally let loose on Sunday), I don't often get them but when I do they are bigguns!!!!! I think the bit Siddy said about the up and down time made sense and I've that alot more this month. I know my problem is not overuse of the light box because I STILL AIN'T GOT ONE Hopefully this will change by September as I'm trying so hard to save my pennies. I have to go to a Tribunal on the 19th to see if I can get the Disability Living Allowance that I applied for AGAIN last year but was turned down as the doctor who came to see me was an absolute bitch who openly admitted she knew nothing about ME and wrote everything I said in her own words (I found out later), decided I didn't deserve it, so I now have to appeal. I am really dreading it. They never even wrote to my doctor originally to ask her opinion and so my doctor has written me a letter to take to the tribunal, pretty much telling them they cannot judge my illness on one visit by somebody who doesn't know me and as far as she's concerned, I deserve it................
My doctor is a great woman, so kind and caring, very unusual these days. She even added that I have been formally diagnosed with SAD which is making all my other problems even worse. I feel like I struck gold the day I found her.
Anyway, enough of my rambling, I'm hungry so I'm going.
Bye Ya'll

P.S Not sure if it's because of the meds I'm on, but I have the very weirdest dreams, maybe we should get together and write a film script, we could win oscars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summertime 2 U 2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Is that since you've been on the meds Sebrown??? I can't honestly remember life before meds as it's been about 8 years. One of the really freaky kind of dreams I have is when they are like a continuation of the days events and so real I don't actually realise they are dreams. I've actually had conversations with people about 'what we were talking about yesterday' and they have no idea what I'm talking about, it's so frustrating. I also nearly cocked up a surprise for my stepdad's birthday a few years ago because my Mum had organised taking him to the theatre up the West End and I was absolutely convinced he'd found out about it because of a dream I'd had. I didn't realise it was a dream and nearly said something about where we were taking him. Luckily, my mum just happened to say something that made me stop and think!!!!
But other times they are just so weird, sometimes funny, or disturbing or just to odd to catagories.
Anyway, glad I'm not alone, I do sometimes just wonder if I'm a complete nutcase
:lol:

I beg to differ, even my forensic psychiatrist confirmed that i wasn't a nutter. That sweet nurse also said so, the one from the secure ward. I told her that since the tablets had kicked in i hadn't had any more sickening fantasies about her. She told me I wasn't a nutter just before she asked me, so nicely, to "put down the knife" as the doctor was bleeding and she said it wasn't nice.
I think the doctor has a personal hygiene problem he sweated so much and talked very fast and incoherently when i was addressing him. After i had finished me and the big male psychiatric nurses had a game of rugby sort of like british bulldog cos they jumped all over me.

Keeping it real..................... 8)

hi
sorry march is going so long for you. me too.

its still cold as all get out here. some days about 35 F, +3 C. Today, -10 C. Last night i think it was down to -25 C. Brr.

But, the days ARE getting longer. I rather like the end of april when the days are getting longer and warmer.

I have been lightboxing as much as possible. FOr a long while I felt like total shit and couldn't get out of bed to do the box before work. So it kind of fed on itself. Last two weeks have been better.

I need to exercise more though. Seems the weeks I get to our fitness center daily I feel way better.

Regards
Mr Bean Fan

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