Hello...newbie here

Hi Nellie, yes I'm suffering too. I have to stay on my anti-depressants all year to have any benefit. Now finding I need the light box therapy all year too. You're talking about the summer - I'm asking what summer? It does help knowing there are others out there who feel the same.

hy,my name is terry. i have had sad for at least 23 years.Now i have it again.When i get like this i am afraid that i might have something else,like another type of depression,but that is just negative thinking,. Anyways i will get over this crap with some sun,like two weeks of it!

i gonna start using my sad light today since it is going to rain this weekend. Also,trying to set up an appt. with a specialist. Not having a very good summer here.

You may find every year is a bit different. Might be that weather patterns very from year to year, or something as simple as what is going on in your life or simply your physiology at that time.

You can count on folk here to offer support and encouragement getting through the hard times though. I've found it very helpful.

Nellie, I used to take medication when I got round to thinking i needed it, but last year I started taking it towards the end of September, the equinox is my marker! This year when I was on holiday at the beginning of August I was thinking maybe I should carry them in my bag so I can start when I need them!

Hi, I'm a new member and have had S.A.D. for as long as I can remember. I've never done anything about it except take a vacation to Florida every year in March. By that time I am climbing the walls. It is affecting me earlier this year, so I thought I would do some research to see if there is anything I can do about it. I've been looking at the lights. Can anyone tell me the difference between the cheaper and more expensive lights?