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Old 11-17-2010, 02:24 AM
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Location: The New England part of Ohio
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I have lived with this since before there was a name for it.
It starts now. I have insomnia but I want to sleep in the day.
I have brain fog, I feel like lead and I an sensitive to cold.

I also have fibromyalgia.

Does a certain type of lamp hep?
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Mostly in my head
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Supposedly a type of lamp can help. Also, there are some drugs to help as well. See your doctor.
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Old 11-17-2010, 11:58 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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I've run into some of these SADD threads on the Seattle/Portland forums and they were most interesting and informative. You may want to check those out as well.

I left Minnesota as a victim of SADD, and the rare days it clouds up here in the desert, I'm flung right back to my days of trying to cope with it when I lived in a cloudy area of the country, and I wonder how on earth did I survive 43 years up there in the winter time!

From those informative posts on the abovementioned forums, I realize now
there are ways of coping with it or minimizing the discomfort. Whether those methods actually work, I can't say.
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Old 11-20-2010, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Fredericksburg, Va
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Be outside during the daylight hours as much as you can....that does help. I feel your pain, I HATE winter because of the lack of light!
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Old 11-20-2010, 12:04 PM
 
Location: In a house
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FYI, it's SAD, not SADD. It stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. Just one D. SADD is Students Against Drunk Driving (or Drivers).

The Mayo Clinic has a page explaining what a lightbox is, and doesn't try to push them on people or dissuade you from them. It's just a general information page, and seems to be pretty informative, without being preachy or advertiserish
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sea...atment/DN00013

Edited to get the link to start on page 1 of the 2-page article
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Old 11-20-2010, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Durham UK
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I used to use a full spectrum daylight lamp and it did help.
I also find that dark days are affecting me more as I get older.
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