About the Winter Blues (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Winter depression (or winter blues) is a common affliction for those who live in our northern climate. Its clinical name is seasonal affective disorder (or SAD) and up to 5% of the population (especially in northern states) may …
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I’m a mom who has SAD and my older son has it, also. Seems the older each of us gets (I’m 68, he’s 45) the worse it gets. Seems to peak at Xmas time, at least in ’09 it did. I also had pneumonia at the time, which didna help, tho I’ve had the pneumonia vaccine.
Dr. Grohol, the “light lamps” I’ve seen advertised to combat SAD are very expensive–does anyone know of an effective lamp that’s affordable? (Under $50). Thank you.