Have you tried one of those lamps that put out light similiar to what you would get from the sun? I’ve heard they help w/ SAD, but have always been curious if this is, or is not, the case.

In any event, I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks for the well wishes.

I hope you feel better.

Actually, it’s hard to know whether moving south helped, since Judu was born two weeks before we moved. Spouse developed post-partem depression, which only began lifting last spring after a breakdown. That was in turn precipitated by my own nervous breakdown in November last year. Spouse is now on trileptal, a mood stabilizer. Initially I attempted to treat mine through zoloft and therapy, but as I note here, the zoloft has had mixed results for me. I finally decided I needed to see a psychiatrist, which I did, coincidentally, today. I was diagnosed as Bipolar II, the same diagnosis as Spouse. (Bipolar II, I learned, is rapidly becoming the default diagnosis for any combination of depression and anxiety.)

Apparently, people with mood conditions seek each other out, and the relationships generally work until both parties hit the skids at the same time. In any case, BPII is usually treated with a mood stabilizer (most of which are also anti-epiletpic drugs) and an occasional anti-depressant.

I say this just so that you don’t feel like you are alone, or that you need to keep it inside. Really it’s fine, and pretty much my whole department at FU�a couple of them are even old Tigers�is on some sort of psychiatric medication (and those who are not should be).

I hope you are feeling better soon! Hang in there.

jwb

I also ended up using my father’s advice, which was a bit of a change in my own living, but to try to make the best of the daylight hours. Sitting by windows, in the sunniest part of the room (like a cat), insisting on window seats in the library, etc.

Good luck finding a doctor.