The seasonal changes and the time change affect me too.......I find myself getting tired long before bedtime because it's dark and that's when my brain thinks I should be asleep. Dark, damp, cold, gloomy days don't do much for my mood either, although this is the first year I've been on medications and I'm doing much better than I expected. My dawn simulator is a godsend---waking up bathed in light, even artificial light, has made all the difference.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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