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Old Sep 16, 2013, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse View Post
I have bipolar 1 and SAD. A mild depression will kick up briefly in the late summer due to changes in the angle of the sunlight, but it's very manageable; it's usually during January and February that the real seasonal depression kicks in. The rest of the year I tend toward mania.
I suppose I have SAD too (I knew I did, but I wasn't sure if that was normal for bipolar 1). How do you treat SAD for people with bipolar 1? My therapist recommend a light box, but I read that it can trigger mania in people with bipolar 1 :/
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