Hello,

4 years ago my wife was diagnosed with Biopolar Type 2. She is 41 years old and in retrospect we see patterns of this condition as far back as to when she was 16 years old.

She ALWAYS goes very low in September and the depressive event lasts through mid-November. She goes high in late April for a shorter period of time. Throughout the winter she does also experience lows but no highs.

The pattern of LOW-HIGH-LOW follows the seasons, and more specifically the amount of sunlight in the day.

Has anyone had this experience in a northern climate, MOVED to a sunnier climate and experienced a reduction in depressive symptoms due to being in a sunnier climate?

Anecdotally this makes sense, but we are wondering if anyone has actually experienced positive benefit from such a mood.

Thank you.