It's been awhile since I posted this, and I decided I would update. I have been using a SAD lamp daily for almost 2 months now I noticed my mood improving after a week using the lamp 30 min daily but I still had more "flats" than I'd like as well as anxiety. My pdoc suggested I increase my use to 1 hr a day. After doing that, wow! My mood has been pretty darn good, happy without being manic. I've had better concentration reading, and I've started to enjoy baking again. And I started drawing for the first time in over 20 years! Now I'm drawing daily and having fun with it. I really hope the lamp continues to help.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD
Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine,
There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
--Leonard Cohen
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