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#1
Jan 14, 2011, 06:04 PM
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so how many of you are affected by the seasons, i rapid cycle throughout the year. But i have longer more severve depressions in winter and am mostly hypomanic or only mildly depressed in the summer. And im anxios all year round!
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#2
Jan 14, 2011, 06:04 PM
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anxious! Lol.
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#3
Jan 14, 2011, 06:41 PM
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umedicated, i'm the same way, only i'm manic manic in the summer/spring.
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#4
Jan 14, 2011, 09:51 PM
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unmediated the winter is the death of me
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#5
Jan 15, 2011, 04:27 AM
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hmmm you both said unmedicated.... So medicated you dont have the same issue??? I always struggle even on seemingly large doses of medication.
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#6
Jan 15, 2011, 12:36 PM
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No when i am medicated i have the same happyness/saddness all through the seasons.
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#7
Jan 15, 2011, 05:39 PM
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Winter is always the worst for me, medicated or not.
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#8
Jan 16, 2011, 12:32 AM
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I have more trouble in the winter than the summer both medicated and unmedicated. The worst time of year for me is Dec-Jan.
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#9
Jan 16, 2011, 12:52 AM
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In spring (October) I get anxious and mildly depressed, but I think its more to do with the end of the academic year/exam approaching etc that I associate with that time of year... other than that I am severely depressed more often in winter (unmedicated and while medication was not optimal - last year winter was fine)
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#10
Jan 16, 2011, 02:06 AM
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thanks for your responses!
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Jan 16, 2011, 07:44 AM
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I am medicated but even so, I have to adjust them constantly for the seasons: spring and summer, the anti-psychotic has to be increased and in the fall and especially winter the anti-depressant has to be significantly increased, with the anti-psych decreased.
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#12
Jan 16, 2011, 11:45 AM
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I find myself in more of a depression in the winter time than in the summer. In the summer my moods are much more stable than in the winter. I tend to rapid cycle more in the winter and I hate it. I need to move to the tropics lol!
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Jan 16, 2011, 04:33 PM
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From September to April my mood drops. Prior to being diagnosed during this time I would experience major depression. I have been diagnosed since 2007 and this winter has been my best as far as mood. I still have found my mood has dipped, but I would describe it as a mild depression and it's not chronic. I have been using a SAD lamp since September and I think that's what's been making the difference.
During the spring/summer my mood lifts and I have to reduce my anti-d in half. I've been on medication since 2007.
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#14
Jan 18, 2011, 06:10 PM
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thankyou all for sharing, hope all of you who are in winter now are ok
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 blueoctober
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Jan 18, 2011, 10:02 PM
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i have kind of reverse seasonal affect; manic as heck in the fall (i live in New England; beautiful mood enhancing foliage); sluggish and slow in the summer, esp when it's very humid. I love winter; nice and quiet in the snow. Peace!
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