Seasonal Anyone?

IndieVisible · Oct 23, 2013 at 04:36 AM

I noticed that some years my depression is worse then others, and I can go 2 to 3 years with no depression, then get whacked good. I also noticed no matter when, it seems to be the worse in fall and winter. I was wondering if any one else notice any kind of long term pattern like me?

medicalfox · Oct 23, 2013 at 04:44 AM

I'm seasonal too. I only have depression in the winter and I just can't seem to get out of it until spring comes around. Would that be considered long term?

IndieVisible · Oct 23, 2013 at 04:48 AM

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I'm seasonal too. I only have depression in the winter and I just can't seem to get out of it until spring comes around. Would that be considered long term?

I have no idea. All I know is I am totally weird. I can go baseline for 1 to 3 years some times! then when I think it was all a bad dream, it hits me. And it's always worse for me in the fall and winter.

medicalfox · Oct 23, 2013 at 04:56 AM

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I have no idea. All I know is I am totally weird. I can go baseline for 1 to 3 years some times! then when I think it was all a bad dream, it hits me. And it's always worse for me in the fall and winter.

Are you still on your antidepressants? They might need to be increased and I recommend going to gym as a natural way of dealing with depression. I've been going as often as possible and it's keeping my depression at bay.

IndieVisible · Oct 23, 2013 at 05:00 AM

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Are you still on your antidepressants? They might need to be increased and I recommend going to gym as a natural way of dealing with depression. I've been going as often as possible and it's keeping my depression at bay.

Actually the gym does help and I go thru my athletic fazes too! The problem is I also have social and general anxiety too and it's always the worse with my depression and that's where I'm at now. I can feel on top of the world one minute, but I know it won't last very long then I fall and feel totally worthless, paranoid, and shell shocked. I am on meds. I am getting help just totally thrown by the irregularity of my episodes.

Andysmom · Oct 23, 2013 at 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by IndieVisible

I noticed that some years my depression is worse then others, and I can go 2 to 3 years with no depression, then get whacked good. I also noticed no matter when, it seems to be the worse in fall and winter. I was wondering if any one else notice any kind of long term pattern like me?

I always have a problem in the winter starting in about Dec. lasts until spring. I have a light box that i use and see my T more often.

Oct 23, 2013 at 08:08 AM

i can not understand how anyone COULD like fall/winter. You are constantly reminded of negatives.... trees look dead, skys are always cloudy and grey. Everything is crap for months.

I hate winter and that time going into winter.

avlady · Oct 23, 2013 at 08:12 AM

I have seasonal affective disorder and go through depression 4 seasons each year. My husband loves winter, one thing i can't understand either. I hate snow and being cold, cold is the worst part. i usually get one flu a year usually in the winter months too.Good luck to everyone this year, i'll pray for myself and all of us who can't handle winter too.

ptangptang · Oct 23, 2013 at 08:25 AM

Yeah def. Once the clocks go back ( this weekend i think) it's downhill all the way. Then it's Christmas. If there's anything that reminds you that you are alone and lonely its Christmas. I hate it.

arachnophobia.kid · Oct 23, 2013 at 01:02 PM

I'm the opposite, I'm much more depressed during the Spring and Summer. The Spring hits and I find I am tired all the time, I get physically ill and dizzy more often, and I generally feel gross because of the heat. In the Fall and Winter I feel that the weather is refreshing and cozy.

LimeAid13 · Oct 23, 2013 at 05:09 PM

Yep. Definitely seasonal. My depression always comes on in October, even though I love Halloween. It peaks about February, which is when it's coldest here. But I also experience something else...like a depression clock. It seems that my baseline is always sort of depressed, but even when I am not especially depressed, my mood is always the worst in the morning. I experience a slight improvement around lunch time, feel depressed again at about three, and then begin to feel better around evening. As always, I wonder what on earth is wrong with me? ......

IndieVisible · Oct 23, 2013 at 05:15 PM

Any one here ever skip years? A year with no depression or so mild not even a issue?

Poppy Princess · Oct 23, 2013 at 05:17 PM

No, my depression is definitely not seasonal.

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IndieVisible Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2013 Location: NYS Posts: 1,872 11 19 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 04:36 AM #1 I noticed that some years my depression is worse then others, and I can go 2 to 3 years with no depression, then get whacked good. I also noticed no matter when, it seems to be the worse in fall and winter. I was wondering if any one else notice any kind of long term pattern like me? __________________ Follow me on Twitter @PsychoManiaNews
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medicalfox Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2013 Location: U.S Posts: 1,652 11 974 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 04:44 AM #2 I'm seasonal too. I only have depression in the winter and I just can't seem to get out of it until spring comes around. Would that be considered long term? __________________ "Unable are the Loved to die For Love is Immortality" -Emily Dickinson
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Anonymous100108 Guest Posts: n/a	Oct 23, 2013 at 08:08 AM #7 i can not understand how anyone COULD like fall/winter. You are constantly reminded of negatives.... trees look dead, skys are always cloudy and grey. Everything is crap for months. I hate winter and that time going into winter.
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avlady Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jan 2013 Location: angola ny Posts: 9,794 (SuperPoster!) 11 28.8k hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 08:12 AM #8 I have seasonal affective disorder and go through depression 4 seasons each year. My husband loves winter, one thing i can't understand either. I hate snow and being cold, cold is the worst part. i usually get one flu a year usually in the winter months too.Good luck to everyone this year, i'll pray for myself and all of us who can't handle winter too.
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ptangptang Grand Member Member Since Oct 2012 Location: uk Posts: 990 12 233 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 08:25 AM #9 Yeah def. Once the clocks go back ( this weekend i think) it's downhill all the way. Then it's Christmas. If there's anything that reminds you that you are alone and lonely its Christmas. I hate it.
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arachnophobia.kid Member Member Since Oct 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 316 12 115 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 01:02 PM #10 I'm the opposite, I'm much more depressed during the Spring and Summer. The Spring hits and I find I am tired all the time, I get physically ill and dizzy more often, and I generally feel gross because of the heat. In the Fall and Winter I feel that the weather is refreshing and cozy.
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IndieVisible Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2013 Location: NYS Posts: 1,872 11 19 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 05:15 PM #12 Any one here ever skip years? A year with no depression or so mild not even a issue? __________________ Follow me on Twitter @PsychoManiaNews
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Poppy Princess Account Suspended Member Since Apr 2013 Location: Salem, N.H. Posts: 1,400 11 157 hugs given	Oct 23, 2013 at 05:17 PM #13 No, my depression is definitely not seasonal.
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