Helping Minor Seasonal Affect

[Jack]

I'm thinking of this now because I feel kinda funny right now and I think this is why.  I have symptoms of seasonal affect disorder; it's not generally severe enough to dx but I defintely feel icky during winter when it gets dark early.  Sometimes I'll feel almost faint, but that's only at the absolute darkest days of the winter.  Anyway, I've found I can perk myself up quite a bit by turning on every light in the room.  (There are three, one bulb each, in my living room, where I usually am while awake)/  I know it's wasteful, but it saves money on antidepressants!    Has anyone else done this/tried this?  I thought I'd mention it because it's kind of helpful and an easy fix, "wasteful" or no.

Do you still have this problem?

If so, you might try lying naked on the living room floor with the sun shining on you.

I know it helps me.   

Great mental imagery.

[El]

The fact that I was questioning SAD that far back says a lot.  The fatigue has progressed in some ways, and in others it's gotten better since the celiac dx and going GF.

[renaeden]

Dreading the height of summer.

[Calandale]

Booze helps me. That and swimming.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

The fact that I was questioning SAD that far back says a lot.  The fatigue has progressed in some ways, and in others it's gotten better since the celiac dx and going GF.

I thought that the gluten free hypothesis was junk science.   

[El]

The fact that I was questioning SAD that far back says a lot.  The fatigue has progressed in some ways, and in others it's gotten better since the celiac dx and going GF.

I thought that the gluten free hypothesis was junk science.   

It is... unless you actually have celiac.  Bloodwork and endoscopy confirmed, in my case.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

The fact that I was questioning SAD that far back says a lot.  The fatigue has progressed in some ways, and in others it's gotten better since the celiac dx and going GF.

I thought that the gluten free hypothesis was junk science.   

It is... unless you actually have celiac.  Bloodwork and endoscopy confirmed, in my case.

Oh, didn't realize gluten sensitivity was a symptom.

For the general population though, gluten free was a "health" trend that turned out to not be backed by evidence AFAIK.

[El]

The fact that I was questioning SAD that far back says a lot.  The fatigue has progressed in some ways, and in others it's gotten better since the celiac dx and going GF.

I thought that the gluten free hypothesis was junk science.   

It is... unless you actually have celiac.  Bloodwork and endoscopy confirmed, in my case.

Oh, didn't realize gluten sensitivity was a symptom.

For the general population though, gluten free was a "health" trend that turned out to not be backed by evidence AFAIK.

Of celiac?  O_o  In the simplest possible terms, celiac is an autoimmune disorder in which gluten (specifically) causes my body to flip the fuck out when I eat it.

And I agree, the health trend is generally fucking ridiculous, and people who have no medical reason to do so lose weight and feel better cutting out gluten largely because that involves them cutting out a lot of crappy food in general, and also involves paying attention to what they're eating.  That said, it's a very convenient stupid health trend for me; if I'd been diagnosed ten or even five years earlier than I was, finding food I could eat would have been much harder (albiet feeling better sooner would have been worth it).