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Does the winter get anyone else blue?

EchowyspEchowysp member
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Ugh.  I just don't do well in the winter.  I get moody and tend to see the glass as half empty during the cold months, like life just isn't as good.  Especially in Michigan where the sky can be steel gray for 3 months straight.  I feel more isolated and like things are too quiet. 

I've been treated in the past for SAD, so I think I might have to break out the light treatment box again.  

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  • ReeseMReeseM member
    you're pregnant?????????? did i miss something????
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    imageReeseM:
    you're pregnant?????????? did i miss something????

    Yep!  We found out NYE.  :-)

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  • ReeseMReeseM member

    YAY!!! that could also be contributing to your moodiness.

    i tend to feel the same way and i pray for a sunny day. like today, thank goodness, since we're stuck in with a very pitiful dd.

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  • LittleAppleLittleApple member
    I start to feel that way around the middle of January and February.  I start counting down to March because that means spring is on its way!!
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  • EchowyspEchowysp member
    imageReeseM:

    YAY!!! that could also be contributing to your moodiness.

    i tend to feel the same way and i pray for a sunny day. like today, thank goodness, since we're stuck in with a very pitiful dd.

    I am probably moodier because of the pregnancy.  That was partially how I knew I was pregnant.  Normal people don't cry to Last Christmas by Wham...lol.

    We are having a sunny day today, so maybe I'll bundle Adam up and take him for a walk,

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  • eliotsmuseeliotsmuse

    Ugh, I know precisely what you mean.  But you already know this because you were so sweet to reply to my post a few days ago.

    Today is feeling especially awful because Tallen is cranky and we don't have the car and it is SO freezing cold outside. 

    I don't have words of wisdom...just empathy.  

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  • EchowyspEchowysp member
    imageeliotsmuse:

    Ugh, I know precisely what you mean.  But you already know this because you were so sweet to reply to my post a few days ago.

    Today is feeling especially awful because Tallen is cranky and we don't have the car and it is SO freezing cold outside. 

    I don't have words of wisdom...just empathy.  

    It's freakin' freezing here, too.  Man, I long to complain how hot it is in the summer!

    And my offer to PM me to chat about our crazy moods still stands, if you ever need it. :-)

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  • Luckystar2Luckystar2 member
    Yes. I know exactly how you feel. I hate the cold, hate winter, and I somehow ended up living somewhere with a really long winter! I hate where we live, and hope we can move south soon.  If we don't end up moving, I really think I need to look into the SAD treatment stuff.
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  • GabbyGGabbyG

    SAD is super common in Seattle - basically everyone has it! We all wake up in the morning and immediately turn on our "happy lights."

    https://www.verilux.com/light-therapy-lamps/happylight-light-therapy

    They work!

    St Johns Wort is good too - it's OK while nursing (according to my midwife and pedi) but I am not sure about pregnancy.

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  • LaLaSweetsLaLaSweets member
    imageLittleApple:
    I start to feel that way around the middle of January and February.  I start counting down to March because that means spring is on its way!!
    same here ; ) I hate the cold
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  • EchowyspEchowysp member
    imageGabbyG:

    SAD is super common in Seattle - basically everyone has it! We all wake up in the morning and immediately turn on our "happy lights."

    https://www.verilux.com/light-therapy-lamps/happylight-light-therapy

    They work!

    St Johns Wort is good too - it's OK while nursing (according to my midwife and pedi) but I am not sure about pregnancy.

    Yeah, I really need to find my mood light and start using that again.  I remember it really made a difference and also helped to wake me up.

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  • lisaroolisaroo
    Yep. I usually go on meds in the winter because it gets so bad (and in WI, winter lasts from mid-Nov. until the end of April) but I am not really comfortable taking them while I am pg. Maybe a SAD light is a good idea? I just hate being cold all. the. time. Much empathy to you.
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  • Mrs MannersMrs Manners member
    Yes. I supplement daily with 2000 IU of Vitamin D and it helps A LOT.
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