I believe I may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) …
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I believe I may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I'm often in a good mood in summer. However, my mood gets worse...
I experience advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD) in addition to SAD. …
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I experience advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light....
I’d like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m. …
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I'd like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m., and the sun isn't up yet...
I’ve been using light therapy for SAD for about a month and have found it tremendously helpful for my mood. …
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I've been using light therapy for SAD for about a month and have found it tremendously helpful for my mood. I suffered...
What is the impact of SAD on hormone levels, especially estrogens, prolactin, testosterone and luteinizing hormone? Is it possible that SAD reduces their levels?...
A reader asks:
What is the impact of SAD on hormone levels, especially estrogens, prolactin, testosterone and luteinizing hormone? Is it possible that SAD reduces...
I believe I have SAD as I know my body and mind respond favorably during summer months and I get depressed when we lose...
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I believe I have SAD as I know my body and mind respond favorably during summer months and I get depressed when...
Can children under the age of two suffer from SAD? I have a 20-month-old grandson, and since he has been about three months old,...
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Can children under the age of two suffer from SAD? I have a 20-month-old grandson, and since he has been about three...
I have at least some degree of depression on a year-round basis with a worsening in the winter months. …
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I have at least some degree of depression on a year-round basis with a worsening in the winter months. In the past,...
Does the changing length of day and the time of natural sunrise/sunset affect the optimum-time calculation for light therapy?
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Does the changing length of day and the time of natural sunrise/sunset affect the optimum-time calculation for light therapy?
Answer:
Only indirectly. Our internal...
I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has been awful....
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I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has...