Tokil: Moving is how I discovered that I had SAD. I worked in Hawaii for three years. When I returned to Minnesota, in November, I immediately spiraled down. My daughter noticed it and my now Hubby found a light. Relief in a month. I love my light – Sunbox DL at http://www.sunbox.com. I have long breakfasts under the lamp
Red Carnation: I had not heard of that. However, I have recently discovered that I can not tolerate dairy products. While I have known this, I have used Lactaid for symptom relief. That no longer works. I have been taking pro- and pre-biotics for the last month in order to be less intolerant. It will be interesting to see if it also helps with SAD. But with changing anti-depressants at the same time it will be difficult to determine which helped the most.
Enjoy the winter sunshine – when you can find it.