Winter seasonal depression anxiety?

[angielee]

It has been raining here and cold for a week straight. I have just been out for groceries and job interview. I feel I am straighting to fight depression, I'm constantly tired and having a hard time getting up in the mornings. Surprisingly I have had a check on my anxiety. But I hate feeling like this blah. Anyone else feel worse in the winter I think they call it seasonal depression.

[MrSamsa]

Winter can curl up and die. I hate how it gets dark early. Always depresses me.

[JayB4231981]

Ditto, my anxiety has come back full force since it got cold/rainy and dark by 5:30 pm, sucks.

[wfb8456]

Yes...same here. Anxiety comes on and usually lasts till holidays are over. My doctor calls it "seasonal disorder" and says it is quite common.

[london23]

I agree..lack of sunlight brings on these feelings

[MotionRobot]

Amen to this! Waking up in the dark,  getting home from work in the dark. We all need some sunshine in our lives!

[morbidmonkey182]

Yep its a miserable time of year and although I love the wet weather (weird I know :D ) I think it's the dark that makes things worse. It almost has a claustrophobic feel for me. I wish I could just hibernate through it all :D

[angielee]

So glad to hear other people understand, I always get anxiety this time of year. It does feel kinda claustphobic to me too being stuck in the house all the time. I would love to just sleep though winter so it would be over. Oh and I stay cold too.

[Huitzilopochtli]

I take 1000 IU of Vitamin D (in addition to a multivitamin that contains 700 IU) each day, and I find it helps keep me focused and in reasonably high spirits. Lack of sunlight = lack of vitamin D. Taking a supplement can make a noticeable difference.

[angielee]

I was thinking of taking a supplment too, i was reading about a lack in vit D. This time of year if you live above Atlanta Ga this  its very hard to get vit D from the sun because it is too far away. Dont know how true that is, I ty to go out and soak up some sun if its out anyway. I usually dont stay too long cause its just darn cold!

[DustinS123]

Vitamin D helps me, I get it every year. drives me crazy, gotta keep busy. and know that spring is on the way.
stay positive. I heard light therapy will help out also check it out !

[angielee]

Have heard of light therapy but the light bulbs are expensive I think, I started taking a multivitamin seems to help some.