SAD (Seasonal Depressive Disorder) or Wtf

[audiogeek247]

I was doing very well up until Thanksgiving. I was doing ECA stack working out everyday and then bam. I went up to NY to visit family ate semi poorly like most do...but never recovered. It was semi cold but I've been pure sloth since then. Irritable, have no desire to work or workout, barely have interest in sex...I'm overeating and just feel like poop. I am injecting 500iu of HCG three times per week, and on 200mg of Test cyp 100mg twice weekly for around 8 weeks or more. Have not taken an anti E2 in several months. The base of my legs feel slightly itchy, my face seems to get hot a little quicker than I usually feel like...but nothing severe. I've had gynecomastia since puberty, so wouldn't know there. I take cialis whenever erections are needed, and still have erection issues occasionally even with it. I know I get SAD real bad, I always want to give up on everything but that usually happens after new years. Getting GERD bad again too like I used too long time ago.

 

[DLK]

I know what you mean I was just telling my wife how I've felt unusually lethargic, today I walked in the gym and felt like turning around and leaving, was thinking my e2 was out of wack.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Do you have recent labwork? If not, can you obtain them?

 

[audiogeek247]

None recent. Not going to for a couple months.

 

[CoastWatcher]

None recent. Not going to for a couple months.

You can always run your own bloodwork through Discountedlabs.com. It would give you some sense of what your system is dealing with.

 

[Vince]

audiogeek, can you buy a sunlamp to help fight SAD?

 

[Re-Ride]

I'd try EOD or daily dosing on the hCG. An un-diagnosed virus can drag folks down this time of year. Cutting out hidden sugar and carbs from grans might help.

Light boxes and Photo Theray
A sunlamp would not be appropriate for phototherapy. Before using any lamps or light boxes read up on macular degeneration. IMO blue light can be used safely with care and it helps activate many with winter blues

Questions to ask:
- how well do you adhere to your sleep schedule?
- how much natural light do you get during working hours?
- do you shut off all bright light sources after 8 pm? ( even tv and laptop)
- can you get outdoors at sunrise for a 20 min walk evry day?

http://wurtmanlab.mit.edu/static/pdf/286.pdf
Wurtman is an older paper but still worth the read.

I did not wish to spend the money on expensive boxes last year. I got a four pin ballast for a D lamp fluoro tube and stuck a wide spectrum Verilux 36W CFML36LX bulb in it Placed hat in a table lamp four feet from my work space. Worked great for me.