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What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
James Hunaban asked:
While Seasonal Affective Disorder mildly impacts twenty-five percent of the population, it seriously impacts another five percent of the population. This is a form of natural depression, which normally starts in Sept but peaks in Jan and Feb. It’s easily brushed aside and overlooked. It’s also difficult to diagnose, and may in reality be as hard to diagnose as fibromyalgia and ADD (attention deficit disorder) both are. This is because while some folks might acquire the wintertime blues, and some folks feel sluggish, people with SAD in reality have a debilitating disorder.
While some people who suffer from this only have a modest, temporary feeling of helplessness, which is a very modest form of natural depression, other people may have an extremely severe case. Numerous studies have demonstrated that 1 out of every ten people actually have some type of SAD. As is true with clinical depression, occasionally people who have been diagnosed with SAD actually commit suicide. SAD may even advance into other types of depressive disorder. A few of these other forms include manic depression and schizophrenia.
Some of the symptoms of include feeling sluggish, catching some Z’s for more than ten hours a day and yet still feeling fatigued, and migraines which may get rather severe and normally peak once there are drops in barometrical pressure.
There have been studies done to demonstrate that those folks who are depressed are actually more prone to extreme alterations in temperature. Some researchers have pronounced that this was because of a lower level of electrolytes, salts, and other all-important minerals in the body and brain. Among these minerals is potassium. It has been shown that having a depleted level of potassium will produce a severe headache. Two additional significant elements are Vitamin D and exposure to the sun, or at the very least, to ultraviolet lighting. A lot of doctors really think that as there’s minor sun exposure during the wintertime, which means that an individual has a lower level of Vitamin D, they can actually get SAD.
It does not matter what age you are, you could still get it. However, it’s interesting to observe that SAD is uncommon in childhood and that it commonly impacts more women than men. As a matter of fact, it normally happens in women who are 35-years-old or older.
If you have evidence that you or a loved one has symptoms, then it’s strongly recommended for you to get medical care. It could merely comprise a chemical instability, which an easy alteration in your diet could easily fix. This condition can also be offset by skin treatments, skin peels, and trips to the health spa. Yet, this condition might also be more severe. This is why you ought to never let this condition go. There’s zero sense in suffering through it. There have been many modern medical advancements that enable those who suffer from SAD to be treated effectively, thus greatly bettering their quality of life.
For those who are diagnosed with SAD, light therapy is frequently suggested. Normally an individual requires to be in the light for thirty to sixty minutes every day with their eyes open, only not directly focusing on the light. It has been recommended that the best time for this therapy is in the morning. It will take a few weeks for the full effect of the treatment to happen. However, some betterment ought to be noticed inside one week. There are also a few medications available. These are selective serotonin reputake inhibitors (SSRIs).
While Seasonal Affective Disorder mildly impacts twenty-five percent of the population, it seriously impacts another five percent of the population. This is a form of natural depression, which normally starts in Sept but peaks in Jan and Feb. It’s easily brushed aside and overlooked. It’s also difficult to diagnose, and may in reality be as hard to diagnose as fibromyalgia and ADD (attention deficit disorder) both are. This is because while some folks might acquire the wintertime blues, and some folks feel sluggish, people with SAD in reality have a debilitating disorder.
While some people who suffer from this only have a modest, temporary feeling of helplessness, which is a very modest form of natural depression, other people may have an extremely severe case. Numerous studies have demonstrated that 1 out of every ten people actually have some type of SAD. As is true with clinical depression, occasionally people who have been diagnosed with SAD actually commit suicide. SAD may even advance into other types of depressive disorder. A few of these other forms include manic depression and schizophrenia.
Some of the symptoms of include feeling sluggish, catching some Z’s for more than ten hours a day and yet still feeling fatigued, and migraines which may get rather severe and normally peak once there are drops in barometrical pressure.
There have been studies done to demonstrate that those folks who are depressed are actually more prone to extreme alterations in temperature. Some researchers have pronounced that this was because of a lower level of electrolytes, salts, and other all-important minerals in the body and brain. Among these minerals is potassium. It has been shown that having a depleted level of potassium will produce a severe headache. Two additional significant elements are Vitamin D and exposure to the sun, or at the very least, to ultraviolet lighting. A lot of doctors really think that as there’s minor sun exposure during the wintertime, which means that an individual has a lower level of Vitamin D, they can actually get SAD.
It does not matter what age you are, you could still get it. However, it’s interesting to observe that SAD is uncommon in childhood and that it commonly impacts more women than men. As a matter of fact, it normally happens in women who are 35-years-old or older.
If you have evidence that you or a loved one has symptoms, then it’s strongly recommended for you to get medical care. It could merely comprise a chemical instability, which an easy alteration in your diet could easily fix. This condition can also be offset by skin treatments, skin peels, and trips to the health spa. Yet, this condition might also be more severe. This is why you ought to never let this condition go. There’s zero sense in suffering through it. There have been many modern medical advancements that enable those who suffer from SAD to be treated effectively, thus greatly bettering their quality of life.
For those who are diagnosed with SAD, light therapy is frequently suggested. Normally an individual requires to be in the light for thirty to sixty minutes every day with their eyes open, only not directly focusing on the light. It has been recommended that the best time for this therapy is in the morning. It will take a few weeks for the full effect of the treatment to happen. However, some betterment ought to be noticed inside one week. There are also a few medications available. These are selective serotonin reputake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Information About Seasonal Affective Disorders
Kristi Ambrose asked:
SAD, also known as winter depression, is a new disorder sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or less frequently in the summer repeatedly, year after year. It is estimated that 10 million Americans almost 6% of the population have had SAD. As stated by the US national Library of medicine:
“Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up.”
When this condition happens in the summer is often referred to as reverse seasonal affective disorder.
Some of the other symptoms of SAD in adults include: sadness or anxiety, tiredness and fatigue, weight gain, carbohydrate cravings, decreased energy, withdrawal from friends and family, difficulty concentrating, and appetite changes. Symptoms in children include: irritability, difficulty getting out of bed, or problems in school. It is said that Seasonal Affective Disorders are related to the amount of light is absorbed through the eyes. Thus the reasoning behind Seasonal Affective Disorders happening more in the winter months specifically within October or November.
Several different drugs can be used if you are experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorders but one of the most effective treatments consist of using a light box with high intensity fluorescent lights, this is called light therapy. It has been said that light therapy works tremendously with SAD, the symptoms of SAD can subside within as little as a few days or a few weeks. The treatment usually takes 30 minutes to two hours per day of sitting in front of the light box, when patients are in front of a light box you can read eat or talk. However, light therapy hasn’t been officially approved as a treatment by the FDA because of its lack of evidence about its effectiveness.
Other forms of affective disorder, are mood disorder, bipolar, depression, and schizophrenia. These forms of affective disorder as well as SAD can include the following treatments: medication, air reception, cognitive behavioral therapy, and carefully timed sublimation of the hormone melatonin. The United States is not the only country to have problems with affective disorders. The following countries also have inhabitants that have complained of these disorders; Nordic countries, 20%, Iceland’s 2000 people, and Ireland at 20%.
The National Institute of Mental Health’s Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment (D/ART) program is meant to educate people on the symptoms and treatments for various forms of depression including SAD. For a free brochure on SAD call and I am each at 1-800-421-4211. For more information about SAD and other forms of depression. Contact your local Mental Health Association which can be found by looking online for Mental Health Association and your state.
As well as the information above, you can also look into these books;
Affective dis-orders: psychoanalytic contributions to their study, by Phyllis Greenacre.
Handbook of affective disorders, second edition by Eugene S Paykel
Positive options for seasonal affective disorder as a key: self-help and treatment by Fiona Marshall and Peter Cheevers.
Winter blues, revised edition: everything you need to know to beat seasonal affective disorder by Norman E. Rosenthal.
Seasonal affective disorder-a medical dictionary, bibliography, and a noted research guide to Internet references by Icon
Health Publications
Seasonal affective disorder for dummies by Laura L. PhD Smith and Charles H. Ph.D. Elliott
SAD, also known as winter depression, is a new disorder sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or less frequently in the summer repeatedly, year after year. It is estimated that 10 million Americans almost 6% of the population have had SAD. As stated by the US national Library of medicine:
“Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up.”
When this condition happens in the summer is often referred to as reverse seasonal affective disorder.
Some of the other symptoms of SAD in adults include: sadness or anxiety, tiredness and fatigue, weight gain, carbohydrate cravings, decreased energy, withdrawal from friends and family, difficulty concentrating, and appetite changes. Symptoms in children include: irritability, difficulty getting out of bed, or problems in school. It is said that Seasonal Affective Disorders are related to the amount of light is absorbed through the eyes. Thus the reasoning behind Seasonal Affective Disorders happening more in the winter months specifically within October or November.
Several different drugs can be used if you are experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorders but one of the most effective treatments consist of using a light box with high intensity fluorescent lights, this is called light therapy. It has been said that light therapy works tremendously with SAD, the symptoms of SAD can subside within as little as a few days or a few weeks. The treatment usually takes 30 minutes to two hours per day of sitting in front of the light box, when patients are in front of a light box you can read eat or talk. However, light therapy hasn’t been officially approved as a treatment by the FDA because of its lack of evidence about its effectiveness.
Other forms of affective disorder, are mood disorder, bipolar, depression, and schizophrenia. These forms of affective disorder as well as SAD can include the following treatments: medication, air reception, cognitive behavioral therapy, and carefully timed sublimation of the hormone melatonin. The United States is not the only country to have problems with affective disorders. The following countries also have inhabitants that have complained of these disorders; Nordic countries, 20%, Iceland’s 2000 people, and Ireland at 20%.
The National Institute of Mental Health’s Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment (D/ART) program is meant to educate people on the symptoms and treatments for various forms of depression including SAD. For a free brochure on SAD call and I am each at 1-800-421-4211. For more information about SAD and other forms of depression. Contact your local Mental Health Association which can be found by looking online for Mental Health Association and your state.
As well as the information above, you can also look into these books;
Affective dis-orders: psychoanalytic contributions to their study, by Phyllis Greenacre.
Handbook of affective disorders, second edition by Eugene S Paykel
Positive options for seasonal affective disorder as a key: self-help and treatment by Fiona Marshall and Peter Cheevers.
Winter blues, revised edition: everything you need to know to beat seasonal affective disorder by Norman E. Rosenthal.
Seasonal affective disorder-a medical dictionary, bibliography, and a noted research guide to Internet references by Icon
Health Publications
Seasonal affective disorder for dummies by Laura L. PhD Smith and Charles H. Ph.D. Elliott
Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Ann McLaren asked:
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also called SAD, is often called the “winter depression” because so many people are affected by this mood disorder in the late or winter months of the year. There is also a summer version that affects some people. People with SAD will feel normal throughout the year but during the winter months, they may experience abnormal mood swings, anxiety and depression. This mood disorder can cause symptoms so severe that it affects the normal routine of your life. You may find it difficult to function in your daily routines and you may also find it hard to be around people or get along with friends and family.
Depression is a contributing factor to this and many other conditions. When you are depressed, it weakens your body’s immune system and makes it easier for you to catch other diseases and conditions. SAD can make you feel blue and can also make it easier for you to get sick during the winter months or to feel depression during the holidays. It can cause you to lose interest in the things you once loved and many people even formulate bad habits or dangerous habits in an attempt to soothe the pain caused by SAD.
Anxiety is caused by the many stressors in our lives. Most of us are so busy that we don’t have the time to treat our bodies like we should. Even those that do have the time, many simply don’t know what they are supposed to do to have a healthier life. Poor lifestyle affects more than just our phsyical bodies; it can affect the way we feel as well. This is why mood disorders and depression are so common.
Many studies have shown connections between mood and energy levels in people. It’s a vicious cycle. When you feel depressed, you don’t want to exercise or be active and when you live a sedentary lifestyle, you tend to feel bad. Often we use caffeine and sugar to try to give us more energy but this is short-lived and ends in us feeling more tired than we were to begin with. What you need instead is a natural pick-me-up and a healthier way to rejuvenate your body and your spirits.
People everywhere are searching for that “miracle cure” or that next big thing that promises to make them better but mostly we are looking for a quick fix. Unfortunately quick fixes are short-lived. You need a natural, healthy treatment that works by targeting your body’s senses and most primal needs. You don’t need another quick fix; you need something that really works to make you a healthier person, one day at a time.
When you rejuvenate your body from the inside out, you will feel healthier and you will have more desire to do things like exercise and eat right. Your depression will fade and conditions like seasonal affective disorder and anxiety disorders can be treated naturally. When you learn to treat your condition at its root, instead of just masking the symptoms, you will discover the true secrets to a long, happy life and the end to your SAD for good.
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also called SAD, is often called the “winter depression” because so many people are affected by this mood disorder in the late or winter months of the year. There is also a summer version that affects some people. People with SAD will feel normal throughout the year but during the winter months, they may experience abnormal mood swings, anxiety and depression. This mood disorder can cause symptoms so severe that it affects the normal routine of your life. You may find it difficult to function in your daily routines and you may also find it hard to be around people or get along with friends and family.
Depression is a contributing factor to this and many other conditions. When you are depressed, it weakens your body’s immune system and makes it easier for you to catch other diseases and conditions. SAD can make you feel blue and can also make it easier for you to get sick during the winter months or to feel depression during the holidays. It can cause you to lose interest in the things you once loved and many people even formulate bad habits or dangerous habits in an attempt to soothe the pain caused by SAD.
Anxiety is caused by the many stressors in our lives. Most of us are so busy that we don’t have the time to treat our bodies like we should. Even those that do have the time, many simply don’t know what they are supposed to do to have a healthier life. Poor lifestyle affects more than just our phsyical bodies; it can affect the way we feel as well. This is why mood disorders and depression are so common.
Many studies have shown connections between mood and energy levels in people. It’s a vicious cycle. When you feel depressed, you don’t want to exercise or be active and when you live a sedentary lifestyle, you tend to feel bad. Often we use caffeine and sugar to try to give us more energy but this is short-lived and ends in us feeling more tired than we were to begin with. What you need instead is a natural pick-me-up and a healthier way to rejuvenate your body and your spirits.
People everywhere are searching for that “miracle cure” or that next big thing that promises to make them better but mostly we are looking for a quick fix. Unfortunately quick fixes are short-lived. You need a natural, healthy treatment that works by targeting your body’s senses and most primal needs. You don’t need another quick fix; you need something that really works to make you a healthier person, one day at a time.
When you rejuvenate your body from the inside out, you will feel healthier and you will have more desire to do things like exercise and eat right. Your depression will fade and conditions like seasonal affective disorder and anxiety disorders can be treated naturally. When you learn to treat your condition at its root, instead of just masking the symptoms, you will discover the true secrets to a long, happy life and the end to your SAD for good.
Infrared Light Therapy a Treatment High Blood Pressure
Chad Fisher asked:
High blood pressure also termed as “hypertension”. Isn’t its amazing that this severe ailment can be treated with the help of infrared light therapy? Recently studies have been conducted to prove this. The results have shown the individuals who suffer from the high blood pressure can reap the benefit from the stimulation of light therapy. This light therapy is based on the famous infrared technology.
The high blood pressure can stimulate various other health related issues, some of which may be life threatening. The examples of such life threatening issues are heart strokes and heart attacks. If you also suffer from high blood pressure problem, it is important for you to know different treatment options available for your problem. One latest studied option is infrared light therapy.
When somebody suffers from hypertension it means the force with which the blood is being circulated throughout the body is higher against the walls of vessels. The heart of the person that is suffering from high blood pressure has to work much harder, so the blood can be properly circulated throughout the body.
There are different causes that results in hypertension. It can be caused because of the high-level of stress, excessive smoking, being overweight, increased alcohol consumption, genetics, physical inactivity and many other medical conditions. Infrared light therapy is a treatment that lightens the effects of elevated blood pressure.
The light therapy for the increased levels of blood pressure helps in such a way that circulation to different parts of the body is increased. Because of this increased circulation the heart do not have to work harder any more to pump the blood to make it reach appropriately to all the body parts.
There are number of people who have successfully recovered from the high blood pressure issue by using this treatment of infrared light therapy. Infrared therapy is one of the safest ways of curing from high blood pressure. Now you can get advantage from this therapy. It is the safest and most effective mean of bringing the blood pressure to normal. Different medical facilities are available that offer infrared light therapy boxes.
High blood pressure also termed as “hypertension”. Isn’t its amazing that this severe ailment can be treated with the help of infrared light therapy? Recently studies have been conducted to prove this. The results have shown the individuals who suffer from the high blood pressure can reap the benefit from the stimulation of light therapy. This light therapy is based on the famous infrared technology.
The high blood pressure can stimulate various other health related issues, some of which may be life threatening. The examples of such life threatening issues are heart strokes and heart attacks. If you also suffer from high blood pressure problem, it is important for you to know different treatment options available for your problem. One latest studied option is infrared light therapy.
When somebody suffers from hypertension it means the force with which the blood is being circulated throughout the body is higher against the walls of vessels. The heart of the person that is suffering from high blood pressure has to work much harder, so the blood can be properly circulated throughout the body.
There are different causes that results in hypertension. It can be caused because of the high-level of stress, excessive smoking, being overweight, increased alcohol consumption, genetics, physical inactivity and many other medical conditions. Infrared light therapy is a treatment that lightens the effects of elevated blood pressure.
The light therapy for the increased levels of blood pressure helps in such a way that circulation to different parts of the body is increased. Because of this increased circulation the heart do not have to work harder any more to pump the blood to make it reach appropriately to all the body parts.
There are number of people who have successfully recovered from the high blood pressure issue by using this treatment of infrared light therapy. Infrared therapy is one of the safest ways of curing from high blood pressure. Now you can get advantage from this therapy. It is the safest and most effective mean of bringing the blood pressure to normal. Different medical facilities are available that offer infrared light therapy boxes.