After reading blogs of summer SAD sufferers, it is reassuring to know that i am not alone with this disorder. Every spring and summer I've experince the symptoms of this disorder: hopelessness, insomia, irritability, anxiety, isolation from friends, low energy, and the list goes on and on. I feel like a totally different person as opposed to how i am during the fall and winter season. During the spring and summer, I feel like a dead person inside of me. However, when fall season approaches, i feel refresh and enjoy being the person that i was meant to be,which continues to last until Spring. As I can remember, I have been suffering with this disorder since my high school years. For many years i was frustrated with this disorder until I started taking effexor in 02' and it has helped me tremdously for the past 6 years. I am 34 years old now and currently relapse of this disorder because i stopped taking my effexor medication for 1 year thinking that my SAD went away for good. Surprisingly, as spring 08' approached, i started feeling the symptoms again and knew i needed to get back on my medication. I have learned from this disorder that medication is the only way to fight this disorder. In the past, i have tried exercising, meditation, anything you can think of, besides medication and none of those things seem to work, until i tried taking effexor. I'm not hear to promote effexor, instead just wanted to share my experience with you on how i cope with this disorder. I hope this message helps people who are struggling with this disorder.
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