Oh, that is me this week as well. I worked in NY at a warehouse sale, with long long hours...I thought I was just recovering. I told my husband last night that I need to start taking more vitamins.
I have fallen asleep every afternoon...heavy. And I am still ready for bed at 7:30...I have been going out to do errands so that I will stay awake.
I forgot about this, or it wasn't this bad before. Hmmmm.
I am going to start adding vitamins tho.
thank God for lightboxes....couldn't exist without it.

Ya it is an annoying feeling. I have plans every night, so maybe that is good so I won't take naps..?
But yea, thank goodness we have light boxes. Is it okay to do more than one hour sometimes?

I know the feeling. I can't sleep enough in the winter to get rid of the fatigue. My light box and vitamins help, but there are still days when it's a struggle to get out of bed. I hope you start feeling better soon.

I'm glad you mentioned that you had forgotten how bad it was, I thought that only happened to me. I've tried to explain to people what it's like for me in the winter, and I'm always struck by the fact that I don't really remember the awfulness of it. I remember that it was awful, and I can list my symptoms, but I can't seem to bring up the miserable feelings attached to the memories. This is a good thing, but I'm always struck by it. Of course, when the days start getting shorter and the symptoms start again, I go, "Oh, yeah! I remember this, now."

I do one half hour or more in the am....I have done some at noontime...I know Carlos, who used to post here, did it when he got home from teaching in the afternoon....
I am afraid of doing it too late, and throwing off my sleep pattern.

what vitamins does everyone take?

Snoeflayk: I am the exact same. And same with how it feels. I mentioned that it feels like someone has injected my veins with lead. I found that description somewhere on the internet and I was like" THAT IS EXACTLY IT". I had found no other way to describe it to my family.

Blue: If I get off work early enough I will take some extra light but if it is past 4:30, then I won't.
I personally don't take many vitamins... mainly just vit D drops.

I take a multi-vitamin, and that helps me (it's probably the vitamin D in it). I've also started taking St. John's Wort this year, and that's been helping a lot, too.

I use my light box after work (about 4:30PM), and sometimes later if I have to. I won't use it past 7PM, though, because of sleep disruption fears. I use it for 15 - 20 minutes a day, but I'm going to start upping that soon. Saturday, I felt so awful, I did a second dose of 15 minutes just to get through dinner. This is my first year using a light box, and the difference it makes is amazing.

I only started using the light box in March, because that is when I knew what I had. So this will be my first full winter using it.
I usually do 45-60 minutes... sometimes a little more. I don't think it is bad...but maybe I should limit is sometimes?

I always seem to conk out around 8 or 8:30 PM. It really makes it hard to get anything done during the week. By the time I finish dinner, my mind starts to turn off. Since I can't get stuff done during the week, the chores all pile up so that I have to do them all on the weekend, And so aall I do on the weekend is try to catch up on chores.

With my anti-psychotic, zyprexa, I get REALLY tired. I would fall asleep on the toilet or into my bowl of cereal! But a few months ago I was prescribed adderall for this and feel much better. However, during this time of year...it is much harder to stay awake when it gets dark around 4!

This might be the reason why I feel totally bored out at work,. I can't seem to concentrate on anything.

I was coping because the past days seemed allright, but these last days have become darker and I am convinced now I should use my light box more often. :) I use it for half an hour in the morning.

Thk u for this post. My fatigue is sooooo extreme right now- its crazy i told my pdoc, its like naps are almost involuntary. I just have to pass out. And yes- i agree - its almost like we forget in some way how awful it is. I remember it being awful - but maybe wr block out the degree of how awful it is. I remember snoozing on the couch just about every morning last year. I ahve also gained 6 lbs in like 2 wks :/ i feel like a bear getting ready to hibernate. Lol.

AK32, what are you doing to fix it? Maybe you need to up your light?
I use my light box for an hour a day in the depths of winter, as early as possible in the day

It's started hitting me this week. Tomorrow I'm getting on the light box several times. Geesh

Thefighter - we are upping my dose of lexapro. First 5mg, now 10. I will ask him about increasing my time on the lightbox. My vitamin d level is therapeutic- so thats good :) other than that i have just been trying to honor my needs and take naps. Luckily i am living with my parents right now and my mom is willing to help chip in so that i can take a little rest. Its so cruddy feeling this way tho :/