Seasonal Affective Disorder Support Group
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as S.A.D., winter depression or the winter blues is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal mood...
I'm about to go on Wellbutrin to handle the depressive aspect of my bipolar disorder. While reading up on it, I discovered that it is recommended for SAD as well! I was on it for about 2 weeks last year but discontinued it because I thought hypothyroidism was causing the depression. A year later, I'm about 8 months into the bipolar diagnosis, along with taking levothyroxin to even out my slacking thyroid, and the depression has been stubbornly back, in waves, since fall.
My question is: is anyone on Wellbutrin for SAD and do you find it helpful? I am cautiously optimistic about it because I did find myself beginning to feel better on it and now wish I'd continued it. I'm hoping I can kill 2 birds with one stone with this medication.
Thanks, and HAPPY, not SAD, Holidays to all of you!
My question is: is anyone on Wellbutrin for SAD and do you find it helpful? I am cautiously optimistic about it because I did find myself beginning to feel better on it and now wish I'd continued it. I'm hoping I can kill 2 birds with one stone with this medication.
Thanks, and HAPPY, not SAD, Holidays to all of you!
I was on Wellbutrin for general depression for well over two years. It worked for me, and now that I think about it, for my SAD. Although I did not realize I had SAD until the past two winters being OFF the Wellbutrin. I am ok in the summer, can manage my depression with the tools I learned in therpay but when winter hits...UGH! So yes I guess it did help it.
I do not want to medicate for D again, so I am looking into light therapy to relieve the SAD.
Hope you have a peaceful and joyous holiday too!