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I can provide my anecdote. I live near Portland, OR and been taking 5000IU of Vitamin D for years. It doesn't do anything to help with seasonal sadness. Neither
by y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
I can provide my anecdote. I live near Portland, OR and been taking 5000IU of Vitamin D for years. It doesn't do anything to help with seasonal sadness. Neither do those "sun lamps". The only thing I've found helpful (although short-lived) for that is literally leaving the state for a week to somewhere warmer; like Hawaii or San Diego. The sadness comes back shortly after returning though, and sometimes even worse than before. It seems to me that treating seasonal depression is more complicated than simply taking medication or sitting in front of a lamp.
- 0DHm2CxO7Lb3 6y agoYeah, it would be nice to be able to replicate a warmer and sunnier climate indoors during the winter. Another thing you can try is to use red to near infrared light which has been shown to affect the mitochondrial electron transport chain. I read "Brain Photobiomodulation Therapy: A Narrative Review" a couple of days ago which is pretty interesting. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041198/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041198/