no meds

I get very Depresst in the fall and winter, i dont want to take meds for this what other treatment is their?

[Hensley258]

I suppose if your depression is mild and just seasonal then you could try St. John's Wort. It takes about 6 weeks to work. It may help and it may not. The naturals like this are not very powerful so sometimes they just don't work well enough.

You might also consider the fact that you may have what is called Seasonal depressive dissorder. The most common therapy for this is a special light box that you sit in front of for an hour a day.

To learn more about SDD just do a Google search on the web and you should find some sites related to it.

[broadindaylight]

I would also include the light box in your self-therapy. It's important (but hard to stick to) eating regularly, maintaining a routine and making sure you're getting enough sleep, but these are all things that have helped me in the past.