[Smokus Cannabis]

Just wanted to know if anyone else here gets their depression in the Spring Time, like I do. I feel it coming on usually in Feb and ends at the end of June. Right now, I'm smoking tons of hash to keep it at bay, and taking pharms, and it's working great, but I know it's still around. It really hits me around April. Anybody else get their depression in a yearly cycle like me? How do you deal with it? Mine's not really situational, mostly seasonal. Any info appreciated.

[Nepeta]

Mine comes in the fall. Easy enough to figure out why, I miss the foliage change and I get really depressed. Hits me in the springtime too, but not quite as hard.

After living on the other coast for 35 years, the last few years out here my body/mind want to reset to the different seasons, but the change is so minimal here I think it makes my system "hiccup".

Plus I see the few foliage trees you have out here sorta change color and I actually feel bad for them... good try though.

And as you can see by my ramblings..... the springtime depression has started kicking in.

Hang in there.. you're not alone.

[KushKronic]

Fall for me, I start to just feel down about the weather and miss the summer the lack of sunlight kills me

[clinton]

Get a blood test for vitamin D3 - if low take quality liquid emulisified products. You will be surprised as low D3 causes tiredness and depression.

clinton

[KushMeisterGeneral]

I suffer from seasonal depression to an extreme!

But all you need is sunlight, even if it is artificial. If you can the best thing is a grow room, well it worked for me :) :) Build your own and start growing or visit a friend's if possible. Also very bad for your skin but a tanning bed also works really well in a pinch.

I hope this helps a few :)

Peace
KMG

[Smokus Cannabis]

I ended up stuck in it. Some aggravating crap set me off. I'm taking a week off of work (jury duty on call). Just going to get my shit together. I don't know why this always happens this time of year. Actually though, it's pretty mild - so far.

[longhairpokem]

right around the Holidays is when it hits the worst......Have been down a bit here latley.....trying not to let it get to me but IT IS.....

My dad just left my Mom after 37 years...... He has cut off her money and insurance... she has 2 pending surgerys come ing but needed his insurance.... she has never worked a day in her life and now this......

[Cola Nut]

Originally Posted by longhairpokem

right around the Holidays is when it hits the worst......Have been down a bit here latley.....trying not to let it get to me but IT IS.....

My dad just left my Mom after 37 years...... He has cut off her money and insurance... she has 2 pending surgerys come ing but needed his insurance.... she has never worked a day in her life and now this......

I feel your pain and frustration, I have experienced similar problems in my family. I'm not in your shoes so I can't say I know exactly how you feel but I feel your pain. My father pulled similar crap on my dear mother that worked for our family for 27 years. I don't know how people can live with themselves when they do this. My mother found an attorney and sued his ass and won what she wanted. I hope you can find legal assistance for her. I have suffered with depression for many years and it was not diagnosed until 2000. I have been self medicating for my depression since I was 17. I find my depression to be mostly situational but yes the time of year really makes me struggle also. This month is mothers day and my mom's birthday, I lost her to ALS in 2002. I still struggle in May, Nov. the month of my birthday and Dec christmas and the month we lost her. I take effexor but have trouble keeping on it. I forget to take it and really hate taking antidepressants.
I know that exercise really helps me with positive mental attitude, just hard to motivate when your depressed....but we almost always feel better after we do.

[Smokus Cannabis]

Originally Posted by longhairpokem

right around the Holidays is when it hits the worst......Have been down a bit here latley.....trying not to let it get to me but IT IS.....

My dad just left my Mom after 37 years...... He has cut off her money and insurance... she has 2 pending surgerys come ing but needed his insurance.... she has never worked a day in her life and now this......

Wow, that's hard. Hope somehow things improve as fast as they can. I'm in luck. Sun's out today. That usually helps.

[Sparrow]

Smokus, I have Dysthymia, which is a low grade depression. It is aggravated in Spring. I believe it has to do with my sinuses.

Sinus problems can cause fatigue which will aggravate depression.

I took SAMe [not related to sinus problem] and it worked great, but I had to choose between MMJ and SAMe due to financial constaints.

I would take the advice of plenty of sun and exercise. Go to a leafy green diet - go RAW. This will boost your immune system. Our immune system is constantly going to battle for us. I've heard that we are attacked by at least one cancer cell every day. A strong immune system will keep us from running down and will be a boost to our balance and energy levels.

Keep a journal to check were stress is coming from in your life. Most of our issues with depression come from a competitive industrial society that says "more, more, more..." Is it possible that your workload is more severe in spring?

Keep a joyful outlook on life. We have the power to choose our own thoughts (cognitive behavioral modification can be a very helpful tool).

Although there is no practical application to the following information, it makes me hopeful that we are getting closer to understanding what causes depression:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2053537.shtml

*NAME IT, CLAIM IT, CONQUER IT*

(Sorry to be preachy, I just hate depression and hope we can all find a way to overcome it)!

[silvercloud]

Originally Posted by Cola Nut

I feel your pain and frustration, I have experienced similar problems in my family. I'm not in your shoes so I can't say I know exactly how you feel but I feel your pain. My father pulled similar crap on my dear mother that worked for our family for 27 years. I don't know how people can live with themselves when they do this. My mother found an attorney and sued his ass and won what she wanted. I hope you can find legal assistance for her. I have suffered with depression for many years and it was not diagnosed until 2000. I have been self medicating for my depression since I was 17. I find my depression to be mostly situational but yes the time of year really makes me struggle also. This month is mothers day and my mom's birthday, I lost her to ALS in 2002. I still struggle in May, Nov. the month of my birthday and Dec christmas and the month we lost her. I take effexor but have trouble keeping on it. I forget to take it and really hate taking antidepressants.
I know that exercise really helps me with positive mental attitude, just hard to motivate when your depressed....but we almost always feel better after we do.

Spot on 'bout exercise > get a friend (dog) to walk w/ya > when dog needs it ,you take it > step it up a notch w/sativa (3rdeye ,chemdawg)

Good luck on Your Journey thru what peeps reefer to as life > remember ,life waits for no one ,why wait on life ?!? > that is all