On the other hand, those with SAD find no pleasure in anything they do and often can't function at home or at work. SAD sufferers never have a good day. Osterman says that since SAD is biologically oriented, the disorder does not simply go away. People with SAD have symptoms year after year. Thus, if symptoms typically appear in mid-October, treatment should begin in early October.
Exercise is a good antidote to the winter blues.
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