There seems to be a lot of it about.

[baratron]

I have a theory that just about everyone I know seems to be depressed at the moment, and I think it's because it's got to the point in the year where it's been winter for so long that it's like it's never going to end, and we all feel like crap due to lack of daylight. However, I realise that it is not winter for everyone in the world, and that some people are probably enjoying some lovely sunshine right now (the lucky sods!).

So here is a totally unscientific livejournal poll on the topic. I wish it was possible to write livejournal polls that link together the answers from multiple questions and correlate the answers automatically. Oh well. Question 2 is deliberately vague because I set about writing time intervals like "2-3 days ago" and "4-7 days ago" before realising that I couldn't remember the answer to it that precisely myself, so it was probably pointless expecting anyone else to.

[Poll #1331853]

Oh yes, and if you do happen to feel just great at the moment, then please comment below to say why, because the rest of us need cheering up.

Comments

Re: Feeling Good

[nitoda]

Thanks for your concern. I had a whole lot of bloods done a few months ago when I felt under a lot of stress and had had a lot of time off work. They did test for thyroid and declared no problem. Of course I'm aware that the tests for thyroid function are not always very good which is a concern. I do feel an ability to do less than I used to. I don't know how reasonable it is to put that down to age (at 56!) I do think it's reasonable to put a lot of symptoms down to stress, and they did ease for a while. I think I would be much happier and healthier if I was only working part time and I'm trying to persuade an ex-colleague that he wants to work part-time too and we could job share!
How frequently would it be reasonable to request a check on thyroid function do you think? Annually? Or more frequently if there are still concerns?

Re: Feeling Good

[baratron.livejournal.com]

You and your partners are among my favourite people - of course I'm concerned! Anyway, a slightly off-the-wall but serious suggestion: do you have a gas boiler at home or work? Has it been checked recently? Have you been tested for carbon monoxide poisoning?

High-grade CO poisoning kills you in your sleep, but low-grade CO poisoning shows up as tiredness, dizziness, headaches and fluish symptoms that go on and on. These seem to be rather similar to what you've been complaining about, and of course it's much more common in winter when we run the heating.

I personally think it would be reasonable to get your TSH level tested annually if you aren't quite right but the previous test was happily within the range of normal; and more regularly if you had a high result previously. But I Am Not A Doctor.