If you suffer from any of the following symptoms during the winter months you may have SAD or winter blues:

• Down and depressed
• Less interested in doing things or delaying doing things
• Loss of libido
• Over eating
• Waking up in the night
• Waking up too early
• More tired than usual, heavy limbs, aching muscles or headaches
• Stomach problems, sweating, cramps, having to urinate frequently, dry mouth, sighing, heart palpitations, hyperventilating
• Feeling tense, irritable, worrying too much about little things
• Thoughts or speech are slow
• Fidgety, restless, hard to concentrate
• Paranoid and suspicious

What should I do now?

You can contact SADA for further information or to become a member.

You should also consult your GP.