Hi! I'm new, so not sure if you all will get a notice saying you got a new post to this old thread. Could someone please respond and tell me if that's how this forum works?

And I just wanted to say I really felt better after reading this entire thread tonight. This winter has been hellish here too, and I see I'm not so alone in how it can have such a negative effect on how one feels! (I thought it was just me, and that I should be able to handle it better).

I dread winter. I try my best to use every tool I have to make it through each year with a better frame of mind than last. I figured I was handling it pretty good by the end of this December. (It's been 9 years total since the pain started). January was at least better than last year this time. But by now, March, I'm pretty much a basket case! So reading this helped a lot. I'm not going off the deep end for no reason.
It's late, and I hope my brain is forming thoughts into readable sentences. but I wanted to say thank you for these posts. And that I'm upping my Vitamin D dose.
Take care and I hope you have had a break of warm (anything above 50 degree) days!!!
Sunrise

PS: Sometime I'll talk more about my health stuff (or add it to my sig). I'll just say the PN is the worst part!