I have a tendency towards depression, especially in the winter -- living as far north as I do (Edmonton, Canada), in late December we get less than seven hours' daylight... and I work inside where there are no windows.

Last December, I got a bad case of the stomach flu, serious enough that I spent the day in the hospital emergency ward with a saline IV. And after that, I was in a depressive state deep enough that my doctor put me on an antidepressant. (His theory is that my getting sick took down all my defences, mental as well as physical, enough for my weakness towards seasonal depression to take hold.

But one thing with me that's maybe a little odd... when I am depressed, I won't eat. I overeat eat when I'm anxious or upset, but when out-and-out depressed I stop eating completely. Fortunately, the antidepressant I'm on (Celexa) is also prescribed as an anti-anxiety drug...

Glenn