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Being in my early 40s, my peer group has found that peri-menopause is wreaking havoc on our emotions. Some of them have started taking anti-depressants to help the effects. Dr's are more careful about HRT these days so they are treating symptoms instead if there is any family history of heart disease.
Dionysus: A lot of people find those special lights to be especially effective with Seasonal Affective Disorder. I'm very sorry to hear about your mom. I lost my Mom in September '07. The grief of losing a parent is really difficult. I found it helpful just to wallow in it when I had to. It did ease, after about 6 months but there are still days when it comes flooding back, sometimes over small things that shock me. I was a basket case on election day, for example, because voting and Obama winning were both very important to my mom. I wanted to share with her so badly that day. That grief is to be expected but if it interferes with your ability to function, you probably should seek some help. Bereavement support groups can be really helpful. It will get better, slowly and you'll start to feel like yourself again, but it does take time.
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