• qooqie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes, take some vitamin D if you get this too. I’m more active outside now in the winter so I don’t need as much, but the vitamin D does help.

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      1 year ago

      I have to agree, it bothers me every year, but I take a high dose vitamin d supplement, make sure I get out for an hour at least at lunchtime, also bought a wake up light alarm which helps in the mornings

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      1 year ago

      Basically every westerner has a vitamin D deficiency, as we don’t spend all day long outside anymore.

      So go get some D prescribed, because deficiency accelerates dementia and a whole slew of mental disorders.

      You could spend lots of time in the sun to alleviate the D vitamine deficiency but that’ll get you skin cancer instead.

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        1 year ago

        What’s the benefit of a prescription over just buying a bottle at a pharmacy? Would it be covered under insurance if prescribed?

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          In Europe you can’t just buy any medication like that over the counter (not in France anyway), and yes I guess it’s also about cost.