When we lived in Louisville, Ky the gray winter days in the Ohio River Valley really affected me. I didn't know how much until my husband accepted a job in Pinellas County, Fl. Gulf of Mexico on one side Tampa Bay on the other. The 1st winter we lived here was so incredibly different it was like a drug high! I couldn't believe the difference. So get a lamp that puts out light like sunshine. You really will feel different! Check with your Dr. And insurance company it may even be covered.