Anyone using light therapy?

[mrsD]

I am considering an Apollo light device.

Anyone have one? I see some reviews stating they have start-up failures
and burn out?

Some reviews on Amazon were interesting..some negative about quality.

I took the test, and scored mild...the winters are just getting me down more than ever. Going to work in the dark, coming home in the dark, trapped in a windowless work area...blech. I feel so much better in the summer. I'd like to try a light system.
The GoLite seems handy.

[clouds z]

never used it

do you think fluoressent is better?i want to have more greenhouese built

there should be greenhouses all over especillly in the cold north

on a cold day with sun it gets warm i think

there should be huge ones the size of football feilds

[Boopers]

Hi MrsD,

I have never tried one but it does sound interesting. I have also gotten very down in the wintertime but this year hasn't been too bad for me. I am thankful for that because I know how you feel.
If you do decide to try it, I hope it works for you.
Good luck,
Linda :)

[mrsD]

visor types. I have a book I picked up at the last library book sale:
Beyond Prozac. It has a chapter on light therapy. And mentioned the visors,
which are lower lux, NO UV, and you can walk around wearing it!

I recall a very funny, and strange episode of Northern Exposure where
Joel gave these to residents of Cicily... all mayhem broke loose! :p

Since my thyroid retired, this dark winter situation is worse, and aging is
not helping much. I just don't want to be sleeping so much I guess.:rolleyes:

I'll keep you posted when I finally decide. ;)

[DiMarie]

Hi Mrs D
My husband bought me one for my birthday. WHILE IT IS NOT A MIRACLE IT IS WONDERFul. THe one he bought was from Home Depot, Harbor Bay maybe.
Full spectrum. floor lamp.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0940783024.1167366908@ @@@&BV_EngineID=ccdhaddjkfmlimicgelceffdfgidgjj.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+4233&pos=n12
http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/050276851004_3.jpg

The light is much as if you open the drapes and the sunlight comes in the room. It is a cool light, much friendlier to me then reg. flourescent. I have it on from afternoon to when I go to bed and feels normal in here now. The darker it was and less hours I could see light around me I could not wake up, felt dreed, a heaviness.

I feel like it is spring and I opened my windows for the first day to let the sun shine in!

It is not warm like infra red. I had been tanning once a week for 20 minutes to keep some rays...but I prefer this lamp....
The color of the white light on my paperwork, newspaper, and computer area is amazing. I saw inexpensivetable top modles at Boscov's last week, I may try that just for my work station. It was only $19.99.
This one is similar, but not desk mount:
http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Product.bos?itemNumber=63293&type=Product

Edited to add:\
IT notes on the table top about using for scrapbooking or for tiny work items, then it hit me. This lamp does for the eyes what polaroid glasses do for glare in the sun.
It is soothing.
Di

[mrsD]

I will look at that too. I could put it here in the computer room! ;)

[mrsD]

for those interested in light therapy.

I decided to do the "light visor" and have a thread now at this
location:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=12301

Today was my first "treatment"... I am chronicling my experience..
whether it works or not, etc there.

[Chemar]

this will be very interesting to follow mrsD :)
thanks so much for documenting your light "experiment":idea:

[JD3#2]

What about the new flourescent lamps to replace tungsten lamps--WalMart has?

[Chemar]

dont know which fluorescent lamps you mean JD but I know we avoid all forms of fluorescent lighting as it has a very negative effect on both my son and my husband in terms of their heuro stuff...my son especially has a major escalation in his TS tics with any kind of fluorescent lighting

I know the regular daylight lamp bulbs are full spectrum rather than fluorescent