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Light Therapy for SAD Seasonal Winter Depression

post #1 of 18
9/12/10 at 6:44pm
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Anyone ever used the Light Therapy or lamps for Season depression or tireness?

I have mild depression and usually bad weather only increases it.
I don't really have serious symptoms, but mostly I don't feel like doing anything or waking up on time.

And I feel tired or lazy often.

Anyone used it with good results?
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post #2 of 18
9/13/10 at 3:37am
Yes. I tend to get grumpy and unmotivated if there's too little natural light. I've found that the SAD lamp helps quite a bit. It doesn't make me feel as good as natural light does, but it certainly does improve my mood.
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post #3 of 18
9/13/10 at 2:46pm
Never tried it myself but my co-worker swears by it. I live in Oregon, so we get more than our fair share of gloomy days...
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post #4 of 18
9/13/10 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by Scrumhalf View Post
Never tried it myself but my co-worker swears by it. I live in Oregon, so we get more than our fair share of gloomy days...

Oregon weather is pretty close to Vancouver!

I was thinking of taking a trip with my mom by train to Oregon, as an aside, any touristy things to do?
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post #5 of 18
9/14/10 at 10:20am
i live in seattle. love/hate this city. i leave a sad light on shining against a wall to give the entire room light.
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post #6 of 18
9/14/10 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by blazingazn View Post
Oregon weather is pretty close to Vancouver! I was thinking of taking a trip with my mom by train to Oregon, as an aside, any touristy things to do?
Lots of stuff to do here - depends on what you like. Lots of hiking around Portland but you probably have plenty of that in BC. Check out the wineries if that floats your boat. I like to head out towards Central Oregon myself - the John Day fossil beds area in particular and the high desert in general is great. The Oregon coast is wonderful as well - lots of little towns you can spend time in. Just rent a house through vrbo.com - that's what we usually do. Other than that, there's the usual stuff - Mt. St. Helens, Crater Lake NP, exploring the city (nice Japanese garden), etc. Of course you know this, but you better hurry - September is probably the best month of the year here in Oregon - relatively cool but still sunny and dry. It will start raining in mid-October.
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post #7 of 18
9/15/10 at 12:52am
shopping in portland is some of the best. buy her something cute.
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post #8 of 18
9/17/10 at 8:24pm
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Back to light therapy.

What do you folks think of these?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ht_1112wt_1138

Apollo Golite P1 or P2 (with built in battery)

I've heard good things and you can also set it to alarm and turn on when you wake up.
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post #9 of 18
9/17/10 at 9:35pm
Try Clinical Sleep Solutions on Broadway. They have lots of light therapy stuff.
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post #10 of 18
10/24/10 at 6:21am
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got the P2 off eBay. Golite.

I'll let you folks know how it is.
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post #11 of 18
10/24/10 at 4:28pm
Yeah I use light therapy for SAD. I LIGHT my herb and I am no longer SAD.
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post #12 of 18
10/24/10 at 5:00pm
Does that thing automatically turn on and gradually get brighter in the morning? How does it compare to this: http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/d...&ctn=HF3470/01 I don't get sad or depressed or anything, I just have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning (all year round). Thanks!
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post #13 of 18
10/24/10 at 5:51pm
Yeah I use a Philips Go Lite Blu. I find it does help, and I use it at my desk while studying. Last Winter was very very tough here and I got SAD quite severely, so I bought it in Spring.

http://www.philips.co.uk/c/light-the...hf3330_01/prd/
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post #14 of 18
10/27/10 at 9:34pm
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i've had it for a week so i can't really tell but placebo effect is it's working.

i feel more upbeat and have a better day to day outlook.

i'll update in a couple months because that will be more fair.
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post #15 of 18
10/27/10 at 10:13pm
"Natural approaches to combating the winter blues" http://www.drbriffa.com/2010/10/12/n...-winter-blues/
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