My doc gave me some info last year. I just bought a used one off Ebay for $100. It's a blue light and I hope to god it works.

I heard the replacement bulbs are expensive so i wonder how long they last too

The one I got has LED lights but I think the other kind of lights last for a good while.

This is like the one I bought:

http://www.apollolight.com/golite.html

I have some friends who swear by it.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is most pronounced in the more northern regions of the world, with a greater daylight variance from summer to winter. Women are affected to a larger degree than men (by almost 3 to 1).


source: http://www.speechprivacysystems.com/pages/Seasonal_Affective_Disorder

Move to NM. You'll get plenty of sunlight. The real deal. LOL. I've heard good things about it.

I need one! It's been raining here for weeks!

Hi,
My therapist told me about a special light bulb at Walmart I think. I will ask her on Tuesday and then I'll get back to you. Then you can try it w/o the expense of the 'other one' if you don't have one yet.

I live in Cleveland and I notice we don't have alot of sunny days, period. It is also documented that this is so..LOL! Anyways, I think my SAD is excerbated by the coinciding of my dad shutting down after Labor Day through Easter. He shut down emotionally basically from what I call 'squirrel
season until the winter thaw'. I noticed he was blue big time even with lithium. His dad was ill when he from from 7-10 years old. There was a the death of his sister the day after his 7th b-day which he felt was his fault. Then on Christmas Day of his 10th year his dad died of stomach ulcers related to drinking. As a child I remember my dad being so blue during this time. Being the sponge that I was as a child, I absorbed his trauma and my mom's as well. I have been in and out of therapy for the past 28 years of my 45 and have shed most of their traumas which made trauma for me. Can we say 'viscious circle'? So, I think my SAD had some ties to my childhood. I am cycling! Got a call in to the pdoc! LOL!

l borrowed one last year and had no S.A.D. for the first time ever so l just bought one from ebay 55 about $80

I've got one. Just began using it last spring, not enough time to know if it is working or not. This winter will tell.

Hey, it is something that isn't a med that is supposed to help. I'm all over things like this, changing to a healthy diet, regular and plentiful sleep, tons of exercise, fish oil, prescribing fun and social interaction in our lives. I'm convinced these things are more important than the meds for controlling our moods and improving our lives.

Hey, another thing I picked up, one of those light alarm clocks. A half hour before the alarm goes off, the light turns on and gradually brightens. This is a much more natural and less stressful way to wake up than a jarring alarm.