Anyone know a) if SAD lightbulbs (Seasonal Affective Disorder) really work (the ones where you screw them into a regular light socket)? and b) where can you purchase these lights?
szmaine said:In the end I found that maintaining a constant hangover all winter effectively masks the symtoms of SAD.
fossil said:My wife (a PhD Clinical Psychologist) has a light that she uses to good effect for her. I'm sure there are lots of folks who would pooh-pooh the whole idea. At one time I was probably one of them. Not anymore. I showed her this thread, and she looked up the link to where she got the light she uses, and sent me this e-mail from her computer upstairs:
The therapy light I use is made by Northern Light Technologies (link below). When I first feel the depression/sadness begin (usually in Sep. here), I start sitting with the light on (desk lamp) for 15-20 min. in the AM. The light has worked very well for me. There are many sites on-line that discuss the use of light therapy for SAD, as well as the difference between light from an ordinary light bulb v. therapy light.
www.northernlight-tech.com/