Does anyone out there have personal experience with using light treatments to help with SAD? The sudden switch in the UK from a quick hot summer to darker nights seems to be playing havoc with my mood. I know there are lots of helpful descriptions on the Internet of what light therapy is supposed to do, but I am not asking for that. I wish to know if it actually has worked for other sufferers. Many thanks for your reply(s).
2006-08-27 14:30:59 · 8 answers · asked by snuggleywuggle 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I found that it did - I suffered from SAD during the winter. Get a good UV lamp and sit under it - I would read while I sat near the lamp and it really seemed to help me out.
2006-08-27 14:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by lonely_girl3_98 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get kind of gloomy when it starts getting gray out, I have found that turning on a bright light when I first get up helps alot (I was also told by a professional to do this, she said it help regulate your sleep patterns and helps with your mood). I have also gone to the tanning bed to get my faux sun fix, but I'm thinking that light therapy might be a safer way because it does not expose you to harmful rays.
2006-08-27 14:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Foo Foo Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love my light. It's on my list of things I'd take to a desert island.
Seriously, it's the best thing I've ever done. Dreary days are a lot more manageable now.
2006-08-27 17:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by cleeps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
been a sad sufferer for yrs and light therapy is the best thing i ever did.
2006-08-27 14:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SAD seasonal affective disorder YES I HATE WINTER get depressed WORKING INDOORS THE LIGHTING KEEPS ME PROCESSING INFO ONCE HOME MY LIGHTS GO OUT NEVER TRIED TO EXPLORE LIGHT THERAPY @ HOME
2006-08-27 14:35:20 · answer #5 · answered by Penney S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does work - my bf did it - he gets depressed when the daylight gets shorter after summer - fall into winter etc - It worked for him and several other people I know. I would try it out - can't hurt :o)
2006-08-27 14:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally i love the leaving of summer and going into autumn
but u dont so try the light box - they apparently do work well
2006-08-27 14:40:59 · answer #7 · answered by olivier1uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually any light seems to work. You don't have to have the theraputic kind. When i was stricken with sad, a bought some cheap florescent fixtures and rigged them up to super-brighten my work space. it really helped.
2006-08-27 14:34:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah it works my mums mate got some other yr I'm going to try as son as have the money
2006-08-28 04:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋