Comments on: A Complete Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.)

By: Lemole92

Lemole92 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:32:00 +0000

The skeptic that I am, it took me a while to try light therapy but last fall/winter I caved. It changed my life. I was able to function all fall and winter for the first time in years. I did have a slight feeling of nausea in the first week because of the light therapy but I just adjusted the brightness and it was fine. Another suggestion, if you are prone to migraines, place the light therapy unit facing the side you don’t get migraines on. With the form of SAD I have, I wake up as soon as it is light so in the winter, it can be at 9am and I’m lethargic all day and in the summer, especially June I’m wide awake at 5:30 and active all day. It’s like I’m on cortisone. I have so much energy but at the same time, I’m exhausted. Putting up thick curtains doesn’t help. Well, rather that than depression.

By: meital

meital — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:00:49 +0000

Light therapy for SAD is wonderful. I use light every day – a wake up light to get up calmly earky in the morning, and a light box every day for 30 minutes to boost my energy. I haven’t experienced any side effects so far..I highly recommend it!

By: Carol Peterson

Carol Peterson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:54:33 +0000

Bright light treatment and even dawn simulation are two forms of seasonal affective disorder light therapy that can help. Bright light treatment calls for you to sit in front of a light simulator for a half an hour or even longer, usually in the morning. Dawn simulation is a created light that comes on each day and gets brighter with time, like a sunrise.