Bright Light Therapy for Depression

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I went to see my pdoc today, I told her that I was feeling depressed - Low Energy, Vegging on my couch when 4 pm comes around - Dark thoughts etc…

Instead of prescribing me harmful Antidepressant type drugs, she suggest that I purchace a light Box (lamp).

She told me to start off using it for 15 minutes for the first week than increasing my time to 30 minutes a day then 45 minutes and see how I do.

There is a chance that the light lamp will make me Manic, but she then told me to reduce the exposure to it.

I am pretty sure that besides suffering from biolar depression, I also suffer from SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - the lack of Daylight and strong Sunlight is triggering my depression.

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This has been suggested for me once…never got around to getting one.

Don’t get out much…so it might make for a world of good for me.

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Yeah I dont get out much either, hopefully it will help me out - I will post updates on how I am doing with it.

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would a sunbed be good for it?

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whats a Sunbed? You mean a Tanning Bed?

I dont think so - light boxes are special medical type lamps that mimic sunlight - I dont think that a Tanning Bed would ease depression.

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don’t those cause cancer?

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Yep, tanning beds are well-documented for causing cancer.

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yes a tanning bed, the light is very bright