I used it for 20 minutes a day for two days and boom, hypomania. I was arguing, negative in attitude and angry in mood with my friend on the phone, and angry in mood with my nurse on the phone. I told my nurse that I had told my pdoc that I hadn’t been sad and therefore didn’t need a lightbox and he didn’t listen to me so now this happened. She told me that he ordered a lightbox for all of his patients this year. I told her that wasn’t very good medical practice. I told her that medicine should be individualized for each patient. I told her that everyone is unique. She told me that she would be by my apartment to pick up the light box tomorrow.
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so sorry you are hypomanic …I hope you get better fast.
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Thank you @jukebox.
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I’m sorry, that is slightly scary to me
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Wow, scary. Thanks for the anecdote.
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I’m sorry you had problems with your lightbox. I have one, and it has a mild effect on me. I have had to cut down on coffee to be less anxious.
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What is a lightbox?
This what happens to me too @SkinnyMe.
I’m sorry this happened to you.
Wow. Amazing that something like a little extra ultraviolet light should trigger a hypomanic episode. I hope you’re okay now @SkinnyMe. You’re right though, your pdoc shouldn’t be blanket treating everyone the same. Each person is unique and needs a unique approach to their treatment.
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