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Have you used SAD lights in the winter?

From the lens SAD Lights - Let The Sunlight Shine.

  • goo2eyes Apr 2, 2012 @ 8:44 am | delete
    i am not suffering from winter depression. i don't have time to think about being depressed because i am busy with squidoo. angelblessings.
  • khakigirl Jan 3, 2012 @ 8:49 am | delete
    I don't have a SAD light (I'm looking into getting one) but I do use a wake up light. I've been using it for about a month now and it is SOOO much easier to get up in the morning. I think that using a SAD light might help with the "winter blues" I tend to get.
  • JeriBaker Dec 25, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    I need some of these lights! Thanks for the information.
  • kerryhrabstock Dec 16, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    Yes, I use a SAD light often, even though I live in Florida. I love it.
  • poddys Nov 20, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    I didn't know you could get these, but I really hate these short winter days, when you go to work and then come home in the dark. It does make you miserable and I am sure SAD has a real basis.
  • awakeningwellness May 21, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Great information, I really should try these lights next winter!
  • caffimages May 7, 2011 @ 8:16 am | delete
    Yes, I've used one for the last ten years or more. They really do help, but not as much as a winter holiday in the sun.
  • Ruthi Mar 31, 2011 @ 7:11 am | delete
    I've learned to create my own sunshine due to suffering SAD. I absolutely hate winter white! Great lens!
  • Tipi Mar 9, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    This could rally change lives for those who suffer with seasonal affective disorder and it makes such great sense.
  • hayleylou Feb 17, 2011 @ 5:04 am | delete
    Living in Australia I wouldn't need them. I found this lens really interesting though because I am sure that my Dad gets this.
  • daria369 Feb 7, 2011 @ 6:28 am | delete
    I use them year-round, not to improve my mood since I live in Florida and have plenty of sunshine, but because I like the full-spectrum light and so do my house plants. Great lens, thumbs up! And thank you for blessing my house plants lens - you made my day!! :)
  • KarateKatGraphics Jan 31, 2011 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    My sister-in-law has used these to reset her sleep patterns, which were all messed up. So glad these are available for all the folks who need them!
  • BizGuides Jan 25, 2011 @ 5:23 am | delete
    My wife's best friend tried one to turn her depression around.
    It Worked!
    Now I'm a believer.
  • SnoopyGirl1 Jan 19, 2011 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    I think my grandmother might have had this. Mom says grandma had trouble with depression in winter. It is nice these lights are available for those who need them. I bet some D3 would be a nice partner to this therapy as well.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Jan 18, 2011 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    I remember a Northern Exposure where the old man got a machine and got so addicted to it, they had to have an intervention. Loved that show.

    However, winter affective disorder is serious and thanks for the thumbs up lens
  • tssfacts Jan 17, 2011 @ 11:09 am | delete
    Great article on this disorder. SAD also occurs on cloudy days and days that the sun just doesn't shine. I imagine that winter time would be the worse. Great job. Blessed by a SquidAngel. You will be featured on Home and Garden SquidAngel.
  • Kimbesa Jan 17, 2011 @ 11:37 am | delete
    Thanks!
  • ChrisDay Jan 16, 2011 @ 4:05 pm | delete
    Very important topic - well done
  • scss Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:33 am | delete
    Beautiful and informative lens on the SAD lights lamps. Winter can be so depressing! Big thumbs up and Like from me for a great job!
  • Momsbusy247 Nov 13, 2010 @ 1:00 am | delete
    I use a SAD light and I really think it helps
  • ClassyGals Nov 9, 2010 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    SAD lights lamps really helpful.
  • javrsmith Nov 7, 2010 @ 6:48 pm | delete
    Good tips for the winter. Thanks.
  • rwoman Nov 1, 2010 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Great lens! I moved from Upstate NY to Kentucky and found it helped tremendously to have more sunny days!
  • Kimbesa Oct 29, 2010 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Thanks everyone! Glad you find this has shed some light!
  • Ladymermaid Oct 28, 2010 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Excellent article on a very important subject. Blessed by a squid angel and featured at Angel Blessings 2010. Have a wonderful day :)
  • celebrate Oct 27, 2010 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    Funny, I was just thinking about asking my doctor about these. I live in Oakland County and the long winters can be hard.
  • Oct 21, 2010 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Outdoor exercise helps this condition - also - Make sure your diet includes foods containing the B vitamins thiamin and niacin, folate, selenium and oily fish (for the omega-3) - often called "mood foods." Some studies suggest they may help relieve depressive symptoms.
  • Kimbesa Oct 21, 2010 @ 9:34 am | delete
    Thanks for the extra tips about this, helps people augment their lights with some other pieces of the puzzle...
  • louiswery Oct 5, 2010 @ 8:03 am | delete
    Where we live in Florida, the light makes colors look more intense. Sound like the daylight light bulbs similarly "light" up your workspace.
  • JaguarJulie Oct 2, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    You know, I've never used these types of lights as, not to make light of it, but having moved from Cleveland Ohio to Florida has surely been enlightening and inspiring to my soul. It seemed I heard that in Cleveland and Northeastern Ohio that is it overcast or not so sunny about 85-88% of the time? Good to know that we have these type of lights!
  • Kimbesa Oct 2, 2010 @ 11:15 am | delete
    I'm sure the Florida sunshine is very enjoyable!

    In cloudy locations like the Great Lakes, lighting does make a difference. Also in northern Europe and Canada.
  • suny51 Sep 19, 2010 @ 1:15 am | delete
    Hi-We get lot of natural sunshine and would love to share it.Lovely lens.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Sep 9, 2010 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    I've been tortured with this problem all my life. Glad to see you made a lens about it. Blessed.
  • Kimbesa Sep 9, 2010 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    Glad this can help! And thanks for the blessing!
  • Mickie_G Sep 9, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Such an informative page about SAD lights. Thanks for putting it together.
  • Kimbesa Sep 9, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    You are welcome! Hope it helps and gives you some ideas if SAD is something you experience.
  • Fitzcharming Sep 8, 2010 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    Mostly sunshine year round here in Florida and so far no winter blues. But this is a great lens and it's been squid angel blessed. :-)
  • Kimbesa Sep 9, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Thanks! Here in the north, we really feel the changes in day length, on top of the regular cloudy weather.
  • EpiphanyLondon Jan 23, 2010 @ 8:11 am | delete
    I have one and believe I benefit from using it. Great lens, very informative! :-D
  • Sportate Jan 21, 2010 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Great lens. My cousin ha used one of these lights with great success. As mental illness is a special interest of mine and there is so much need it is necessary for us all to be informed. I put up a bit of information about depression over at http://squidoo.com/depression-signs. Please everyone check it out. For us to help others we need to be informed.

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