First I’d like to thank my friends who have helped me with my search for a light box. Brian had already done some research as to the requirements, but it’s my friends, both online and IRL, who helped me choose the one that’s right for me. After looking at your recommendations, we finally ordered one from Alaska Northern Lights yesterday. We went with the combo package that includes the light, which weighs about 10 lbs. and measures 2′ x 1′ x 5″, a tilt stand (see above), and a carrying/storage bag.
At 10 lbs. it isn’t exactly portable, like you can’t fit it into a suitcase unless you don’t plan to put anything else in there. It certainly wasn’t cheap, but we had budgeted for it. It was still a little bit more than I expected to pay but at least the shipping’s free. Most of all, it comes from a US manufacturer. Some of the others we looked at were from the UK and although I especially liked one from Lumie, we had to go through a distributor and had a tough time finding it and couldn’t. The other nice thing is the Alaska Northern Lights box comes with insurance forms.
When we talked to the pdoc about this, he wasn’t sure if insurance would cover part of it, but agreed to fill out whatever was necessary if it did. We still don’t know if our insurance will pay, but one can hope. I will certainly write a follow-up post after I’ve used the light box for at least 2 weeks. I just can’t wait for it to get here!
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my husband uses one for SAD and finds it effective – I hope it helps.
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Yeah, the people I know who have used/uses one or knows someone who has have all said that it works. No one says it hasn’t, so I’m optimistic.
A friend of mine who suffers from major depression ordered a light box after she and her husband moved to Seattle. I think it helped her a lot. Looking forward to hearing how this works out for you.
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I’m looking forward to seeing how it works for me!
After the last several days (weeks?) I wonder if I could talk my spouse into one of these. The SAD is so taxing this time of year on all of us!
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Don’t I know it! Brian and I have talked about getting one for years, but we never did the legwork. Maybe because I was more depressed then than I am now? Or maybe I was doing OK because of the ECT and didn’t need one. I’m just glad we could afford it and finally stepped up and got one.
I hope it helps, I might consider getting one for my cubicle, especially since I don’t even get sunlight.
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This model is one a friend recommended but is too small for my needs. It does meet the light therapy requirement of giving off 10,000 lux (whatever that means) and is portable. She said it worked.