Light for the darkness?

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:09 pm

Has anyone used those lights which mimic sunlight to help with S.A.D in Autumn?

So does anyone know if the light is expensive? Does it use a lot of electricity if it were to be used for 2 hours a day? And most importantly, does it work?

Do you think if you get some kind of note from a shrink, KELA would compensate you for the cost of the light? Because it is a form of medicine. And much cheaper in the long run for KELA. When you get real S.A.D, not just the Autumn blues, you can't work or do anything. It's a horrible and miserable. It'd be cheaper for KELA to help fund something which would keep a person working and living fine, than paying for sick leave and various doctor visits and medicine.

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:12 pm

The old Vikings already knew the cure - go to the Med to rape and pillage! www.tjareborg.fi

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:20 pm

They are about 100 to 150 sheets for an approved one. Have a check of the SAD organisation webby in the UK. IIRC in the UK they are VAT-free if you're a SAD sufferer.

geek5354 · Post by **geek5354** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:23 pm

A local Finnish company makes these wearable devices for SAD. Supposedly, you stick 'em into where sun doesn't shine and you will be on the top of a hill. It's battery operated and comes in different colors and sizes.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:23 pm

That was the company that had headphones that had LED lights in them? Why, a maglite up the butt should prove quite invigorating then...

atas · Post by **atas** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:48 pm

Isn't the question a bit off-season?

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:52 pm

atas wrote:Isn't the question a bit off-season?

Like buying summer clothes in autumn or winter clothes in spring, you'll often see those lights on sale in spring at a fraction of the winter price.

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:59 pm

Yeah, I know it's off season.

I was just thinking of it, because I realised I feel so much better again and it's really nice and light outside.

So I am asking while I remember.

Thanks everyone.

geek5354 · Post by **geek5354** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:30 am

Pursuivant wrote:That was the company that had headphones that had LED lights in them? Why, a maglite up the butt should prove quite invigorating then...

The key difference is a pair of Valkee supports a wide range of operating frequencies whereas a Maglite is just a stick with a bulb at the end.

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