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EFerrari

(163,986 posts)
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 04:31 PM Mar 2012

Does anyone have a recommendation for a light box?

It's been very, very dark here for a whole week and I must get one. I swear, it feels like someone is drugging me with downers because there is no energy and I'm sleepy all day. Argh.

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a light box? (Original Post) EFerrari Mar 2012 OP
Costco had the Veriluxe portable pair for about $25 or $30 about a year ago... Not sure if they hlthe2b Mar 2012 #1
Thanks, I'll check it out. EFerrari Mar 2012 #2
Sky day-light model DL2000CA MadrasT Mar 2012 #3
Thanks! EFerrari Mar 2012 #4
Okay, I'm sitting in front of a little box and I don't know if EFerrari Mar 2012 #5

hlthe2b

(102,304 posts)
1. Costco had the Veriluxe portable pair for about $25 or $30 about a year ago... Not sure if they
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 05:26 PM
Mar 2012

still sell them, but I really liked having them on either side of my face (you aren't supposed to look directly into them, after all)... Really good deal and they helped a lot. THis year has been so bright and sunny that I haven't really needed one. But, I also have a really great re-chargable travel unit that I love (a little pricey but with LED lights this one is probably going to last):

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-goLITE-BLU-Therapy-Device/dp/B001I45XL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332105927&sr=8-1


If you decide on this one, do a google search under the model as I found the one with the universal (overseas) travel adaptor much cheaper elsewhere. I think it was at a health/medical supply company.

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)
2. Thanks, I'll check it out.
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 05:54 PM
Mar 2012

The order is going in this afternoon because this darkness is now unmanageable.

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
3. Sky day-light model DL2000CA
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 08:21 PM
Mar 2012

I am sitting in front of it right now. A little more pricey but worth every penny. I think I paid about $160 for it.

I sit in front of it 30-45 minutes every morning while I am drinking coffee and waking up, and sometimes again in the evening.

It increases my alertness during waking hours and also provides a moderate mood boost.

Vitamin D supplements helped a ton, too.

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)
5. Okay, I'm sitting in front of a little box and I don't know if
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 10:56 AM
Mar 2012

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I want to break out into a show tune or announce I'm coming out with my hands up.

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