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What is Sunshine?

Sunlight triggers an increase in the brain chemical serotonin. Serotonin controls sleep patterns, body temperature, sex drive, and also lifts your mood and wards off depression. Some people are extra sensitive to the lack of sunshine in the winter and may experience Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 16 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Pain 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 8 2 Efficacy_moderate
Vitamin D deficiency 4 0
Anxious mood 2 0

See all 53 patients currently using Sunshine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 5
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sunshine

Shingles rash 1
Sunburn like skin pain 1
Social anxiety 1
Sunburn 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Sunshine. See all 26 dosages ►

  1other as needed 1 hr daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 hr daily 3 hr daily 5 hr daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Sunshine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Sunshine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Sunshine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Using Sunshine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sunshine

Always
 2 15%
Usually
 5 38%
Sometimes
 6 46%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sunshine

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 2 15%
A little
 6 46%
Not at all
 4 31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sunshine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

Report created on May 22, 2012.