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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.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 15 0
Other 10 1
General health 6 2
Aches and pains 6 3
Support another treatment 1 1
Anxiety 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
3 60%
None
2 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

Social anxiety/phobia
1 20%
sunburn
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Sunshine. See all 20 dosages

  100other as needed 10minutes as needed 1hours as needed 1other as needed daily 4 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other daily 2 hr daily 2 other daily 3 hr daily 30 min weekly 5 hr daily 15 min daily 20 mg daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 30 other daily 45 min daily 1000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Sunshine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Sunshine

Currently Using Sunshine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
10
1
15

Stopped Using Sunshine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
4 80%
Sometimes
1 20%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 20%
A little
3 60%
Not at all
1 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.