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Sunshine Treatment Report

See also: Sun Chlorella A, Sun for Vitamin D

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

39 patients in the community are using or have used Sunshine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 12 30%
Other 8 20%
General health 6 15%
Aches and pains 3 7%
Support another treatment 1 2%
Feel Good 1 2%
joint pain 1 2%

Schedules

Based on the patients currently using Sunshine.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  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  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Sunshine or how long patients were using Sunshine before stopping.

Currently Using Sunshine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
9
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
Why Patients Stopped Using Sunshine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
Moderate 50% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

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

Top reported side-effects include: Social anxiety/phobia, sunburn

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • booklover
    Sex: F
    Pain: Some
    Fatigue: Most
    Sleep: Most
    Stiffness: Some
    function: Little
    external_stress: Some
    Stickman: most
    Description:F16y
    FM:1y Dx
  • booklover
  • by booklover
    Apr 07, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Other

  • sumbutterfly
    Pain: All
    Fatigue: Most
    Sleep: All
    Stiffness: All
    function: Most
    external_stress: Little
    Stickman: all
    Description:
    FM:3y Dx
  • sumbutterfly
  • by sumbutterfly
    Mar 01, 2009
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Aches and pains
Advice/Tips
It feels good, try it

See all evaluation results for Sunshine

Report created on November 07, 2009.