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What is Light Box?

Exposure to bright light from a SAD light therapy box is thought to alter your circadian rhythms and suppress your body's natural release of melatonin. Together, these cause biochemical changes in your brain that help reduce or control symptoms of seasonal affective disorder and other conditions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) 9 1 Efficacy_major
Fatigue 4 0
Bipolar Disorder 3 1 Efficacy_none
worsening of symptoms 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Major Depressive Disorder 1 0

See all 15 patients currently using Light Box

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Light Box

Dry eyes 1

Reported Schedules

  15minutes as needed 30minutes as needed 1 hr weekly 1 mg daily 1 hr daily 10 mg daily 15 other daily 15 mg daily 15 min daily 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 67%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Light Box

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Light Box

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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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Light Box

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Light Box

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Light Box

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

Report created on February 11, 2012.