Light Box Treatment Report

• tiredoftired

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 3 stars

  Bipolar Disorder

  Depression: 3

  Mania: 1

  Emotional: 3

  Anxiety: 1

  Compulsion: 2

  External Stress: Moderate

  Rx Therapy

  29 M

  Function: Low

  Distress: Moderate

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Purpose: Bipolar Disorder (Started Mar 28, 2010)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 31, 2010	15 min Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

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• LazyL

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  Major Depressive Disorder

  Depression: 1

  Mania: 1

  Emotional: 0

  Anxiety: 0

  Compulsion: 1

  External Stress: Moderate

  Rx Therapy

  59 F

  Function: High

  Distress: Low

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Purpose: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) (Started Jan 01, 2008)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 14, 2010	30 min Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date

Apr 14, 2010

Advice & Tips

I didn't realize how much winter was depressing me until my husband bought me my full-spectrum SAD light. I sit in front of it 30 minute a day while I mediate, and it helps my mood almost immediately. While the one I got was pricey ($300), there are smaller, "travel" sized ones that are less expensive. Be sure to get those specifically full-spectrum for SAD conditions.

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• catgirl

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  Pain: Most

  Fatigue: All

  Sleep: All

  Stiffness: All

  function: None

  external_stress: All

  Stickman: all

  Description:F43y

  FM:18y Dx

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Purposes: Other and Symptoms worsened (Started Dec 15, 2008)

Date	Dosage	Other Perceived effectiveness	Symptoms worsened Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 15, 2008	30 min Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:

Dry eyes

Date

Dec 15, 2008

Advice & Tips

don't expect results overnight--it takes time for unit to start helping just as taking an anti-depressant takes a bit of time before there is a changeable difference

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