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04-16-2006, 03:59 AM
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Well been a while since I posted...THE SPECTRUM LAMP DID NOT HELP ME....WHAT HELPED ME WAS VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION....I USE COD LIVER OIL...IT HAS HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THEIR DEPRESSION...
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07-05-2006, 09:49 PM
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Does insurance pay for any part of the light thing ( sorry I forgot the name of it)??
Also- has any heard of using a tanning bed to relieve SAD or has used a tanning bed to relieve their symptoms??
I use a tanning bed( I know I could get cancer) almost all year, but I especially use it in the winter months ( I live in Pittsburgh) and I think it helps me, because I know if I skip a day of tanning I feel crappy and not want to do anything....
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07-10-2006, 01:50 PM
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My health insurance does pay for a lamp of at least 10,000 lux. Your insurance company may provide different coverage, of course.
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08-14-2006, 05:20 PM
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Here in the US, days are getting shorter. Time to start the light box again. I use a Sunbox. It's great for make -up in the morning! | |
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09-19-2006, 06:17 PM
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I get SAD too and was looking into lightboxes. I had heard Sunbox was good but now I'll look into the Litebook. I had been told 10,000 lux was the minimum to get but the research is so confusing.
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10-01-2006, 06:30 AM
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I am new to the message board i have had pcos since i was 15yrs old and not diagnosed till i was 31 at this time i have no insurance so i am on no meds but at a time the dr had me on the pill i am just so happy to finally know that i am not alone and so many other people out here going threw what i am going threw and i was glad to know there is help out here for me
with met i didn't know anything about met till i got on line and i also thought that my depression was all in my head till i read some of the side effects of pcos winter is also worse for me because of the depression. | |
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12-24-2006, 03:45 AM
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Tickled Pink: I am in Canada too where it is dark nearly all the time as well..northern alberta here, where are you?
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06-26-2007, 06:26 PM
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I suffer from SAD as well I had no idea that so many other PCOS sufferers did as well!!! WOW I've got a lot to learn. I was only diagnosed last summer and kind of put it on the back burner with University, just started with Nuvaring and that was it. Now we're trying to start a family and everything is so overwhelming!!!
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10-12-2007, 02:00 PM
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Since it's that time of year, I thought I'd relay a tidbit my OB/GYN shared with me last winter.
Depending on where you live, a SAD lamp (which, by the way, you can get at Costco) may not be enough! Taking Vitamin D and calcium supplements in addition to using your lamp for daily light treament has a far greater impact than using the lightbox alone.
One of the added benefits of this regime is that you might lose weight! I mysteriously lost fiften pounds last winter; after reviewing my diet and exercise schedule, I realized that the only thing I was doing differently was the SAD lamp/Vitamin D/Calcium regime.
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11-14-2007, 12:22 AM
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I have a friend who suffers from the same thing, I never knew there was a diagnosis for it. I will most def. tell her about the treatment available. TX yall!  | |
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11-16-2007, 06:29 PM
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yes, I've heard of that before as well my mother in law using the lamp and supplements as well, that's what's been helping her these past few winters...
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01-04-2008, 09:33 PM
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Will it help everyone, or is it a try it and see? I asked my Doc about it, and she said doesn't help, but that is just 1 opinion, maybe I will just move to Florida!!  Seriously though, can it help everyone with the winter blues, lower energy, etc?
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01-26-2008, 12:32 AM
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I have SAD...I take Lexapro in the Fall and winter times only. By my doctors orders...I have to get out when it's sunny and take a walk...even if it's cold. If there is no sun...I have to use a light box....and exercise everyday...to bring my endorphins up and serotonin levels up as well. I must stay away from sugar and all white foods(white bread, rice, etc.). It does help...
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01-28-2008, 02:19 PM
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I have gained about 10-15lbs since Fall began...I hate the summer, but I look forward to the spring just to get a boost and hopefully inspire and motivate me to lose about 20lbs!
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03-20-2008, 11:53 PM
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Hello all, this winter was really hard for me and i think that i was affected by SAD for the first time. My life is going really well but i was (sometime still am) really depressed for no reason... i am ready for spring | |
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