Apollo Golite
Apollo Golite
Have you (as a person or a mental health professional for a client) ever tried light therapy for depression?
Did it work? What product did you use (brand and model if possible)? I'm going through major depression (on medication and seeing a therapist) and I just came across these full spectrum lamps that are believed to help alleviate SAD (Seasonal Affective Depression) symptoms. I'm wondering if these would help me even if I'm not suffering from SAD (I think my depression was a result of an extended highly-stressful period in my life and it could also be partially genetic since other family members have experienced / are experiencing it (two sisters.) Do you think that this light therapy device (Apollo Health GoLite P1 Blue Spectrum Light Therapy Device) is the best in the market since it's one of the most expensive (if not the most expensive) out threre?
I am not a professional but my physician also told me I needed at least 30 minutes of sunlight a day. I suffer from depression and chronic fatigue syndrome and it seems to get worse in the winter. I am house bound most of the time and do not get enough light.
I am not familiar with the specific light you mentioned. However, I asked my doctor about light alternatives Of course she would prefer that I get natural sun light. She did agree that anything from a small UV Light for the face would help. I asked about a suntan bed and she even agreed to that. I am aware that using too much, espcially a tanning bed, can cause more harm than good. But, this is where we have to use good judgement.
I know of several people who have depression, chronic fatigue and fibromalgia that use these lights in different forms including the tanning bed and have had good results. I have not decided if I will get what you are talking about or the tanning bed. I realize that is to the extreme but with my fibromalgia the heat would help my entire body as well.
I am not certain but there are some insurance companies that will pay for your type light with a doctors prescription. If you have not checked this out, you may want to consider it.
I would love to know how it works for you becasue I cannot decide either. If I do not get the tanning bed, I am getting some type of light thearpy. It certainly cannot hurt and I believe it would be better than the lamp or even the light we get in our house through the glass.
In fact I live on a lake in a house with too many windows and glass. However, the doctors says that light is too filtered and will not help unless I sat in front of a window all day every day. My house has lots of windows and doors and gets plenty of sunlight, so I cannot see how a lamp coming on early could help? I am not a professional but I do not believe that theory would work either??
Hope this will help in some way even though I am not a Pro.
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