Posted by JonW on October 22, 2003, at 22:46:23
In reply to Light therapy, posted by DQBLIZ on October 22, 2003, at 19:40:26
> I have just started with Lexapro. Does anyone have a prescription light for depression that they do not use anymore? My Psych said that the light therapy would help with the fatigue part of depression.
Not too long ago I went to see Peter Mueller (of Princeton, NJ) for possible TLE, and have decided that he's insane... Probably well-intentioned, but nonetheless nuts :) Anyway, one of his things is using colored sunglasses to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. He claims that it's not the amount of light someone is exposed to that matters, but the wavelength (color). Apparently, there's some study that was done on rats that shows certain wavelengths (colors) have possitive effects. Yellow and Red seem to be the important ones. For me, I have to admit that wearing yellow sunglasses makes me giddy. I don't use this as treatment, but can report a positive experience from wearing yellow sunglasses. Anyway, just a thought... you might want to go somewhere they sell sunglasses and try wearing a yellow pair for a few minutes to see what effect it has on you. You could also try red. If it were to be helpful, it's a lot cheaper than a lightbox. For me, light therapy is moderately helpful at best. I hate to admit it, but the sunglasses actually are better for me. I am curious... is there anyone else reading this who's had a similar experience with yellow or red sunglasses?
Jon :)
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