Posted by KaraS on April 10, 2005, at 17:35:41
In reply to Re: Can a lightbox cause this? » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 12:06:51
> > I've been using a lightbox steadily for about 3 weeks now. I haven't seen any benefit yet but I'm recently experiencing some symptoms and I wonder if the lightbox could be responsible. I'm experiencing a fluttering feeling in my chest - like maybe my heart is skipping a beat now and then. Very scary. It could just be anxiety or from the doxepin (even though I'm only taking 25 mg.). The other thing I'm experiencing is irritability. I have been quite depressed lately but not nearly as irritable as I am now. Is there a chance that either of these things might be caused by the lightbox? Could I be using it too much? I'm using it about an hour a day, sometimes a little more.
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> > Thanks,
> > Kara
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> An hour a day is too much. Sorry I was late in joining this thread, but late is better than never.
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> Irritability is one of the direct feedback signs I use to indicate to myself that I have used my light too much. I don't have a clock over my light, and I don't really pay attention sometimes to how long it's been on. Irritability (and headache) are my signs I've overdone it.
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> Lar
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Lar,FYI, I've stopped getting the palpitations. They stopped a week or two after I stopped using the light box. Coincidence? I think not.
K
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