Sunbox anyone?

[Gerty]

oh and I did mean to ask what is a sunbox don't think we have them in Aus or if we do maybe we call them something diff thanks

[cmclien]

Hi Gerty
www.sunbox.com

Its probably easier for you to read about it but its basically a light that is as bright a sunny morning (10,000 lux).  You sit in front of it once a day in the morning but you don't look directly at it.  Your brain absorbs the light through your eyes and it effects seratonin and melatonin.  Its been around since the 1980's I think.  Lots of literature on it and studies etc.
Cindi

[Gerty]

Thanks for the link never heard of them before

[gphx]

cmclien, I didn't in any way mean to imply you're wrong. Everyone is different. A member of my family is ANA+ (probable lupus), gets horribly ill in the sun, but has SAD and benefits greatly from a sunbox. All I was saying is people might want to watch for correlations to learn what's right for them. Good topic. Might really help some people.

[cmclien]

Hi grphx, No, I didn't take your post to imply I was wrong.  I just threw this out here in general because it definitely helps me out and I figure there have to be lots of other sjoggies like me who would benefit from it.  I used to arrive at work, in the winter totally crabby, like I knew I was throwing the vibe "DO NOT TALK TO ME YET" lol.  Good thing my boss is so great.  Last winter when I started that box I never went to that dark place be it depression or SAD or whatever was making me feel that way.  My husband would be like what side of the bed did you wake up on and I complained alot and was SO negative, like everything sucks and blah blah!  I gotta tell you, it just wasn't like me and did seem seasonal for me.  I'm a very easy going person, generally just up all the time so people would notice this mood change in me be it depression or seasonal depression.

Its like I looked around after starting the light and kind of woke up in my mind, hard to describe but it was such a positive thing for me and I never went to that dark place last winter much to everyone's happiness! lol

[malditogrillo]

i dont have a dx of anything, and the sun makes me so sick.  i get photo contact dermatitis and then my body starts fighting itself.  i was in the sun in june for a combined total of 5 minutes, and i'm JUST starting to feel better.