they work well. I live in PA, and there is not much sunlight for most of the winter. Wegmans, and most health food stores carry the light bulbs. They are generally billed a "full-spectrum l...

No, because they are not good for your skin. There are lamps (not sure where to purchase them) that do help with SAD. They light up gradualy like a sunrise when you turn them on. Please speak with...

You need to have full spectrum to have the results your looking for. Many studies have been done on the Alaskan inuits with regards to SAD and the effects of photo therapy. There have also been m...

Yes, anxiety is definitely a common problem from what my doctor has said, in like the winter months esp. Anxiety can be one of my biggest problems related to SAD, it however comes and goes and hit...

SAD is actually Seasonal Anxiety Disorder, just as GAD is Generalized Anxiety Disorder, so yes, SAD is known to anxiety! I do not suffer from this, however, I know that a great deal of people in...

Yes. It's much less common than the winter SAD and the symptoms are usually the opposite. Winter depressions usually involve increased appetite, weight gain, lethargy, excessive fatigue and ...

You can have symptoms of depression with SAD even in summer months if it is overcast. People who live in areas of the world that only get sun for limited times during the day or year can sometimes...

You are right about SAD lights being expensive. I looked online at several webistes for light therapy. I started thinking, Walmart, Target. . . . well how about Sears! I found two lamps at Sears...

Depression is usually more severe in some patients during the winter season because it is too cold. Others are advised to places with sunnier climate like Florida or probably the Philippines than b...

you're probably not drinking enough water. that sometimes happens to me, but that's bacoz im low in iron. maybe o see the doc?

For me they do work. I get really depressed, and experience SAD every year. I purchased one of these lamps last winter, and I found that my depression was a lot better. Hope that helps

I have a lot of very similar symptoms. In the winter in a temperate climate in Australia I had SAD and was very depressed. Then I moved to the tropics and became photophobic, couldn't stand th...

You could be bipolar like me. That sounds like manic depression where you alternate between extremes being depressed and then up up up. Talk to your doctor. I take Cymbalta but I think I need a sta...

Yep, they work, I paid about $150 for mine.

Yes this is very common in seasonal affective disorders, have you tries hypnotherapy as an alternative therapy? It is also successful for depression,have a look on the website below for depression ...