I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light. My understanding...
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I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat...
Why is it that drug therapy for SAD should not continue year-round, as you say in question #1337?
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Why is it that drug therapy for SAD should not continue year-round, as you say in question #1337?...
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
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I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?Answer:
As best we...
There’s no magic about the date of time change. Some people with SAD, or those with the less severe winter doldrums, begin to feel...
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There's no magic about the date of time change. Some people with SAD, or those with the less...
Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy. Should I start with the time...
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Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy....
Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?
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Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?Answer:
Despite many press accounts to the...
If a SAD person sleeps with the bedroom window covered to block night street lights, will their ability to wake in the morning be...
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If a SAD person sleeps with the bedroom window covered to block night street lights, will their ability...
Living in upper New York State with low winter daylight, I wonder if flooding the house with overhead bright light to simulate overhead sunshine...
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Living in upper New York State with low winter daylight, I wonder if flooding the house with overhead bright light...
Are light visors effective in treating SAD? I have found one that emits 2500 lux. Is this light output strong enough to counteract SAD?
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Are light visors effective in treating SAD? I have found one that emits 2500 lux. Is this light...
What is the likelihood that individuals with light sensitivity (photophobia) can also have SAD? …
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What is the likelihood that individuals with light sensitivity (photophobia) can also have SAD? The fall/winter months have been consistently...