One Week into the S.A.D. Light Experiment

It’s been a week since I started using my SAD light (My S.A.D. Light Experiment Starts Today) and here’s my update: I think it’s working.

I started using it for half an hour, the first two days on 50% strength, the next few on 60% and starting today at 70%. The first two days, I used it within the first hour of being up and then again for 15 minutes in the late afternoon. Since then, I’ve only done it in the morning, again within the first hour of being up, always for half an hour.

This is the one I have; image from promotional material

I had a few concerns before starting with it. The biggest one was that I was worried the light would give me a migraine. In particular. because the light is a bit off to the side so you’re not looking directly into it – so I braced myself. I am very happy to say: no migraine!

I am also happy to say that after a week, I do feel more energy both in the morning and in the early afternoon – times when I just really begin to fade and *have* to nap. I still get very drowsy in the early evening, but I’m not going to do anything about that right now. I’m more concerned about feeling better during the day.

I do feel better overall; I don’t feel as fuzzy, if that makes any sense.

Anyway, I’m going to keep using it as it is still only the end of January and there’s a lot more darkness to come. I’ll keep upping the intensity if I feel I need to, but overall, I am pleased with what I think is happening.

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