- Helps to ease seasonal mood swings and winter depression
- Help regulate sleep patters due to jet lag or shift work
- Improve energy levels and decrease seasonal fatigue, as well as reduce food cravings
- UV filtered and safe and and has two light settings
- It is glare and flicker free
Product Description
Day-Lights are specially designed bright light therapy lamps recommended by doctors as the first line treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or the winter blues. Used in clinical research for over 10 years, Day… More >>
Uplift Technologies DL930 Day-Light 10,000 Lux SAD Lamp
Ordered this on January 7, 2008. Received an expected delivery date of March 25!!!!! It’s still listed as in stock with 2-day delivery. Is this a game????
Rating: 1 / 5
We bought this light on October 29th and paid $179, almost $200 out the door. I see the price is now $125 and for that I’m a little peeved- how could it be reduced that much in 2 months? We wanted to get it before the cold season began, and I guess the powers that be know that most folks do just that and boosted the price accordingly- which seems a little underhanded to me, especially given the purpose of it..now I’M depressed. In any event, my wife has had SAD for years and I felt it was worth a try- naturally, it’s difficult to gauge if it is effective or not; if anything it gives her a reading light (she reads the paper every morning with it for about 30 minutes)that can’t be beat. But as for the therapudic value of the light, who knows..you can read tons of info and opinions on the subject..something that gives one pause is that evidently, and this from the manual- that you can get too much exposure, and it can adversly affect the user- irritability, etc.. which hasn’t happened here but it seems once you accept that the condition exists you would hope for a more definitive treatment to help alleviate it. What is enough, or too much? Everybody having different needs..It would be sad for me if it only proved to make matters worse..and I suppose you could approach it as a learning experience, but the affliction is not something to be experimented with, in my opinion. It’s very real.
So the jury is out, and may remain that way, at least for us.
And as for the price issue- my first unhappiness with Amazon. A major retail store simply wouldn’t do that. So, a lesson learned.
Rating: 4 / 5
…it’s a solid SAD lamp. Well-made, bright and the adjustable legs are great for positioning the lamp above your computer monitor. I’m still skeptical of light therapy (hence the 4 stars), but I think that this is a good investment if you tend to suffer from SAD, winter blues, etc.
Rating: 4 / 5
After trying the SAD light for varying degrees of time and at different amounts of lux, I still could not shake the side effects. My eyes hurt, I had a headache, stomach ache, and the jitters. I bought it for my manic depression that was worse seasonally, but definately due to bi-polar disorder. And, I had read there is a risk of the SAD therapy causing mania in those folks who struggle with bi-polar disorder. I decided I would give it a try.
I have returned the light- though I am very impressed with the quality of the light itself and my purchase and experience buying from Amazon. I would definately recommend both to others who struggle with SAD!!! Great value so it seems!
Rating: 4 / 5
my boyfriend has been wanting one of these…ordered this for him and it arrived just before the daylight savings time change. he just moved into a loft apartment and this looks cool on his desk. it is very bright and is easy to put together. not sure if he is using it regularly, but he likes it very much!
Rating: 5 / 5