Because people with general depression often also experience low levels of serotonin this population can also benefit from using light therapy lamps.
Daylight lamps for depression.
If not it may not help your depression.
Light therapy lamps affect the chemicals in your brain that are linked to mood and sleep and can reduce symptoms of seasonal depression.
A sleek addition to your nightstand or coffee table this compact lamp fights winter blues with uv free white light at up to 10 000 lux its flexible hinge makes angling your light source a cinch.
Two lamps containing light bulbs that help with depression were handed out to a man without sad and a woman who has diagnosed sad.
Lamps used for skin disorders primarily emit ultraviolet uv light and could damage your eyes if used incorrectly.
Light therapy lamps are a great addition to help in treating sad depression and anxiety.
Some light therapy lamps are designed for skin disorders not for sad.
Light boxes used to treat sad should filter out most or all uv light.
Research has shown that they are an effective add on treatment for many people and not just those suffering from sad.