Well, I’m on the third day of light therapy, and I’m now on a 15 minute dose at 7.30am in the morning. I was highly dubious about this, as normally I struggle to get out of bed in time for 8am before Akra leaves the house (and my natural waking time if left to my own devices would be nearer 11am), but I was actually awake (and more importantly alert) by 7am this morning which was nothing short of miraculous.
The nausea and jitteriness was present a little yesterday, but no sign of it today. That might be because of the reduced dose earlier in the day, or it might be I’m just getting used to it now. I have, however, got an evil spikey throat – but that’s more down to the cold I seem to be coming down with… bah!
One disadvantage I have noticed, is that my traditional 3pm slump when I completely run out of energy has now moved to 12 noon. Not a good point in the day to start clock watching for the kids bedtimes! Today, I’ve given myself a top-up 8 min dose of the light box at double the normal distance as a “boost” and it does seem to have helped a little.
The last week has been quite sunny, but today seems a bit overcast. Not sure of the forecast for the rest of the week, but I’m guessing the real test of this light box is yet to come…
3 responses so far ↓
1 Miss L // 22nd Oct 2007 at 4:18 pm
Perhaps Ishould get on eof these – I find that I now wake up well past the normal time for registration… shame on me!! (And yes, I have started to set the alarm clock, guilt is even working on my hibernation!)
2 Mollie // 30th Jan 2008 at 6:26 pm
Have you continued this? Could we get an update? I’m thinking about doing some light therapy, but I wanted to hear more about it from those who have experienced it before I go out and invest in a light. Thanks!
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