I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. …
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I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light....
I’d like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m. …
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I'd like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m., and the sun isn't up yet...
I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has been awful....
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I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has...
Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected, but what about prolactin?
A reader asks:
Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected, but what about prolactin?
Answer:
The...
Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
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Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
Answer:
Although exceptions to the rule have been reported in some surveys, in general, Seasonal...
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light. My understanding...
A reader asks:
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light....
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 have heard from...
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
A reader asks:
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
Answer:
As best we know, the mechanism of...
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...
A reader asks:
There's no magic about the date of time change. Some people with SAD, or those with the less severe winter doldrums, begin...
Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy. Should I start with the time...
A reader asks:
Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy. Should I start with...