so i went to that site and the price is $199. is this how much u paid for it mrsD? I was wondering cuz it seems a bit expensive. another question is when did u use it? u said in the morning so im gonna assume thats when u used it since most people suggest using it when u first get up, to adjust ur sleep/wake cycle.

I did not think the price was too high. The Apollo lights which are less convenient are about the same. $199 is about 6 copays for me, if I were to have an antidepressant prescribed by a doctor. I wanted to avoid that at all costs, I don't think they would agree with me in general. That option is LAST in my book. I would be interested in the new NK family that is being developed, but they are at least 2 yrs away.

I used it daily for 1/2 hr first thing in the morning. In late May I started skipping days, and if I felt
"it" creeping back I used it for 1 hr every few days or so. For much of the spring it was still dark out in the early morning. I used to work 7am-3:30..so was up around 4:30am. There is a site by Apollo lights with a questionaire, to help you determine when and for how long to use light stimulation.
http://www.apollolight.com/apps/circ_assess_survey.html

I did not take it on vacation, since we sit outdoors except when it rains.
I never feel SAD on vacation.

I haven't started it up yet, but I think, I will in early Oct...that is when I started to go downhill last year.

This visor has a 30 day no questions asked guarantee...so I liked that. If it didn't work for me I was going to send it back.
It now came with a card, saying it is guaranteed for life, if the rechargable battery malfunctions, it will be replaced. Can't beat that.

Using light however, can put bipolars into mania..so anyone who thinks they might be an undiagnosed bipolar (has had mood swings) should be careful.

Hi Mrs. D.

Many years ago, Alan and I went to a health fair in New York City. This was about 15 years ago.
There were massage tables, pyramids to put on your head. There were organic food tables. And the whole place was all about green tea extracts, spirulina shakes, potions, green algae, etc. etc.

and then there was the light visor thing.

I will never forget it. I had never seen such a device (I am trying to ascertain as to whether this device is similar to your light visor thingee).

Okay, here's what happened. There was a booth at this health fair and the guy was holding some kind of visor thing that you put up to your eyes. There were red lights and green lights. He told me to put it up to my eyes for a bit and see how I felt. I DID NOT LIKE HOW I FELT while I was doing it.

It made me extremely uncomfortable and the lights bothered my eyes. I immediately took it off and told the guy "I do not like this". The guy seemed surprised and told me "but everybody else says they like it". I was turned off by the whole experience.

Now this is just ME we are talking about. I have no idea about anyone else's experience with this gadget because I didn't stick around.

It look like a big pair of goggles, it was black, you put it on and you wore it on your face.


Is this anything like your light visor thingee???

Thanks,
Melody

Well, Mel, there are many greedy people who'd like to cash in on a new thing.

My visor is a visor cap (a baseball cap with an open top), with a tiny 2x4 inch attachable plastic thing...
go to the site to see it... that delivers light at certain LUX (strength) that is blue/green and UV removed...to stimulate just the melatonin receptors in the retina.

No color therapy. The wavelength is chosen for safety and response.
My husband however thinks it is "funny" and wants me to walk around the neighborhood with it and spook everyone! I choose to just work on the computer as usual, just wearing it. It tends to make white areas pink because of the blue/green wavelength but it is not for anything else.

The color people (some are chiropractors) make other "claims" about it.

If you google "light therapy depression" you will see that it is very different.

There are no goggles...it is just a regular visor cap. The lights are on the back of the thing that is inside the rim... Go to the website at the beginning of this thread and look at it. It is simple, small, etc. Just makes you look a bit green to observers! LOL
It looks like the simple visors people wear when they exercise...or play poker! LOL

Okay, will go to beginning of this thread and take a look.

mel

OKAY!!!!! I think I found it. Is this it, or something similar??

http://www.lighttherapyproducts.com/products_visor.html

mine is the first one on that page, Mel.

I am bumping this up for those who feel drained and depressed in winter...like now! I've started my visor treatments again several days ago, and it is working well for me.

It might help with some chronic pain, and aching... as it does for me. Checking with the website for this visor I see it has come down in price. And that is a plus too.

Any questions you can ask on this thread now that I have bumped it up. It is hard to realize it has been 7 years now since I originally post this experiment. My visor still works well, and that is because I keep it charged all the time, (plugged into the charger).
I don't use it when the days are long... as I typically don't seem to have the same problems. I guess the term for this is SAD (seasonal affective disorder).