SAD light

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I've been seeing a new med psychiatrist for a year as a back up to my

regular MD so at least I have 2 doctors looking at me even though the

psychiatrist knows very little about CFS. She is willing to learn,

so fine.

About a month ago she said she had watched me for the year and

thought that I probably had Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),

concurrent with CFS.

So, I got a SAD light (from Northern Technologies) and it has made an

enormous difference in my mood which does drop alot in the

fall/winter. It hasn't done anything to the CFS, fatigue, etc but I

wanted to relay this anyway bc sometimes we actually do have more

than one thing wrong with us at a time and I think this is an example.

I know that many people with CFS would not be able to stand the kind

of brightness the light generates, and I wouldn't have been able to

either 4 years ago.

Does anyone know any reasons NOT to use this light - re: serotonin,

etc?

Thanks for the input,