Re: re migraine treatments

[Guest guest]

Actually, you can get natural lights. When I was working in manufacturing

as a Quality Assurance Engineer, we had a bunch of special (and very

expensive, of course) lights in receiving inspection because visual

inspections are much more reliable under natural light. When I did my work

in receiving inspection, I'd turn on one of those lights and sit under it.

It was wonderful ).

Re: re migraine treatments

> Fluorescents bug me no matter what colour. I can even hear some of them.

>

> We have had some " expert " play with lighting in our office, including

> soft-white, full-spectrum, you name it. There is no such thing as natural

light

> from an artificial source.

>

> I eventually moved out of that office to a quieter, darker location. What

a

> difference to my stress levels!

>

> Colin.

>

> Quoting danielle strom :

>

> > you can buy full spectrum flourescents, they imitate sunlight and are

> > cheaper than changing a fixtrure. - one reason most flourescencts bother

> > you, are they are only one spectrum of light, which isn't natural.

> > these can help with mood depression, etc. I worked in a place, where

> > they had these over hte cashier, and my boss said she could tell whent

> > he lights had taken effect on me.

> >

> >

> >

> > dani

> >

> > Louise Gainor wrote:

> >

> > > The house we presently live in was an office complex at one time

> > > (house converted to an office and then back to a house). Every

> > > light in the place is fluorescent, so mornings around here are

> > > especially stressful. I managed to replace the lights in the

> > > bedrooms and in the bathroom where the shower/tub is. I asked my

> > > landlord if he could buy me some replacement lights for the

> > > kitchen, and he brought me two fluorescent overhead light boxes.

> > > They've been in the basement for over a year now. I'm going to

> > > have to get a cheap light fixture somewhere and take the kitchen

> > > fluorescents out, I have to cook in there!

> > >

> > > Louis

> > > From: Rakus

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > > wrote:

> > > > >As for fluorescent lights...ack! We moved into a new house

> > > three years

> > > > >ago. It was a spec house, so we didn't have any input into

> > > the decor.

> > > The

> > > > >kitchen had a big fluorescent light, and all the walls were

> > > painted

> > > white.

> > > > >It was a nightmare!

> > > >

> > > > If anyone finds time hanging heavy on their hands....I have

> > > > added to my web page a " stream of memory " account of my

> > > > recent visit to the jocal jail. The fluorescent lights there

> > > > no doubt contributed a lot to the massive migraine that

> > > > afflicted me.

> > > >

> > > > Jane

> > >

> > > At my last engineering job (at Westinghouse before it

> > > disintegrated) all the

> > > lighting was fluorescent (of course), and I averaged 3 to 4

> > > migraines a

> > > week. That was way back before I knew anything at all about AS

> > > and the

> > > sensory issues that go along with it.

> > >

> > > My sister-in-law has a fluorescent light right over her desk at

> > > work, and

> > > every morning she climbs up on her desk and disconnects the

> > > tubes to turn

> > > them off. She took an incandescent desk lamp in to use at her

> > > desk. The

> > > maintenance people insist on " fixing " the light every evening.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

yes I bet those are full spectrum lights.... but now you can get fairly

cheap full spectrum floursescetn tubes here in Canada, so I assume they

are more widely available.

there are still expensive versions of lights, but I believe the cheap

bulbs do provide some benefit

Rakus wrote:

>Actually, you can get natural lights. When I was working in manufacturing

>as a Quality Assurance Engineer, we had a bunch of special (and very

>expensive, of course) lights in receiving inspection because visual

>inspections are much more reliable under natural light. When I did my work

>in receiving inspection, I'd turn on one of those lights and sit under it.

>It was wonderful ).

>

>

>

> Re: re migraine treatments

>

>

>

>

>>Fluorescents bug me no matter what colour. I can even hear some of them.

>>

>>We have had some " expert " play with lighting in our office, including

>>soft-white, full-spectrum, you name it. There is no such thing as natural

>>

>>

>light

>

>

>>from an artificial source.

>>

>>I eventually moved out of that office to a quieter, darker location. What

>>

>>

>a

>

>

>>difference to my stress levels!

>>

>>Colin.

>>

>>Quoting danielle strom :

>>

>>

>>

>>>you can buy full spectrum flourescents, they imitate sunlight and are

>>>cheaper than changing a fixtrure. - one reason most flourescencts bother

>>>you, are they are only one spectrum of light, which isn't natural.

>>>these can help with mood depression, etc. I worked in a place, where

>>>they had these over hte cashier, and my boss said she could tell whent

>>>he lights had taken effect on me.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>dani

>>>

>>>Louise Gainor wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>The house we presently live in was an office complex at one time

>>>>(house converted to an office and then back to a house). Every

>>>>light in the place is fluorescent, so mornings around here are

>>>>especially stressful. I managed to replace the lights in the

>>>>bedrooms and in the bathroom where the shower/tub is. I asked my

>>>>landlord if he could buy me some replacement lights for the

>>>>kitchen, and he brought me two fluorescent overhead light boxes.

>>>>They've been in the basement for over a year now. I'm going to

>>>>have to get a cheap light fixture somewhere and take the kitchen

>>>>fluorescents out, I have to cook in there!

>>>>

>>>>Louis

>>>> From: Rakus

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> > wrote:

>>>> > >As for fluorescent lights...ack! We moved into a new house

>>>>three years

>>>> > >ago. It was a spec house, so we didn't have any input into

>>>>the decor.

>>>> The

>>>> > >kitchen had a big fluorescent light, and all the walls were

>>>>painted

>>>> white.

>>>> > >It was a nightmare!

>>>> >

>>>> > If anyone finds time hanging heavy on their hands....I have

>>>> > added to my web page a " stream of memory " account of my

>>>> > recent visit to the jocal jail. The fluorescent lights there

>>>> > no doubt contributed a lot to the massive migraine that

>>>> > afflicted me.

>>>> >

>>>> > Jane

>>>>

>>>> At my last engineering job (at Westinghouse before it

>>>>disintegrated) all the

>>>> lighting was fluorescent (of course), and I averaged 3 to 4

>>>>migraines a

>>>> week. That was way back before I knew anything at all about AS

>>>>and the

>>>> sensory issues that go along with it.

>>>>

>>>> My sister-in-law has a fluorescent light right over her desk at

>>>>work, and

>>>> every morning she climbs up on her desk and disconnects the

>>>>tubes to turn

>>>> them off. She took an incandescent desk lamp in to use at her

>>>>desk. The

>>>> maintenance people insist on " fixing " the light every evening.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>