SAD lights

[wolf63]

Does anyone know if it is possible to get these lights as something other than a desk lamp ie standard lamp (if they still exist), main ceiling light etc.

[buildersmate]

It is the colour temperature of the bulb that is important. Here is one place that sells them. http://www.bltdirect.co.uk/cat613_1.htm

[Nelson100]

Hi Wolf Try www.mdf.org.uk they might know where you can get one I'd like to know too. Please let me know here. Cheers.

[Sparkyboy]

HI

If by SAD lights you mean daylight lamps these are available in several forms. GLS lamps in BC & ES bases up to 100W. Fluorescent tubes in most popular sizes. Compact fluorescents (low energy) in their various forms also come in daylight colour. These should all be available from the big DIY stores or specialist lighting shops.

Good luck.

[wolf63]

Thanks - Boots have small table lamps, but they are about �145, and this seems to be the normal price.

I suffer from depression and want to see if using this form of lighting over the dull winter (and most of our summer!) might help cheer me up.

It is just basically a light that gives out natural daylight 'beams'.

[cloudcity]

I work for lighting speacialists, and we sell them in an energy saving format for �9.99 each. And with a 2 year guarantee! In fact we are an energy advice centre. Let me know if you require any info.

[wolf63]

I never have any energy - any hints?

There is actually quite a lot of research into lack of natural light and depression and in my case Bipolar Disorder.

But I fear that we are spending too much to alleviate the problem. I bought a special light bulb and paid about �15 which is nothing compared to the �145 quoted for some lamps.

cloudcity - does your company have a website?

[cloudcity]

Hi again.

As a lighting specialist we have one a lot of reserch into SAD. Despite no scientific organisation or government willing to admit it is an actual disorder, it is estimated 90% of the worlds population suffers from this. Because it is a state of mind with no physical attributes, it is (and pardon the extreme way of explanation) 'all in the mind'

Of that 90%, between 5-10% are genuine cases.

In the workplace, SAD lighting can help productivity and people's mood. But in the home it is far less effective. To place them in one room is usually in-effective, and to kit out the whole home can be expensive.

If you spent a lot of time under one light, or near a certain lamp then changing the filament bulb to an SAD or daylight could help. But the effect does ware off, and a daylight bulb will burn it's own coating off and will need replacing occassionally.

All that said, we sell a great deal of daylight bulbs (�2.99 & �3.99 in a standard GLS format) and our new SAD energy savers have been popular too. Many offices near us have converted over using them and fluorescent tubes.

Our website doesn't go into any details that could help you, but if you like please feel free to have a look. We will gladley post any bulb/lamp out to anywhere on the mainland UK but at the customer's risk as the Royal Mail are as bad as courriers now for lack of care of glass items.

www.devonlightingcentre.net

It's a modest website, and one we made ourselves so please don't nit-pick at it.

And this is not a plug for business, just friendly advice.

Thank you.

[wolf63]

cloudcity - your website is fine. I was secretly hoping that it was awful so I could offer to improve it for you. I have limited computer talent, but a fantastic imagination.

As I live in Perth coming to see your store is not really practical. I am setting up a new playroom/office area in the house just now and was actually considering the situation regarding lighting.

My main problem is mood swings caused by bipolar disorder/manic depression and hypoglycaemia. In my case the SAD angle is only a minor irritation, but for others it is a serious problem.

I send out a monthly Bipolar newsletter to about 40 people each month, I will mention about your company. Whether anybody shows any interest is something else. You should also consider selling via EBay. I sell anything that is not nailed down.

I used to work in a Civil Service office and found that the lack of daylight during the winter caused problems of differing degrees in everybody.

If you have any further details that you would want me to cascade to our group, the newsletter is sent to Bipolar Scotland and several health professionals too, get in contact me via my website.

www.taywolf.co.uk

Susan

[cloudcity]

hey Susan.

yeah, we sell on eBay occassionally too. And I personally sell all the time there, far too much my wife says. If I can help with anything, please feel free to ask.

Nick