NatureBright SunTouch Plus Light and Ion Therapy Lamp
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Customer Reviews of NatureBright SunTouch Plus Light and Ion Therapy Lamp
Customer Review: AMAZING! Even for treatment-resistant depression!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had SEVERE depression for years which is year-round, plus I become almost non-functional during the winter months due to the cummulative effect of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I am a nurse, and always research everything, and have been considering buying one of these for a few years. Boy, do I wish I would have gotten this years ago! With this having two treatments in one, (the light plus the negative ionization therapy), I think that it probably works better than just the light alone. I am still blown away with how powerful it is, and how it literally changes the way my brain thinks! I feel like a truck has hit me every morning when I get up, and sometimes I just cannot muster the energy to pull myself out of bed! Well, on those days (and every day since I got it) I MAKE myself lie down in front of this light for 30 min. At the beginning of the treatment my brain is overwhelmed with everything that I have to do, and my body doesn't want to get up. Well, shockingly, by the time the half hour is over, my brain is thinking about everything I have to do, and coming up with a plan on how to tackle it with its new found energy! Seriously, I just lay there-I don't try to get myself motivated, or talk myself into anything, it just happens!! Of course no treatment works for 100% of the people, but I am on a very high dose of an antidepressant, and have tried numerous other medications with worsening of symptoms, so it is miraculous to me that this works so well! I highly recommend it!
Customer Review: Excited for Cumulative Effects
Summary: 5 Stars
The product is (nearly) exactly as expected, all bulbs working and intact, sturdy construction. For some reason I expected the ionizer to include a fan, but no biggie. It is very bright! My very first 15-minute session gave me a little headache that resolved before session was complete.
I have used it 2x, and I do feel better but that could be due to a) finally receiving it (vendor -no longer listed as selling this product- was terrible), b) general placebo effect, and/or c) today is a sunny day. My psychiatrist has told me that the effects are cumulative, and that one should really begin in September for full benefits. At any rate, perhaps I will append this after a couple of months.
I do wish it had a timer for when it *starts*, so that I could use it along with my alarm clock to help me get out of bed in the morning (although then I'd have to move it back and forth from my bedroom to my home office each day unless I bought a second one, which is not the fault of the product!)
On my product, yes there is a smell but it is not all-pervasive as described by other reviewers, and it seems to be intermittent. Also, I believe that on my product, the smell is the ionizer, not the lights. I tried just the ionizer without the light, and I did experience the smell, and when only the light is on, I did not.
Overall, I am excited and really hoping that it makes a difference for my SAD and my depression in general, and also for the carb craving and consumption!
Customer Review: I wouldnt' have believed it if I hadn't tried it
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a 34 year old woman. I've used this light faithfully for about a month. Until about day #12 I would have told you it was a hoax. But the light said it could take up to two weeks before you could see results. So I stuck with it and I will tell you that it really works. It's a subtle but big difference (i.e. it doesn't change your personality, just your energy and mood) in my mood and energy level. I will use this at the beginning of every winter, into spring. I get really tired with low energy in winter. My energy level has gradually increased until I am my regular, energetic self. I've told all my sisters to get one. I work as a nail technician and have told my clients to get one. Everyone is wondering if I get some kind of kickback from Naturebright. I tell them that I should be, but I'm not. I use my husband as the real critic and he swears it has made me a lot more energetic with a more even mood. So there you have it. Also, I looked at the Mayo-clinic websight and their research seems to support the light therapy. My dad is a psychologist and all the research he's read supports light therapy. Just make sure you get a 10,000 lux lamp. I really like this one, though because of the optional ion thing. Even though I have no feedback on that because I haven't used that yet. I wanted to try one thing at a time so I would know the difference. This is getting long. Anywho, I would definitely recommend this lamp for its effectiveness and reasonable price. See ya!Customer Review: I notice a difference...
Summary: 5 Stars
Whether it's a placebo effect or not, I couldn't tell you. I only know that I notice a difference. I am not from the Northeastern part of the US - in fact, I'm from South FL, and after living there for the first 20 years of my life I find these "real" season changes to be a drag. This is my fifth winter in Connecticut, and let me tell you - I don't think I'll ever adjust to the fact that for solid *months*, the sky stays gray or white most of the time, blotting out the sunlight, and that it get dark 3 hours before I get out of my (windowless) job. I find myself exhausted during the winter here, no matter how much sleep I get. It disturbs my mood and I also find that I get (and stay) sick more often. Seriously. I'm not a plant, but I need some sunlight. I've had my SunTouch light for a little over a week, and I use it per the instructions it came with. I use it first thing in the morning, and again at night when I have to work late. I don't feel nearly as exhausted when I wake up in the morning, I have more energy throughout the day, and I feel more "normal" in general - the way I feel the other 3 seasons of the year. Is it really the light? I don't know, but I haven't had any problems with it - no flickering bulbs, no smoke, no buzzing sounds. Just nice, bright blue light that mimics real sunlight very well. I can't leave CT and I can't make winter go away, but I can make my brain think it's sunnier than it really is... and that makes the Floridian in me really happy.Customer Review: Excited to see cumulative effects
Summary: 5 Stars
The product is (nearly) exactly as expected, all bulbs working and intact, sturdy construction. For some reason I expected the ionizer to include a fan, but no biggie. It is very bright! My very first 15-minute session gave me a little headache that resolved before session was complete.
I have used it 2x, and I do feel better but that could be due to a) finally receiving it (vendor was terrible), b) general placebo effect, and/or c) today is a sunny day. My psychiatrist has told me that the effects are cumulative, and that one should really begin in September for full benefits. At any rate, perhaps I will append this after a couple of months.
I do wish it had a timer for when it *starts*, so that I could use it along with my alarm clock to help me get out of bed in the morning (although then I'd have to move it back and forth from my bedroom to my home office each day unless I bought a second one, which is not the fault of the product!)
On my product, yes there is a smell but it is not all-pervasive as described by other reviewers, and it seems to be intermittent. Also, I believe that on my product, the smell is the ionizer, not the lights. I tried just the ionizer without the light, and I did experience the smell, and when only the light is on, I did not.
Overall, I am excited and really hoping that it makes a difference for my SAD and my depression in general, and also for the carb craving and consumption!