MacMan
03-15-11, 07:58 AM
Thanks to everyone who commented on my last thread about the insomnia I was experiencing.
I found something that got rid of it :)
I've been wanting to try light therapy (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/light-therapy/MY00195) for some time now as it has been proven to help with seasonal affective disorder and is also being studied for ADD, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorder, and other mood & sleep related issues.
After reading "the four hour body" and hearing Tim Ferris rave about "the philips golite" I decided to order one from Amazon and give it a try.
I used it twice, for a total of 40 minutes yesterday. There are 3 intensity settings (I was using low). I felt more energized during and after the first treatment (which is why I did another later in the day). I used to live in Florida and I would compare it to walking outside on a BRIGHT and SUNNY day.
It definitely gave me an energy boost when my Adderall wore off. This I'm sure of. Coincidentally I was able to sleep great last night; which would be the first full nights sleep I've gotten while on over 10mg of Adderall (I took two 20mgXR's yesterday).
So either this light helped with my insomnia or it was a coincidence. I don't think it was a placebo effect, I honestly forgot about it and it was the last thing on my mind during the night. We'll see if it works again tonight. I slept in yesterday until 11AM (took Adderall at this time) and went to bed @ midnight (I didn't take Adderall on Saturday so I was able to sleep in Sunday). Usually it would be impossible for me to fall asleep having gotten up so late; add adderall into the equation and it really seems like this light helped.
The one thing I am certain it does is give me an energy boost. Again, it's like walking outside in Florida on a really sunny day.
I'll update this and let everyone know whether it helps tonight or not.
I found something that got rid of it :)
I've been wanting to try light therapy (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/light-therapy/MY00195) for some time now as it has been proven to help with seasonal affective disorder and is also being studied for ADD, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorder, and other mood & sleep related issues.
After reading "the four hour body" and hearing Tim Ferris rave about "the philips golite" I decided to order one from Amazon and give it a try.
I used it twice, for a total of 40 minutes yesterday. There are 3 intensity settings (I was using low). I felt more energized during and after the first treatment (which is why I did another later in the day). I used to live in Florida and I would compare it to walking outside on a BRIGHT and SUNNY day.
It definitely gave me an energy boost when my Adderall wore off. This I'm sure of. Coincidentally I was able to sleep great last night; which would be the first full nights sleep I've gotten while on over 10mg of Adderall (I took two 20mgXR's yesterday).
So either this light helped with my insomnia or it was a coincidence. I don't think it was a placebo effect, I honestly forgot about it and it was the last thing on my mind during the night. We'll see if it works again tonight. I slept in yesterday until 11AM (took Adderall at this time) and went to bed @ midnight (I didn't take Adderall on Saturday so I was able to sleep in Sunday). Usually it would be impossible for me to fall asleep having gotten up so late; add adderall into the equation and it really seems like this light helped.
The one thing I am certain it does is give me an energy boost. Again, it's like walking outside in Florida on a really sunny day.
I'll update this and let everyone know whether it helps tonight or not.