Dude! I'm gettin' a… light box!
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"Seratonin hugs" – ROFLMAO….love it!!! Gigglz, you are a hoot!!!! smiles, Elise
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ultra Kewl, Dotz! :-) I can hardly wait until you invite me over to use it! LOL!! Santa? Sannnnnttaaaaaaa? Where are youuuuuu? Seratonin hugs, Gigglz Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : ) Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : )
I emailed them yesterday asking about maintenance. Mainly how much bulbs cost and how often they need to be replaced. They replied today already and maintenance sounds like it’s not much to worry about. It comes with a lifetime guarantee except for the bulbs. There are only 2 bulbs and they cost $23 each with shipping and handling and a 2 year guarantee. They are also available through Sylvania (or a distributor). They are supposed to last 4 to 5 seasons. I haven’t done a lot of research on the things, but that seems to be the company to get a light box from if you are getting one! I wish you luck with it, and of course, let us know how it works! Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I am a wee bit warped, aren’t I???? LMAO!! Gigglz
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "Seratonin hugs" – ROFLMAO….love it!!! Gigglz, you are a hoot!!!! smiles, Elise Ultra Kewl, Dotz! :-) I can hardly wait until you invite me over to use it! LOL!! Santa? Sannnnnttaaaaaaa? Where are youuuuuu? Seratonin hugs, Gigglz Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : ) Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Ya know you guys….if I just mooned everyone with my big white bootie…it would be enough light to getcha all thru the winter months! LMBAO! Gigglz
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : ) I emailed them yesterday asking about maintenance. Mainly how much bulbs cost and how often they need to be replaced. They replied today already and maintenance sounds like it’s not much to worry about. It comes with a lifetime guarantee except for the bulbs. There are only 2 bulbs and they cost $23 each with shipping and handling and a 2 year guarantee. They are also available through Sylvania (or a distributor). They are supposed to last 4 to 5 seasons. I haven’t done a lot of research on the things, but that seems to be the company to get a light box from if you are getting one! I wish you luck with it, and of course, let us know how it works! Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Ya know you guys….if I just mooned everyone with my big white bootie…it would be enough light to getcha all thru the winter months! LMBAO! Gigglz
Could you put a UV filter on that for me? Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Ya know you guys….if I just mooned everyone with my big white bootie…it would be enough light to getcha all thru the winter months! LMBAO! Gigglz Could you put a UV filter on that for me? Dot
LOL! I would be happy to….but can’t find one big enough, Dotz!!! 
Gigglz p.s. I have plenty of SPF 40 here you can use! — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Dotz!! That is so kewl! Tell me more about this light box! Are they outrageously expensive? I have no clue. Guess I could read on Google. Which style is the one you’re looking at? I think we could use one around here, as well! Yae! Bright hugs, Gigglz
You know how I suffer from winter depression, and I’ve wanted one for years. We got a line of credit on our house to pay off some bills and take care of some health things (a root canal for Will : )) and he said I could get a light box! I’m so excited! Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Are you still watching Logan? smiles, Elise
Only on Thursdays but I usually see him another time or two during the week. He’s going to be two in February – Hell on wheels – but still the joy of my life. Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Dot, what exactly is a light box? I have to admit I’ve never heard of this before!
Christina, I’m sure you know more than you ever wanted to know about them now, thanks to E, Chip, etc. LOL Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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E – Interesting that it might work for OCD too. That has been a big problem for me because I obcess on choking on food, although the Paxil has worked wonders for that. My husband has "hoarding disorder," which is a form of OCD, and has other OCD problems too. I don’t know about the Halogen bulb – I think I’ll stick with the mainstream on this one. I know the commercial light boxes have filters and such to protect the eyes, which the halogen bulb wouldn’t. Good info. Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Is that something you get naked and lay inside to get a total sun tan ? 
Tony
No. That is something completely different. And then there are the ones that you stand in that dermatologists use to treat psoriasis, and that is something different too. Always learning, huh Tony? Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : ) Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Come to think of it, you live in an area of the U.S. that has a lot of overcast days, am I right?
Anne, it’s the worst – and a lot of things besides depression are affected by lack of sunlight. Our state of Washington, for example, has the highest incidence of MS in the country; in fact, a little town called Enumclaw, up the road, is the champion on that. : ( Fibromyalgia, too, is much more prevalent in the northern US. Gigglz probably knows about that. I posted a big thing about Vitamin D and fibromyalgia on Preston’s thread about muscle pain, but it didn’t show up. Depression is affected by the light entering the retina of the eye, while Vitamin D is produced by the effect of sunlight on the skin (some people get those mixed up). New info has just been released about the requirements for Vitamin D being much higher than realized (and toxicity limits higher too), so even though I take Vitamin D, I’m not getting enough. Good news for fibromyalgia and osteoporosis sufferers – possibly a breakthrough. Who knows – maybe it helps with PD too. I don’t see anybody from the tropics posting here. : ) Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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:You know how I suffer from winter depression, and I’ve wanted one for :years. We got a line of credit on our house to pay off some bills and :take care of some health things (a root canal for Will : )) and he said :I could get a light box! I’m so excited! Dear Dot, Wonderful that you finally got your light box! I`m so happy for you Please keep us updated as to how it`s working. Wishing you the best of luck with it!! Jackie ~*~Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree~*~ ~William Makepeace Thackeray, The Mahogany Tree~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Ultra Kewl, Dotz! :-) I can hardly wait until you invite me over to use it! LOL!! Santa? Sannnnnttaaaaaaa? Where are youuuuuu? Seratonin hugs, Gigglz
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Giggz – this is the one I’m getting: http://www.alaskanorthernlights.com/ A little over $200 plus $20 shipping. Maybe you could ask Santa for one. : ) Dot — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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You know how I suffer from winter depression, and I’ve wanted one for years. We got a line of credit on our house to pay off some bills and take care of some health things (a root canal for Will : )) and he said I could get a light box! I’m so excited! Dot
Is that something you get naked and lay inside to get a total sun tan ? :-D Tony — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Dot, what exactly is a light box? I have to admit I’ve never heard of this before!
Now you can be an expert on light therapy and light boxes, Christina! Chip http://www.northernlighttechnologies.com/eng/phototherapy.htm Light therapy (Phototherapy / Bright light therapy) Light therapy is a simple, medically recognized, efficient treatment to fight Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the milder winter blues and some sleep disorders. Research on SAD has shown that it is better to start treatment early in autumn, before the usual onset of symptoms. Light therapy involves the use of a specially designed lamp that delivers 5,000
