Carex Day-Light Classic Plus Sunlight Therapy Lamp – 10000 LUX Therapy Lamp at 12 Inches, LED Bright White Light with Adjustable Height and Brightness Levels for Mood, White

Large light, making a difference
Overall a great light for those dark and grey winter days in the Pacific Northwest. Note, this is a large light and needs space.Positives: Excellent size, easy to use, solid stand, impactful luminosityPreferences: The base is large and requires a good amount of space. it would be great if the light would not only pivot vertically, but the ability to rotate left and right would improve adaptability for those who have less space. I use this on my desk at my office and because of its size and inability to move left or right, I have to move the entire unit to use it.Overall I gave it five stars for ease of set up and use. Large lighting area, effectiveness and quality.

It saved my life and marriage
I have suffered from SAD for about 10 years. Ever since I moved from the East Coast to Wisconsin, I suffer from depression starting at around early October lasting until April-ish. I have tried pretty much everything I could think of, except for prescription psychotropic medication. I’ve done supplements, herbal supplements, homeopathy, consistent exercise throughout the entire winter, dietary changes (several different types over the years, and even a Philips GoLite Blue. The blue light never worked, no matter how consistent I was. NOTHING worked. I should note that I was never dangerously depressed, but just “blah” from Fall to Spring.I finally caved and saw my GP and discussed my depression. Though he initially wanted to put me on prescription medications, I expressed my concerns and that I’d be willing to try ANYTHING first prior to prescription medications, if he could think of anything. He mentioned to give light therapy a try. I got a prescription for a light box, and contacted my durable medical equipment provider.It didn’t work out with insurance and I wasn’t able to get it through them, but I did learn of what they were going to give to me with a doctor’s order, and I tracked it down on Amazon. I ended up purchasing this privately because I was starting to feel the depression coming on. I literally felt AMAZING within about 3 days. The following week, I really noticed the change when I was driving with the sunroom open on a sunny day, and found that I was actually smiling for no reason, just smiling taking in the beauty of the day and weather! I haven’t felt that good in years!Since then, I’ve used it since 9/21/16, about 2 months. I notice that when I take several days off, I feel my mood shift. I also noticed that it reset my sleep pattern literally within 2 days. I don’t need an alarm clock to wake up now. If I use my lamp at 5AM, I literally awaken at 5AM whether I want to or not. This is great for consistency for work, but bad on weekends when I want to sleep in. Also bad for nights I stay up late for something, because I’m up at 5AM regardless! Stay up to 1AM playing video games, I’m up at 5AM! Kinda sucks, but I can’t fault the machine for that… It’s also large, and you will need a sturdy place to keep it because it’s heavy too. But it needs to be big I believe to work effectively. I wish it had less plastic around the base and more metal. It’s already heavy, so I could deal with a little more if it were all metal. I also wish it used LEDs instead of old-school florescent lights. But maybe LEDs wouldn’t be as effective? My blue light was small and LED (still bright though), but it wasn’t effective…I would HIGHLY recommend this for Seasonal Affective Disorder/Major Depression. This literally saved my life and marriage, and I’m finding life up north bearable now, versus dreading it every Fall. Avoid the smaller lamps, and those gimmick blue lights. They do nothing.

This light appears to be high quality
This product came as advertised. It has two light settings, the high setting is at the recommended 10000 lux. The lower setting offers the user to work into the bright setting a little at a time. There are many poor quality lights out there but this one was investigated by folks at Stanford Medicine that know what is required in the product. It does take up desktop space, but it works well for us.

Leider handelt es sich hierbei um absolutes Billigmaterial.Auf den Bildern sieht es so aus, als wäre diese Lampe ihren Preis eventuell wert, vor allem da es eine der wenigen Tageslichtlampen ist, die einen Standfuß hat.Aber lasst die Finger davon! Die Produktion wird wahrscheinlich 20€ gekostet haben und ist “Made in China”

I like that I can sit 12 inches away from the light and read while I’m ‘dosing’ for 30 minutes. That said, the size of the light is so large that I found it difficult to integrate into my furniture arrangement.I live in a location which has been very cloudy & I think the light is helping me to feel more energetic.