Sun therapy lamps

[Natooke]

Where & what are they called på svenska.

[Aussie]

Hi Natooke,

I just wanted to clarify what you meant by sun therapy lamp. If you mean the sun lamps they use for winter depression, I have one of those and it is a Philips Bright Light Energy HF3305. You can read about it on the above link. Ours cost 2,000kr from Elon, but they are available at other electrical stores like El Giganten, On-Off etc. It's been a lot of help to my Swede who suffers badly from winter darkness.

If you mean more a warm lamp for say sports injuries etc, I think you need to look for a värmelampor or infrarödlampor. I haven't seen them around, but if that is what you mean, let me know and I'll ask my sister-in-law as she is a sjukgymnast and she will know what they are and where to get them.

[Natooke]

Aussie
Thank you sooooooooo much

I've been trying to help an expat ( the poor sole) about their insomnia & winter depression ... with the of lack of sun during the winter. I had remembered someone posting about the lamps here before.

again thank you & i'll pass this info on to them asap.

[Aussie]

Natooke,

I hope it helps them. I know from watching my husband last winter just how debilitating this can be. People think one should just "snap out of it" but it isn't possible. He is a different person this winter using the light.

There are some other alternatives if your friend thinks it's too expensive. My friend in Ludvika tells me that you can buy a special lamp globe that fits into a regular desk lamp that can also be used. It's about 700Kr and not as effective, but it may help.

Other things that seem to help others includes St.John's Wort - a herb that you can get at the health food shops. There is some information at the SAD website And doctors here recommend eating a few sweets each day to boost the blood sugar level.

Of course, you can also go to special clinics for light therapy. One of my friends did that and swore it was wonderful. However my husband would never go to something like that, so we opted for the home version.
Another expat I know opted for the Light Visor.

You can read a bit about the depression in Swedish (plus a list of practioners who offer light therapy here) in this website.

Good luck!

[Natooke]

thank you again Aussie

[Natooke]

thought this thread should be bumped up again ... since we have members who are new to Sweden