No windows!

I have to move to an office with no windows! :-( As a SAD sufferer I'm really worried about this and how it will affect my mood. Unfortunately I don't have a diagnosis, so can't do anything about it. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good desk lamp/ daylight bulbs to make this bearable?

Do you have a desklamp or anything like that to make it brighter? I was thinking of something with full spectrum daylight bulbs perhaps. I hope your return to work goes ok.

Hi Bagpuss. I have bought a standard desk lamp from John Lewis (£20). It needs a 40W screw bulb - so I ordered a blue daylight one from eBay. Those types of bulbs are apparently used for breeding lizards(!), and hence they are easy to find on eBay. I couldn't find 40W blue daylight bulbs in shops, hence using eBay. It's a bit too soon to see whether it is helping, but it makes me feel cheerier simply because the little dark cave I work in is just that bit brighter.

We have a window, but to be honest it is so small and a (cough... rather large) lady sits right in front of it. So, the truth of it is that I am usually surprised when I leave the building and find out that it is sunny outside.

I went to work today (it is an awful miserable overcast day in Edinburgh) and have just returned home now. Upon reflection I do think that the blue light (or the extra light) did lift my mood. I think I felt brighter there at work, than I do now at home.