Headaches from lamp

Hi,
Ive read some of the older posts and realised that other people too have been getting headaches from using the lamp for the first time, just wondered if any of those sufferers managed to eventually use the lamp without getting headaches in the end and how did you achieve it?!

Many people will get headaches and other symptoms from fluorescent lighting, and that's the type of lighting used in the majority of SAD lamps. Try an LED lamp instead, such as the Lumie Zip, the GoLite and so forth. I got migraine from the Lumie Desk Lamp, so I returned it (thank goodness for their trial period) and got a Golite, which I've been using happily for four and a half years now. If you're prone to migraines, I would not go anywhere near a fluorescent SAD lamp. They claim that they're easier on the eyes than other types of fluorescent lighting due to better ballast, but in my experience this is nonsense. Fluorescent light is dreadful whatever you do with it.

When I first used mine for the full time, I felt really manic and it was horrible. I had to got for a walk to use up the excess energy. I think that you need to build up slowly. That will probably prevent headaches the first time too.

Yes. (Using bright spark, so only 2,500 lux. Can't speak to the 10,000 lux models.)

Light is my main migraine trigger, so it was a concern, and I did have the odd headache at the start. I found that gradually increasing the time worked for me: it's very rarely a problem.

It is occasionally, though. If I feel a migraine starting part way through, I switch the box off. Usually I leave it for a while, and try again, sometimes not.