goLITE BLU Energy Light

“I have been using the go lite blue for about a month now, and am completely convinced of its effectiveness in helping me fight the winter blues. I am a native of Southern California and now live in Massachusetts. Every winter I seem to lose my energy as soon as the seasons change and the weather gets colder and darker. I did a lot of research on the subject of seasonal affective disorder and found that many of my symptoms matched. I bought the go lite blue began using it every morning for 15-30 minutes while I read the newspaper. Since I started I have been sleeping more soundly, felt more energetic during the day and found myself not dreading getting up in the morning and facing the cold, dark winter new england climate. It has really had a significant positive impact on my daily routine. I would recommend this to anyone who has difficulty dealing with the dark winter months. I hope this helps, it is definitely working for me.”  -S.Wilder

“I don’t have seasonal affective disorder, but I’ve heard light therapy can help insomnia.

Every morning I’d wake up completely exhausted. I’d feel like the living dead until about noon. Then when I’d try to sleep at night, I’d be wide awake because as far as my brain was concerned, I hadn’t waken up until noon. It was a vicious cycle. For awhile I was on a prescription sleep aid, which helped but the doctor didn’t want me to become dependent. Since then I’ve just had to go back to being tired during the day and not sleeping at night.

Well, I’ve been using this light every morning for about 30 minutes for the past two weeks now. The light makes me feel much more awake in the morning. I no longer sleep on the train every morning going to work, I actually read and feel awake! By bedtime I feel tired again and I’ve been sleeping so much better. This light was a miracle for me!

There’s many features I like about it. I like that it can be used as an alarm, with or without a buzzer sound. I like that it has an internal battery that you only need to charge about once a week. You can adjust how bright the light is (I keep it at the lowest setting). Also, I wondered how long the LED lights would last before burning out, and according to the manual if you use it 30 minutes every day, it’ll last 50 years. So, I’m sold! I wouldn’t want to live without it ever again.” – Laura I.

“My husband uses this for winter blah’s, and I use it for sleep issues. I have been using it for two weeks at full intensity for 20 minutes a day, and I have definitely seen an elevation in my mood and energy, and have had an easier time dropping off to sleep. I do realize that this is not exactly the recommended toe-in-the-water way to start light therapy, but so far so good. I did have one adverse reaction when I decided to go for two 20 minute sessions in a row; that evening I really struggled to go to sleep. My husband has been feeling a positive difference in his energy as well, especially as of the last couple of days. He has never had trouble falling asleep at the drop of a hat, so we differ there. In short, we dig it. Look, if I can WILLINGLY fight holiday traffic not once, but twice, and then pass up Pixar shorts so that I can clean the kitchen, and fill water bottles for the kid’s backpacks, then either the blue light is doing its thing, or hell has frozen over.

Looks like others have covered features pretty extensively. We find it easy to use and unoffensive to have sitting around. I see a one star review given because the battery died. Can’t help but wonder if the reviewer failed to charge the battery for 8 hours before using it the first time. Even if a rechargeable device comes with a partial charge, it is pretty typical for the manufacturer to warn that failing to charge before first use will reduce the life of the battery.

Best of luck!” -L. Brossette