Increasing exposure too fast or using the light box for too long each time may induce manic symptoms if you have bipolar disorder.
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The study participants were told to place the light box about one foot from their face for 15 minutes between noon and 2 30 p m.
Light therapy can help treat depression that s part of seasonal affective disorder but it hasn t worked so well for treating bipolar disorder.
It may come down to when people are exposed to light.
Now on to light boxes another way to do light therapy.
There are some cases in which light therapy may not be advisable such as if you have bipolar disorder.
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If you have eye conditions such as eye damage glaucoma or cataracts you should consult with your ophthalmologist before using a light box.
Light therapy for bipolar is different if you already have figured out you have some degree of bipolarity then you ll need to be more careful with light therapy than someone using it for winter blues seasonal affective disorder sad.
Light therapy has also been used to treat sleep disturbances schizoaffective disorder and premenstrual syndrome.
Light therapy may help some with bipolar disorder.