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For the sleep, try wearing blue light blocking glasses all day until you are able to sleep reliably. It sounds ridiculous but I read a study in the Journal of B

For the sleep, try wearing blue light blocking glasses all day until you are able to sleep reliably. It sounds ridiculous but I read a study in the Journal of Bipolar Disorder a few years back (can't find a link right now) about this. I've given a pair to a friend suffering from a multi-day manic phase (with zero sleep) and it stopped it dead in the tracks, within six hours in this case. It makes you look a bit dorky but it's better than not sleeping (or mania). The product used in the study (and the one that I've seen work) is: Uvex Skyper Blue Light Blocking Computer Glasses with SCT-Orange Lens (S1933X)

potta_coffee 8y ago
Thanks, you prompted me to buy some glasses and try this.
- captainredbeard 8y ago
  They’re life changing!
GlenTheMachine 8y ago
I'm confused. My problem is not getting enough sunlight, and I was under the impression that blue light was what I needed. Why would blocking it help?
- lesss365 8y ago
  Strain on the eyes and blue light, iirc, suppresses a hormone related to sleep. Been wearing a pair for the past two years after a coworker recommended them after I mentioned my eyes always feel super strained by the end of the day and have trouble sleeping. They really do make a huge difference. Before, my eyes were super heavy and aching by the end of the day, and now they feel as though only an hour of screen time has passed. Thing is if I take them off while working/looking at any screen without a blue light filter, they start aching within 10 minutes :/
wetpaws 8y ago
Why just not take melatonin which is cheap af?
- sjg007 8y ago
  Doesn't always work.
- Aromasin 8y ago
  Melatonin is just a very small part of all the variables involved in sleep. If you are excited or stressed you'll have high levels of adrenaline, cortisone, or cortisol. Diet will affect levels of ghrelin, leptin and insulin. Low testosterone levels, or antidiuretic hormones, can be found in many people. All these things will affect your sleep just as much, if not more, then melatonin does.
- captainredbeard 8y ago
  The glasses are $8 most places ... which is also cheap. FWIW, my friend was also taking melatonin but it was not effective against her hypomania-driven insomnia.
- dsego 8y ago
  And magnesium, right?

potta_coffee 8y ago

Thanks, you prompted me to buy some glasses and try this.

captainredbeard 8y ago
They’re life changing!

GlenTheMachine 8y ago

I'm confused. My problem is not getting enough sunlight, and I was under the impression that blue light was what I needed. Why would blocking it help?

lesss365 8y ago
Strain on the eyes and blue light, iirc, suppresses a hormone related to sleep. Been wearing a pair for the past two years after a coworker recommended them after I mentioned my eyes always feel super strained by the end of the day and have trouble sleeping. They really do make a huge difference. Before, my eyes were super heavy and aching by the end of the day, and now they feel as though only an hour of screen time has passed. Thing is if I take them off while working/looking at any screen without a blue light filter, they start aching within 10 minutes :/

wetpaws 8y ago

Why just not take melatonin which is cheap af?

sjg007 8y ago
Doesn't always work.
Aromasin 8y ago
Melatonin is just a very small part of all the variables involved in sleep. If you are excited or stressed you'll have high levels of adrenaline, cortisone, or cortisol. Diet will affect levels of ghrelin, leptin and insulin. Low testosterone levels, or antidiuretic hormones, can be found in many people. All these things will affect your sleep just as much, if not more, then melatonin does.
captainredbeard 8y ago
The glasses are $8 most places ... which is also cheap. FWIW, my friend was also taking melatonin but it was not effective against her hypomania-driven insomnia.
dsego 8y ago
And magnesium, right?