Deluxe Feel Bright Light Portable Light Therapy Device with Visor & Rechargable Battery and Charger

Amazing product. I was skeptical at first, but desperate to combat SAD and Postpartum Depression without drugs. It works, and I don't know how - it may even be psycho-somatic - but I don't care. My anxiety is gone and I do not have any depression symptoms. Incredible. It works so well and made such a great improvement in my mood and mental well-being that my mom ordered one two weeks later and loves hers.This is WELL worth the money. I've been on prozac, wellbutrin and various anti-anxiety drugs and no longer need them. I cannot adequately describe how happy I am to be able to use this visor instead of taking medication. If you're considering buying a visor but are hesitating because of the cost, think of it this way: co-pays for anti-depressants add up and all of us can go without the side effects. It looks weird and your partner will probably laugh at you when you wear it, but the outcome is so unbelievably strong that you will never again want to go without it.I had to travel for a funeral and didn't use it for two days and my depression/anxiety came back almost full force. It was terrible and now I'm very careful to never miss a day. I highly recommend it to anyone suffering generalized anxiety, SAD and/or postpartum depression.

[Feb 2023 Updated Review]Most LEDs (even white ones) emit an unnaturally large amount of blue light compared to the other wavelengths of light. Incandescent, halogen, and fluorescent lights produce less blue light and have been shown to be less damaging to the eye than LEDs.White LEDs at 2000 lux have been shown to be damaging to the eye (in ways that promote macular degeneration) after 6hrs. Only 14% of light from those LEDs was in blue wavelengths, so roughly 0.14*2000= 280 lux of blue wavelengths would damage the eye after 6hrs.Now take that figure and multiply by 12 to get how many lux of blue wavelengths is damaging after just 30 minutes: 3360 lux. This visor light product's LOW setting is MORE THAN DOUBLE that at 8000 lux!For a product intended to be used every day for months on end, this is a clear hazard to your eye health and future vision. Avoid this!A safer alternative is a FULL-SPECTRUM light at 10,000 lux (even if it uses LEDs) for the usual 30min/day. A reminder: Such lights are safest & most effective in your peripheral vision - do not stare directly at them.[Original review]This visor-mounted light for Bright Light Therapy (BLT) has worked for me. I put it on every morning right after getting out of bed. The brightest setting was too much, so I do 30 minutes of the dimmer setting (the light turns off after 30 minutes). It has made a big difference in my mental function, and also has made light sensitivity less of a problem for me. I charge it every 2 days for 2.5 hours (set a reminder to unplug it or the battery life will suffer).What I like about this, aside from how much it has helped with my low level of function: It is convenient to properly receive the right (therapeutic) amount of bright light. Compared to those large lights sold for BLT, or those small versions that you can only get enough lumens by keeping your face perfectly still, 6 inches from the light for a half hour...this product being mounted to a visor/hat keeps the light level consistent and lets you go about your morning routine while using it. It's immensely convenient.What I disliked about this specific product: The product is a little different from what's in the picture on Amazon. It is no longer mounted using heavy duty velcro, but instead using clips that are part of the LED enclosure. Literally the ONLY reason I spent the extra ~$40 on this version that comes with the (cheaply made) visor, is because I wanted to know with confidence that the light would be able to be mounted properly to the thing I put on my head. Because I have no experience attaching velcro to the fabric underside of a hat that I already own. But what was shipped to me was their "improved" version that has clips instead of velcro. This made the cheap visor completely useless, since the clips easily fit on any other hat I own.My advice: Get this BLT light, but don't spend the extra $$$ on the crappy visor.

When the light works, it’s fantastic. It is easily the most convenient of the SAD lights I’ve used over the past 30 years. It’s always the right distance from your eyes even as you walk around the house. The problem with this light is that it is expensive and it doesn’t last. I have bought 4-6 of these in my life, and get generally as few as 1 and as many as 3 years before the battery no longer holds a charge for more than a few seconds, or the voltage no longer stays high enough to make the LEDs as bright as they used to be, so I have to throw it out and buy a new one. This simply is not acceptable when you’re charging over $100 for a plastic case, 6 LEDs, a battery, and a timer.The actual problem is the battery they’re using. In order to fit inside the plastic case, they’ve used a 3.7v 200 mAh lithium ion battery, which only holds enough charge for about an hour of use at the bright setting, so it needs to be charged every day or two.The battery they use costs maybe a dollar or two. Making customers pay $100+ to replace the entire apparatus when it’s really only a $1.50 battery that needs to be replaced is beyond unethical in my opinion. This year, I finally had enough. I really do like using this visor, because it really is incredibly convenient, but I wanted it to work and keep working! The battery is NOT user-replaceable because it’s hard-wired to the circuit board, so this required cutting the old battery out, desoldering the connections, and soldering in a 3.7v 2000 mAh battery I got from Adafruit for $12, which literally lasts 10x as long as the original battery. (You can buy similar batteries here on Amazon). It’s a not difficult procedure for someone with basic experience in electronics, but it’s probably not something the average person could do. Also, because the battery is much larger, it doesn’t fit inside the original case, so you’ll need to find a way to mount it (mine is in a plastic mint/gum box that I hot-glued to the top of the visor brim). It’s not pretty, but spending $12 on a battery now for a device that will last many years instead of $100 every two years makes this more than worth it for me.If this visor had a user replaceable battery that gave me a GOOD two years of use, i would gladly upgrade my review to 5 stars instead of 3.