SAD Light Box Daylight Therapy Lamp 10,000 Lux for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Bought this as a gift for good friends whom I felt needed this. They are extremely happy with it. They were unsure about taking the plunge to buy a larger light, but this 1 gives them what they need for the time being. Placed on their dining-table, they switch it on for 1 hour on dark mornings and again early evening as they eat meals, read books, use laptop etc whilst at the table. They especially welcomed using it during the very dark days of constant rain and cloud in Dec15. They are now looking into purchasing a more substantial lightbox for their living-room.

First lamp I received was broken. the light flickered on and then straight off. I'm not sure if the bulb is broken or it was a broken starter capacitor. In any case I rang Maplin and within 2 minutes a replacement was organised. Couldn't be happier with the customer service which was a pleasant surprise.I don't like the stand and it seems like it could be knocked over fairly easily.One drawback is how close this has to be kept to your face. not sure if that is the case with other SAD lamps but this is a cheap solution , especially if you want to trial the lamp idea before investing in a more robust solution.I was fairly skeptical these lights work but after looking into the science its fairly obvious we could all do with one of these if we don't get enough sunlight exposure

Cannot recommend this enough. Been using for an hour a day for a week with it being approximately 40cm away from me. The difference in my mood and emotional state is amazing and even my husband has noticed I am being nicer and much less irritable. Autumn and winter always affect me badly, but this year I returned from a trip to Hawaii in October and my body was floored by the sudden lack of sunshine, so I decided it was time to try something. In terms of my health and well being best money I've ever spent, it's a very simple device - basically a very bright light bulb in a box with a stand and on/off switch, but boy does it make a difference!

Fast delivery, a functional shaped lamp which gives off a white light which is pleasant to sit by & would be good for reading by. Even my dog likes it. only criticism is that the prop on the back could do with being more robust. I use it most mornings & would happily use it as the room light.

The whitest light I've ever seen. It's making a big difference to my life - I work from home in Northern England and my home office can get pretty dark, lonely and depressing when it rains (which means "most of the time"). When I switch this on, my eyes immediately feel like it was a sunny day and I feel a rush of positive energy. My only problem is placing it - it's bigger than your average desk lamp, and it's too bright to stare at it.

An extremely bright light, its not too big and not too small, the "goldilocks" of lux lamps! Only time will tell if it helps, but in terms of size and quality, I am very happy. (It's also good to apply make up in the winter months).

Excellent product quite large and does exactly what it is meant to do daylight white light very strong makes me feel better now that the nights are getter darker at 8pm

It has been so helpful already. I have NOT experienced any flickering with the light. It's an nice even light. When you close your eyes, it feels like you're at the beach. You do feel happier very quickly (within just a week it was for me. I was a skeptic, but this SAD light therapy does seem to work and this lamp seems to be perfect for it.