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[Adamzski]

I was reading a forum and come across someone using blue light blocking glasses for sleep, looking at it more it is quite common and people report good results http://www.amazon.co...g/dp/B000USRG90 for $10 it is worth a try.

Does anyone here have experience with this? Could you do blue light blocking glasses at night and blue light enhancing glasses in the day to restore sleep rythum and make sure your brain is in daytime mode?

[kevinseven11]

Wouldnt this have the same effect as taking melatonin or do other chemicals get suppressed as well?

[Jakare]

I use them often to work on the computer at night before going to sleep and when my eyes feel tired or dry. I would say those are something handy to have around. About the circadian rhythm, the only thing I can say is I don't get overstimulated before going to bed if I use them. Actually I am thinking on getting my next prescription glasses with an amber tint, because they are so comfy and because I did read somewhere that the blue light will eventually damage your eyes as you get older. I some of us are planning to live a bit longer taking care of our eyes now is probably a good idea.

[3AlarmLampscooter]

I have tried light blocking glasses to help my sleep schedule in the past with relatively poor results. The only thing that reliabily puts me to sleep without interfering with REM sleep is 100mg Trazodone, 50mg Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride and 10mg Melatonin. And even that takes a while. 200mg a day of Seroquel also did the job, but on Seroquel you basically just get constant terrible sleep 24/7.

I do have two 23W UV-B CFL bulbs over my bed to try and get some UV exposure in the morning.

[Jakare]

I do have two 23W UV-B CFL bulbs over my bed to try and get some UV exposure in the morning.

I would love to have something like that! It always takes ages to get fully awake in the morning.

[3AlarmLampscooter]

You should be able to find them easily on amazon or at a pet store marketed for reptile health.

[Jakare]

Thanks!

[Adamzski]

Great, It really makes sense that working all night in front of a bright computer screen constantly can upset my rhythms.

Two 23W UV-B CFL bulbs over your bed? It is great that people on here put a lot of effort into optimising themselves. I will order one of these globes http://www.amazon.co...t/dp/B004PBCINW off amazon and hook it up for the morings

[Tom_]

Just buy a bloody light box, a night stand and a plug timer...grab some melatonin and some blue light glasses.

[Jakare]

Sounds like a plan. I have already got the melatonin and the blue blockers. It is a bit more complex in my case as I have to work one or two night shifts a week and I use melatonin to get back to normal quicker. 3AlarmLampscooter, your melatonin dose seems quite high. Don't know about you but, for me, 3mg is already too much and has the opposite effect, I sleep less. 0,5 or even less seems to be the right dose for me. Have you tried with lower doses?

[Adamzski]

I have taken up to 21mg of melatonin at once, intense.. crazy dreams and very broken sleep

[lostfalco]

My girlfriend has been using blue blockers every night for the past month and swears by them. We just tried it as a cheap experiment to help her with insomnia and it seems to really work for her. She won't go anywhere without them anymore.

For light in the morning I use this guy. http://www.amazon.co...=sun touch plus

It really wakes me up quickly. In fact, I'm looking into it right now as I type this. It is pretty much the opposite of the blue blocker glasses since it emits the blue light wavelengths that stimulate wakefulness.

[SIothy]

If you use the computer until late at night, try this software out. http://justgetflux.com/. It changes the color of the screen as it gets later in the evening so you don't stare at the same bright screen all night. It supposedly helps with being able to wind down at night.

[truboy]

for computer users buy CCFL monitor instead of LED. LED disturbs cyrcardiam cycle much stronger due to blue lightning.
Here is the study: http://jap.physiolog...110/5/1432.long