Northern Light Technologies Travelite Light Therapy Lamp – 10,000 LUX Sunlight Simulation to Boost Mood, Improve Sleep & Increase Energy, UV-Free Bright Light for Wellness & Winter Blues, Black

Norther Light was the brand of Lightbox that my shrink recommend to me and I haven't had any problems. There may be cheaper options, but I haven't tried them. So far, the box has positively impacted my mood. But you should consider a light box based on a doctor's recommendation, not on Amazon reviews. As such, I'll not review the effects of the box but the quality of the product itself.It's durable. It's stood up to travel so far. The stand is easy to screw and unscrew, yet holds when you need it to. The light is bright, but it's supposed to be. The nice thing is that it's diffuse so when I use it, with the box placed about a foot away from my face and off to my right, it doesn't bother me.It doesn't overheat, either. I keep it on for well over an hour, and it maintains a reasonable temperature. It does get warm, but that's all the more reason for my cat to love it. That is, I use it to treat MY SAD, my cat just happens to love to bask in its glow with me.Again, I have NOT tried other light boxes, but I haven't had to. This one has worked just fine.

I shopped for the best therapy light and this brand was the highest rated. I saw that a full sized one was too much money. The same company makes this travel sized one. It works very well and I don’t travel.

I am more than satisfied with this product. I use it for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder. My doctor prescribed a 10,000 lux lamp to be used for 30 minutes within 1 hour of waking up. I am to let the light come directly into my eyes from up to a meter away, while diverting my line of vision. I tend to use my computer screen as a focal point and take care of my daily "chores" on the web during my 30 minutes of therapy. I place the lamp just a couple feet behind my computer for ease. I chose to purchase this 10,000 lux lamp because of personal anecdotes shared by other SAD suffers whom had wonderful results. I am pleased to say that I have had fabulous results with this lamp too! Before, when I woke up in the months of October through February, the day just seemed bleak, even before it started. I had no energy whatsoever, nor any real desire for activity. Now, I wake up and BAM! Upon completion of 30 minutes of light therapy, it's like the light bulb in my head turned on. My day has started. And, I have energy for the day. Motivation too! I can feel an immediate difference upon completion of my prescribed 30 minutes. What is even better, is that I can easily take the lamp anywhere. It small, light-weight, and comes with a wonderful, discreet carrying case. I cannot sing "Northern Light Technologies Nlt-trv Travelite" enough praises! This product has had a huge positive impact on my quality of life.

Just took it out of the box and it was "rattling."I decided, "Hey. Maybe that's just the design" so I plugged it in and nothing turned on.I unscrewed the front plate (thankfully, that was easy), and as you can see from the pic, both LED "lamps" (or whatever technology is used to generate the light) were detached from their supports and they were no longer plugged into the connections to the power cord.I connected the "lamps" to the power connectors and re-fastened them, but the lights still did not turn on.Presumably, the lights detached in transit (who knows) because the connectors are quite flimsy, and broke something inside those lamps.Incredibly shoddy workmanship.

I've used light therapy for over a decade. I don't get depressed (i.e., feeling gloomy) in winter (true S.A.D.), but I simply stop being able to get out of bed as the mornings get dark. Lack of light affects my sleep in a profound way; light therapy helps me immensely.As sunrise gets later, first I use a sunrise simulation alarm clock. (I like the Phillips Wake-up model now, but started with different ones that used incandescent bulbs ~30 years ago!) This helps me until early October. After that, I require more light to continue to function normally.My first therapy lamp was the older style Carex 10,000 lux model. It had skinny rod legs, two rods on each side leg. It looked ugly as anything, but it lived on my dining table every winter for several years because that was the location where I could consistently use it as I gave my toddlers breakfast. I still use that lamp over my desk, but its legs broke off years ago and now it rests on a wire shelf above my monitor.Understand that a fluorescent lamp will light up for 20,000 hours or so... but the 10,000 lux you need for therapy is only possible for the first ~2000 hours of a fluorescent bulb.For that reason, I've purchased other lamps since then. Next I tried Verilux models (no longer made.) The mechanical switches on two of my three cheaper Verilux lamps (vaguely recangular boxes, much thicker than the Northern Lights box I'm reviewing here) broke over time. One was garbage; the other is always on when plugged in. I now use that, on a timer, in my teen's room to help him wake up for school when it gets dark.My next really serious therapy lamp (because the small Verilux ones weren't powerful enough for me) was a Northern Lights floor lamp purchased in 2016. Amazon still sells it; it's the black, freestanding floor model called the Flamingo. That lamp sits at my living room couch, so I have the option of treatment while I read a book in comfort. It was high quality and seems to work as promised, so I developed a positive opinion of the brand.That Flamingo lamp still seems powerful enough to assist with my sleep issues, but I wanted an additional light to use in my bedroom first thing every morning. For this reason, I bought the Northern Lights Travelite box lamp.The Travelite is my slimmest, most "portable" therapy light yet. I debated buying this one vs. the larger Lux Bright box light, but I wanted the lighter weight option. I may try using this on a camera tripod, or on a picture ledge mounted above my pillow right by the bed. I wanted a slim, lightweight lamp for this purpose.My lamp came two days ago. I got some relief on day one, and felt a definite improvement by the second morning. For me, putting a lamp like this on a timer--so it comes on as my sunrise lamp nears its max brightness (at "alarm" time I set)--is the key to waking in a healthy way in late autumn and winter. The Northern Lights Travelite has a physical, mechanical switch, so you can use it on a plug in timer if you want to do this, too.Having tried all three brands, I believe the aluminum construction used by Northern Lights makes for a more durable, longer lasting therapy lamp compared with Verilux (cheapest electronics) and Carex (good light but flimsy stand.) I also think Northern Lights is the only brand to offer replacement bulbs, which also suggests their hardware is durable enough to still be in good shape after 20,000 hours of fluorescent bulb life.