Does anyone have one of those SAD lamp alarm clocks?

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Do they help with regulating sleep patterns and feeling more alert when you wake up?
Which would you recommend? They also seem so expensive so I want to make sure they work before investing.

I don't feel more alert when I wake, but I feel better because I wake gradually instead of getting a shock from the alarm.

Same - I cannot function without it in the winter. Makes being woken up much more bearable.

I don't use the sunset function

I’d agree with this.

I don’t use mine any more as I wear an eye mask so it obviously didn’t make enough of an impact on me.

That said, I was thinking about using it during the dark mornings because I hate lifting the mask to darkness. But that’s obviously not the point of them!

I do actually feel more awake but I think it's because I've been gradually awakened by the glow and then the noise - rather than being jolted from a deeper sleep and waking up dopey. It's been such a good investment, I love mine!

I used to have one and it definitely helped me wake up more easily.
The actual clock was a bit of a pain to set the alarm on if you don't get up at the same time every day, and also flipping ugly.
I now have a hue bulb in my bedside lamp and have an automation set for it to gradually get brighter for 20 minutes before I want to get up instead. Works just as well, easier to set and no ugly alarm clock.

My partner has both the clock and a lamp to sit in front of on dark mornings. Just gets them thro the Nov - Feb period. Have a look on ebay. The sad light I found on there and didn't pay a lot. Clocks on there as well

Thank you. Do you mind sharing which ones you have? I'm tempted by the lumie ones but £80 odd for an alarm clock seems very steep!

@Pedallleur i will check ebay out. That's a good idea!

I have one and yes the gradual awakening is good. But I actually like the gradual dimming of the light at bedtime just as much - the light gradually getting dimmer sends me off to sleep so easily.

I have a Lumie. I use the sundown and sunrise, it really helps me.

I got the cheapest lumine one on an Amazon deal. Follow on camelcamelcamel they regularly get reduced. I prefer my older cheaper one to be honest. You could change the length of the sunrise on that one so it didn't wake me too fast

I had one but didn’t find it made any difference to anything. I used to wake at the first sign of light.

I've found a second hand lumie 150 on ebay going for the same price as the cheapest one new so snapped that up. I'm looking to giving it a go.

I received one as a present and use the sunset feature every day, it really helps me to get to sleep.