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I bought a Sylvania 100w LED light bulb for my office. It's a 1500 lumens brightness.
I put it in yesterday and every time I'm in my office I feel anxious and out of sorts.
When I'm away from my desk I feel ok.
Should I ditch the LED and go back to a regular bulb or am I just insane in thinking a bulb can cause anxiety?
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | January 11, 2019 11:22 PM |
[quote] OP: Should I ditch the LED and go back to a regular bulb or am I just insane in thinking a bulb can cause anxiety?
Ditch the LED. And you are insane, but don’t fight it, just replace the bulb.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 11, 2019 9:30 PM |
100w is a lot of light. Can you put a lampshade on it?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 11, 2019 9:32 PM |
I replaced the bulb with a regular bulb. I've always used regular bulbs and never experienced this kind of discomfort before so I assumed it was the LED light.
R2 the light has a frosted glass shade.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 11, 2019 9:34 PM |
R3, there's never a reason not to try a lamp shade.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 11, 2019 9:35 PM |
Should I put a paper lantern over the light R4?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | January 11, 2019 9:41 PM |
Could be flicker from the LED that is making you uncomfortable. Here in Europe, I've noticed cheap LEDs for E27 sockets often flicker like crazy, but you can also get bulbs that are rated flicker free.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 11, 2019 9:57 PM |
[quote] I've noticed cheap LEDs for E27
such weird lingo
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | January 11, 2019 10:02 PM |
What's a "regular" bulb?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | January 11, 2019 10:07 PM |
An incandescent bulb R8.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | January 11, 2019 10:08 PM |
Get back to work!
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | January 11, 2019 10:09 PM |
OP, Was shooting a film that required standing under Vegas' casino mass of LED lights. Immediately got a splitting headache which for me is a very rare occurrence. Later found out online that many are super sensitive to all LED lights. Check out natural health sites and you'll learn the truth.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | January 11, 2019 10:10 PM |
You're not the boss of me R10!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | January 11, 2019 10:11 PM |
No, Rose, they calm the savage beast.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | January 11, 2019 10:13 PM |
OP, the incandescent light should be more relaxing.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | January 11, 2019 10:14 PM |
Get an extra thick shade. Trust me on this.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | January 11, 2019 10:19 PM |
What you describe sounds a bit like photosenstive seizure disorder. Do you have a history of migraines or headaches after concerts, fireworks, or flash photography? For some people, there’s a sensitivity to the blue or yellow frequency ranges that can causes discomfort.
You might consider having an evaluation by a neurologist to exclude such a possibility.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | January 11, 2019 10:41 PM |
Some people wear glasses with a “blue blocking” filter for extended viewing of LED-lit monitors/laptops at work, the same theory might apply here. Also the colour temp. of the bulb (warm white vs daylight) could be at play if it clashes with the rest of the room’s lighting, or for example you have a daylight bulb that triggers a pre-existing aversion to being outdoors.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 11, 2019 10:51 PM |
Good luck finding incandescent light bulbs still. I went to Lowe's the other day to buy some and they mostly had LED bulbs. I think when Obama was president, congress passed a law to gradually phase them out.
On the up side, I didn't see any of those mercury filled CFL spiral light bulbs that recently became popular either. Less mercury is always a good thing, especially since it is becoming harder to recycle those bulbs.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | January 11, 2019 11:05 PM |
R18, I buy my non-LED lights at Big Lots. Smiths also still carries them. Many, many people I've known are sensitive to LED lights. Waste disposal is also more difficult.
R16, I love, love fireworks. Enjoy light shows too. Perhaps because I'm only experiencing them for a short period of time and not on a regular basis?
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