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Thanks for the write-up.

I’ve been trying out blue light glasses recently. After using them consistently for a month, I’ve found that I do like wearing them at night while watching TV.

I never really had trouble falling asleep, but I usually read before bed and avoid screens. Spring is a bit different, though, because of work, I end up watching a lot of hockey during the playoffs. I’ve noticed that during that period, it usually takes me much longer to fall asleep. With the blue light glasses, I haven’t had that issue.

Could just be a placebo effect, but so far, they seem to help.

Bill Cypher 8mo ago

Placebos work great. I still dim and yellow shift all my house lights in the evening. I just like it. I think any effect is sleep hygeine based not from the colors having a circadian disrupting effect. Almost any pre bed ritual consistently applied can help.

Interestingly drugs must beat placebo to get approved. For unknown reasons antidepressants are getting less effective over time. Meanwhile placebos seem to be working better. Today most common antidepressants would no longer clear the hurdle to get approval.

For me, hockey would fall into the too exciting content being the cause of staying up.

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Nic 8mo ago

I think you're on to something with the pre sleep ritual. Spending more time in front of the tv at night probably has something to do with it, especially with how bright it is, compared to my indoor lighting. Either the blue light glasses dim the lighting, making it feel more "normal" for my pre sleeping hanits, or it's a straight up placebo. Either way, it's working for now

buchi 8mo ago

Do you mean antidepressants get less effective for the same person or statistically across patients in general?

Bill Cypher 8mo ago

Statistically if you put a new person who has never done them before on them it is less likely they work than the same scenario 20 years ago.