I am careful with the heat lamp, also it’s a high headboard. Actually, it helps dry my hair faster after I set the curlers and then get in bed to read. There are some CFLs that are supposed to be like natural daylight, maryz you might try them. Also it saves money to put them in hall lights, the corners of rooms where you don’t sit to read and near doorways or in bathrooms where you don’t spend much time.
As I understand it, all fluorescent lights are hard on the eyes because their light isn't continuous -- it's rapid flashes, too rapid to be aware of but nonetheless with an effect on the eyes. I grant it's likely some people are more sensitive to it than others.