Hmmm. Interesting idea, but because beliefs aren't easily conscious or controllable, it seems unlikely a pill relying on the placebo effect to wipe out a later

Hmmm. Interesting idea, but because beliefs aren't easily conscious or controllable, it seems unlikely a pill relying on the placebo effect to wipe out a later placebo effect would work. Regardless, what if high placebo responders believed they weren't high responders (aka, "advertising doesn't affect me")? They would expect the first pill to have no effect, and thus the second placebo would. Or what if they expect it to wear off by the time of the second pill?