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> Best hope overpriced Ibuprofen works or you're gonna do a hell of a lot of waiting. Just to get some dipshit who tells you to take a paracetamol and chill. I
by yunohn 5y ago
> Best hope overpriced Ibuprofen works or you're gonna do a hell of a lot of waiting. Just to get some dipshit who tells you to take a paracetamol and chill.
I live in the Netherlands, and this is the most frustrating thing about the healthcare system. I’ve had innumerable instances where the local GP recommends Paracetamol and my family doctor actually diagnoses the real problem.
It’s a running joke in this country: https://amsterdamshallowman.com/2019/07/dutch-healthcare-paracetamol.html https://amsterdamshallowman.com/2019/07/dutch-healthcare-par...
- jacobsenscott 5y agoTo be fair, medicine is most just theater making people feel cared for while their body heals itself. They could make the theater more elaborate and expensive, but to what end?
- a1369209993 5y ago> To be fair, medicine is most just theater making people feel cared for while their body heals itself. I already take the placebo effect directly; if I'm going the trouble of dealing with your travesty of a medical system, it's because that wasn't sufficient.
- yunohn 5y agoMaybe you misread my comment, but my point was that I’ve faced issues where without the non-placebo meds, my condition was not improving. I’m also curious why you think medicine is placebo theater. Surely, you aren’t invalidating the concept of modern healthcare?