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I think you're right and not all medicine works on everyone, but if one antihistamine doesn't work on you, then another one probably will. Like you say, one wor
by YeGoblynQueenne 4y ago
I think you're right and not all medicine works on everyone, but if one
antihistamine doesn't work on you, then another one probably will. Like you say,
one works on you, the other doesn't. That seems to be down to genetics, or some
kind of biological characteristic, I guess.
But, for example, I was told that homeopathy doesn't work for me because I don't
believe in it. And I think what the OP says that it's OK if "it" (in this case,
microdosing rather than homeopathy) doesn't work for you then that "is OK too"
is something I hear the most not from people who find that, say, aspirin doesn't
work for them but ibuprofen, or paracetamol, does; but rather what I hear from
people who take a remedy that not only has no effect on others, but has no
documented effect on most people and has no clear mechanism of action, other
perhaps than the placebo effect (which I understand to be regression to the
mean).
So that's why I'm skeptical. With normal medicine, drugs will have an effect on
some people or others regardless of whether someone believes they will or not,
but with alternative remedies, they will only have an effect on those who
believe in them and we can only observe the effect by asking them how they feel
(for example, no homeopathic remedy will ever reduce blood pressure).