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Isn't this true of most drugs? It's not the NSAID that treated the pain, it's the reduction in inflammation...
by alex_lav 3y ago
Isn't this true of most drugs? It's not the NSAID that treated the pain, it's the reduction in inflammation...
- aftoprokrustes 3y agoNot really. If it is the _experience_ that is the main cause for reduction of depressive symptoms, it means that other ways to generate similar experiences (such as meditation, talk therapy, prayer, sensory deprivation...) could have a similar effect. If it is the physical effect of the medicine on the brain which is responsible for the effect, it would mean that it might be possible to design drugs that have the same effectiveness without being psychoactive.
- alex_lav 3y agoAh, I understand the nuance you’re trying to capture now.
- kibwen 3y agoThe point being that if you identify the root cause, you can find different avenues to the same ends.