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that's why in medicine you do trials randomized and double blind so that no one knows if it's the drug or the placebo, could have been the placebo effect after
by wolfi1 2y ago
that's why in medicine you do trials randomized and double blind so that no one knows if it's the drug or the placebo, could have been the placebo effect after all
- Nevermark 2y agoWe all experiment personally. I make a point of not looking for, or attributing any causality, to any immediate change. Then see how I fair over time. Obviously not a high standard, but reduces bouncing around between different regimens chasing coincidences and placebo effects. After several extended periods of taking multi-minerals and not taking them, I am convinced I get better sleep when I take them. I could add less anxiety and more, but better sleep alone could account for other benefits.
- qwerty456127 2y agoIsn't the placebo effect mitigated by negative belief? In many experiments I conducted on myself I was extremely skeptical to the point of "I can bet this is a bullshit 'snake oil' but let's give it a try to prove just that before I can safely forget about trying this ever again" before getting surprisingly positive results for me. Similar attitude was also present in many friends I gave anything to.
- adrianN 2y agoProbably no, but the research on that topic is not very good.
- armada651 2y agoThat doesn't work unfortunately, because even though you're skeptical you're still hoping that it might work, which is enough for the placebo effect to kick in.
- qwerty456127 2y agoNevertheless this probably is much less relevant than a full-blown drug research case where you expect to be given a product of credible bleeding-edge science worth many millions of dollars in research, already tested thoroughly and proven effective on all kinds of animals.