Posted by nobodyz on January 19, 2004, at 8:44:29
In reply to let's talk about placebo » nobodyz, posted by Francesco on January 19, 2004, at 8:07:02
> I can't say I'm against the use of meds (I've tried at least a dozen of them) but I'm wondering insistently how much of my progresses and regresses can be attributed to meds and how much I could have experienced also taking a sugar pill.
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I JUST had this discussion with my psych doc! I asked him if he'd be willing to try me on a placebo. He just laughed. I wish he would! I see your point and wonder why there isn't a class of "drugs" (face it: if people are TOLD it is a placebo and not a medication, it won't work because they won't believe it) that are merely sugar pills.They could be much less expensive, and perhaps the first step in less extreme cases. Of course, a big problem would be malpractice I imagine, as people would see it as the doctor not treating them if they hadn't somehow agreed to a placebo.
You make an interesting point. Wish more people would talk about this idea!
-nobodyz
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