Posted by ShawnThomas on November 9, 2012, at 18:46:26
In reply to Re: nocebo effect, posted by Phillipa on November 9, 2012, at 18:14:05
> Makes sense to me as docs have done this to me. Thanks Shawn. Phillipa
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/opinion/sunday/beware-the-nocebo-effect.html?_r=0You're welcome; that's an interesting article. I'm sorry to hear that you have had trouble with the nocebo effect in the past.
I think that it's important to realize that the prescribing information for many drugs includes a list of side-effects ranked by the percentage of patients who experienced each effect. This information will typically show that the vast majority of patients do not experience each side-effect that is associated with a drug. If more than 9/10 people do not experience a side-effect (which is usually the case), the expectation should ideally be that the effect is possible but not very likely. Hopefully, future generations of psychiatric medications will have fewer side-effects so there will be less to potentially worry about.
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