I've had it happen a few times. to the point that I now say, "well, if I find a way to relax my body a bit..in the correct way... maybe I won't need the drug, or the ritual of the drug."
Band aids for boo boos as a kid. Not much new.
* That said, IV morphine + zofran when I had appendicitis was pretty dang immediate.
But if the authorities, after the injection in the drinking water, went out in public and told the truth about this, then the placebo effect will really blossom?
Sorry, the thing was a joke. But it seems that I'm the only guy that thinks this is so funny.
"For a placebo to work the subject has to be induced into believing that a treatment has been applied. Secret treatments, by definition, cannot elicit a placebo type response".
We all used to assume so, but have a read of this:
Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug | Science | The Guardian
We all used to assume so, but have a read of this:
Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug | Science | The Guardian
I had a similar experience of immediacy with an intravenous diazepam administered by paramedics when I had a severe attack of pinched sciatic nerve a few years ago. I swear I could feel it crawling up my arm, and then, lights out kids. Family called for ambulance when they found me on the floor unable to move, and of course I was taken to the ER for a few hours observation - can barely remember the ride, but that warm, heavy crawling feeling up the arm was obviously visceral and memorable. Definitely not a placebo, and certainly did the trick.
Not much worse, I remember thinking you could just saw my leg off and I wouldn't notice.
Compressed discs at L1 through SI and stenosis at L4/5 can make a twisting heavy lift something you don't soon forget - that sciatic nerve can cooperate with the tibial and telegraph all the way past the ankle, but I've been lucky enough to have it usually stop mid thigh.
Ain't no sugar pill gonna help ya there.
Ain't no sugar pill gonna help ya there.
Chris + Scott, don't think I was in the same state/province, much less zip code of pain as y'all. I was around a 4 on the following scale (which matches well with my internal scale).
(Note the date, not as funny a title now as then)
Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably.
(Note the date, not as funny a title now as then)
Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably.
when I had sciatica it was all from muscle spasms and only one leg, but have to say it was the most exquisite pain imaginable. My doctor saying 'it's only pain' did not help. Anyone who's had it bad has my sympathy.
I just finished reading C. Hadnagy's Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking where one of his topics is Dr. K.D. Craig's pain research.
On another topic, Hadnagy even goes as far as to call it the law of expectation. Not simply "bias," though he employs a much broader usage than generally found here.
My main interest is the book's application to cold reading and showmanship for magicians. The author's is ID theft and penetration testing. Lots of 'power of suggestion' technique.
On another topic, Hadnagy even goes as far as to call it the law of expectation. Not simply "bias," though he employs a much broader usage than generally found here.
My main interest is the book's application to cold reading and showmanship for magicians. The author's is ID theft and penetration testing. Lots of 'power of suggestion' technique.
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Darn it, for a moment I thought that maybe everything in my life was better, and I just hadn't realized it.
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