Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Don't stop taking anti-stupid pills

A recent study found that placebos are nearly as effective as Prozac in dealing with mild depression.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080227102745.p467o58k&show_article=1

Fine. But why would anyone think this means they should stop taking their anti-depressants? The study compared placebos (i.e., sugar pills) to anti-depressants, not nothing to anti-depressants. The doctors and researchers are still fairly sure that nothing still does nothing. This study reveals how powerful placebos are, not about how ineffective anti-depressants are.

1 comment:

karen said...

Hey.. maybe we should replace ALL meds wih placebos. Like insulin.