Pricier Meds, Worse Side Effects and Nocebo effect

[Frostnip]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

And of course the more you pay for them, the better. Because of course, you know you always get what you pay for.

True story, when I doubled my photography prices, my sales went up, not down.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

IMO, supplements ( some, anyway), might be helpful in addition to the diet and exercise. I don't believe supplements, whatever their effectiveness might be, can work independently of those other things to maintain one's health.

So I exercise regularly, try to maintain a healthy diet, and take krill oil to help with healthy lipid levels, vitamin D, calcium supplement and an old lady multivitamin just in case. Unfortunately these measures have not eliminated some need to take prescription drugs for chronic conditions I also take prescription eye drops for glaucoma, two prescription drugs for control of hypertension and cardiac arrthymias I have had most of my life, but that's it. And contrary to some of those disparaging claims made about doctors and traditional medicine on these health forums, my cardiologist has actually decreased the number of prescription drugs I've taken. He cut two of them out altogether, advocating, instead, the role of diet and exercise in maintaining health.

I don't disagree with that at all. I take Rx and I take fish oil, and will try a supp if I think it will help with something.

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by Frostnip

True story, when I doubled my photography prices, my sales went up, not down.

Since you seem to consider this cause and effect I hope you doubled the price again? What happened?

[genesiss23]

Certain Psych drugs and pain meds are notoriously hard to determine efficacy due to placebo effect. For pain meds, I once saw a study in which a quarter of the people in the placebo group reported benefit.