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Posted by Blackwater on January 24, 2006, at 18:18:40
I was reading about a drug and realized more postings were negative than positive. I think this is because when people see a question aboout a drug they didn't work out on, they want to complain and alert others. I think that people iwho've had a neutral experience on same topic wouldn't bother to post. It's like how they don't report good news on TV. Just an observation. This is Babble P:)
Posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2006, at 20:55:23
In reply to Why negative experiences get more airtime, posted by Blackwater on January 24, 2006, at 18:18:40
You're correct that seems to be the trend. When a person is doing well they are not here posting but doing other things. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Jakeman on January 24, 2006, at 21:52:40
In reply to Re: Why negative experiences get more airtime » Blackwater, posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2006, at 20:55:23
I agree with Phillipa. There may be an over representation of the negative. I also keep in mind that most studies of drugs are underwritten by those companies that produce them. I try to look for the grain of salt between "official" and anecdotal reports.
warm regards ~Jake
Posted by yxibow on January 27, 2006, at 23:13:51
In reply to Why negative experiences get more airtime, posted by Blackwater on January 24, 2006, at 18:18:40
> I was reading about a drug and realized more postings were negative than positive. I think this is because when people see a question aboout a drug they didn't work out on, they want to complain and alert others. I think that people iwho've had a neutral experience on same topic wouldn't bother to post. It's like how they don't report good news on TV. Just an observation. This is Babble P:)
Its an observation I place myself. Just the same if the drug made them have a spontaneous orgasm [humour]. I agree... I take it all with a grain of salt. What we see on here are what are known in the medical journal circle as "case reports." They're interesting, they probably have some credence, but they're one or two persons' experiences. That doesn't mean that the postings here aren't valuable.. they probably help some people decide whether or not to try a drug that might very well help them. Or might do nothing since they're genetically different.It's the bane of psychiatry that we don't have exactly tailored medicines yet. We're getting there, we're better than we were 50 years ago, which still leaves a stigma about mental (psychobiological) illnesses that should really be treated on the same track as any other disorder.
Posted by Tomatheus on January 28, 2006, at 0:34:00
In reply to Re: Why negative experiences get more airtime » Blackwater, posted by yxibow on January 27, 2006, at 23:13:51
This is the end of the thread.
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