November 12th, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Is It Really Working?
Consumer Reports corrects “restless leg” drug TV ad - Boing Boing
Consumer Reports explains that Requip reduces symptoms in up to 73% of people (with scary potential side effects) , while a placebo is effective on 57% of people with RLS (”restless leg syndrome”).
That doesn’t seem like that great of a success rate. More than half of the people received relief from a sugar pill. Does it really seem like there is really a need for a drug when a sugar pill cures the problem is 57% of people?
EDIT:
so maybe it is a real illness, but it seems psychosomatic to me. If you knew about the possible side effects, they should have also tested for the Nocebo effect
