▲ 409 ▼ Alternative medicine (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 165 comments fedilink hide all child comments The only reason I keep Facebook is for unhinged stuff like this
[–] Senal@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) ah, that makes sense. Does that still apply if the underlying mechanism isn't understood? I know examples of this exist already , I'm wondering if "proof of effectiveness" really means just the effectiveness in this context. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Effectiveness is independent of mechanism. As an example, to my knowledge SSRIs don’t really make sense but mostly outperform placebo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago Agreed, Pretty sure anesthesia is similar, (in the not fully understanding the underlying mechanism) permalink fedilink source parent [–] turmacar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) We are only 'pretty sure' of the mechanism of how Tylenol works biochemically as of 2025. You can test for effectiveness and dangers and everything else you need to prescribe something to get a good idea of whether its actually doing something or not. 'Alternative medicine' is largely, "I felt better after a bit". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago We didn't know how alcohol worked but it was still an effective medicine for battlefield surgeons through history. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Effectiveness is independent of mechanism. As an example, to my knowledge SSRIs don’t really make sense but mostly outperform placebo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago Agreed, Pretty sure anesthesia is similar, (in the not fully understanding the underlying mechanism) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Senal@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago Agreed, Pretty sure anesthesia is similar, (in the not fully understanding the underlying mechanism) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) We are only 'pretty sure' of the mechanism of how Tylenol works biochemically as of 2025. You can test for effectiveness and dangers and everything else you need to prescribe something to get a good idea of whether its actually doing something or not. 'Alternative medicine' is largely, "I felt better after a bit". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago We didn't know how alcohol worked but it was still an effective medicine for battlefield surgeons through history. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago We didn't know how alcohol worked but it was still an effective medicine for battlefield surgeons through history. permalink fedilink source parent
