placebo / nocebo
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He received saline infusions, which over the next four hours mildly improved his blood pressure and heart rate. Meanwhile, his doctors examined his pill bottle, which confirmed that he was taking drugs as part of an experimental trial for a new antidepressant drug. They called the physicians running the trial, and one of them soon arrived at the hospital. The physician let the man know he had received a placebo, not the active antidepressant drug. The pills he swallowed were shams. Within 15 minutes, the man was fully alert and overcome with relief. His heart rate and blood pressure had returned to normal.
https://elemental.medium.com/the-nocebo-effect-may...
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He received saline infusions, which over the next four hours mildly improved his blood pressure and heart rate. Meanwhile, his doctors examined his pill bottle, which confirmed that he was taking drugs as part of an experimental trial for a new antidepressant drug. They called the physicians running the trial, and one of them soon arrived at the hospital. The physician let the man know he had received a placebo, not the active antidepressant drug. The pills he swallowed were shams. Within 15 minutes, the man was fully alert and overcome with relief. His heart rate and blood pressure had returned to normal.
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