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by Workaccount2 1602 days ago
You'll also find tons of people who swear by their home "witches brew" medication. People who are just feeling a placebo. Or people who think they have the forum's banner illness but actually have something totally different and much more benign. They heal over time naturally, but attribute it to gum root jelly concentrate.

I've been there a few times before. And while inevitably monkeys popping random pills will find something, separating the signal from the noise takes time and studies. The things that doctors pay attention too.

Disclaimer: Yes there are out of touch doctors and yes random medicating has lead to amazing discoveries.