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by scarface_74 1009 days ago
It’s “anecdotal” that I can measure with a machine that gives a number and that I track over a period time?

It’s not like I said “I feel better” when taking it. So my blood pressure just magically comes down after I’m taking it?
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bee_rider 1009 days ago
I mean it is technically anecdotal evidence; it is just a story about you and wasn’t collected in any systemic way, we have no way to abstract it.

But there’s also lots of clinically collected evidence behind blood pressure medicine, right? I don’t see why anyone would have reason to doubt you.

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MockObject 1009 days ago
What did you think "anecdote" means? Why wouldn't your individual report of your meter measurements count? You haven't shown us the data, shown that you've controlled for confounding factors, or anything.

You posted an anecdote.

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scarface_74 1009 days ago
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.HYP.00001036...
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