This is not an unusual situation: You just took a painkiller against the first indications of an evolving cold and before dozing away you bothered to read the patient information sheet – and a few hours later your head is about to explode, you feel dizzy and dumb, exactly as was mentioned among the possible side effects.<\/p>\n
In most cases this is not just coincidence but the so-called nocebo effect, which can be considered the “evil twin” of the placebo effect.<\/p>\n
The nocebo effect makes us sick instead of miraculously healing our illness. Because just as a patient can feel better after taking a placebo, the awareness of possible side effects alone can have a negative effect on a patient’s health. What is this nocebo effect all about?<\/p>\n
This is the question of the month and will be answered by Tobias Boll, editor of the Journal of Unsolved Questions.<\/p>\n
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