Posted by Cam W. on December 19, 2001, at 8:06:00
In reply to Re: Double Hmmmm...., posted by Annie Z. on December 19, 2001, at 7:25:43
> > Re: truehope
> >
> > I was surfing some of my bookmarked sites out of sheer boredom and came across this. I thought that it was rather interesting:
> >
> > http://www.healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/Synergy/index.html
> >
> > Anyone got any comments? James, I'd like your opinion (seems like someone is doing their homework).
> >
> > - Cam
>
> I sure the same or worse can be said about the drug companies and their doctors. Does this prove that the supplement doesn't work for a lot of people? I don't think so.
Annie .......and does it prove that it does works? I don't think so. It is not for me to refute claims. To quote Carl Sagan, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." All I ask for is some "possible" or "potentially valid" mechanism of action for how this drug combination works.Doesn't it TERRIFY you, that if some UNPROVEN combination of CHEMICALS (and vitamins and minerals are chemicals) TO CHILDREN, when it has such a PROFOUND ACTION ON MOOD (similar to, or better than, the most potent mood stabilizers - which are inherently toxic), when NO one has any IDEA OF HOW IT WORKS? Would you give your child an new combination of say, Neurontin + lithium + Zyprexa + Laetril, because someone said that it would CURE them? I don't think so.
BTW, I can produce at least four people who paid hundreds of dollars a month for a couple of bucks worth of vitamins and minerals to some group who claims to be doing this "non-profit". Also, none of these four people was seemingly helped by the medication, and although none came off of their regular medication, one still had a manic episode.
You ask for proof, when it is you who should be providing the proof. THAT is how science works.
Sanely Yours - Cam
poster:Cam W.
thread:86991
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011213/msgs/87383.html