Quote from: nutildah on March 18, 2020, 07:45:53 AM

Quote from: tvbcof on March 18, 2020, 07:25:56 AM

You would take the advice of an anonymous guy on the internet who claims he is a doctor and posts standard industry fliers to 'prove' it, but fails to post any credentials and fails to use disclaimers as is the norm for the professional?

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on March 16, 2020, 08:23:47 PM

The position statement from the European Society of Cardiology is to continue taking anti-hypertensive therapy as prescribed by your doctor, which I would agree with.

Its not just him. But yes, the way he addresses certain issues comes from an area of recognizable expertise. As an ex-medical professional myself, I know he is not just gaslighting people by throwing out a bunch of technical terms and hoping nobody questions them.

So an anonymous self-proclaimed 'doctor' can produce a link to a medical/industrial complex trade lobby group and it's good enough to convince you of his credentials? I mean just wow.

BTW, I'm not saying that Dr. Oily's jargon is pure babble. I'm mostly just that many people can produce it with a little effort. Especially copy/paste enthusiasts.

Quote from: nutildah on March 18, 2020, 07:45:53 AM

Quote from: tvbcof on March 18, 2020, 07:25:56 AM

I guess by using this technique you can save some money and time waiting in the clinic...on your journey through chronic illness, bankruptcy, Alzheimer, and death.

I haven't seen a doctor in years - even though I probably should - but thanks for your concern.

I was diagnosed at an early age with hypertrigylceridemia and my last physician did prescribe me some bullshit medication for that where the side effects probably outweighed the benefit (not a statin, I would have been happy with that), and then she cut me off when I lost my job and wouldn't accept medicaid patients. It was a shitty experience but probably to my benefit. So while I don't necessarily trust doctors, I don't take an adamant stance of going against their advice as a rule of thumb.

That's known as 'Stockholm syndrome' my friend.