Aghast wrote:
Caveat: It is possible that those taking EPO will know due to side effects (e.g., headache). This will limit the degree to which the results are believable.
Why couldn't both sides suffer headaches? You think you are taking EPO so you feel and run faster. You think you are taking EPO so you get headaches because that is an expected side effect.
That is a good point. But if there is a known and powerful side-effect then statistically more of the EPO users will have it then the placebo group and therefore more of the EPO users may effectively guess they are getting the real thing.
Dennis Reynolds wrote:
Aghast wrote:Caveat: It is possible that those taking EPO will know due to side effects (e.g., headache). This will limit the degree to which the results are believable.
Why couldn't both sides suffer headaches? You think you are taking EPO so you feel and run faster. You think you are taking EPO so you get headaches because that is an expected side effect.
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