I read this post earlier and wondered the same. I totally agree with the myth. However, I don't exactly buy the fact. My reasoning can be taken both ways, pros and cons of medication. Time and time again, the majority of PD sufferers fight going on medicine, I take medicine, but loathe anything new that has to be taken-very mediphobic . I do think medicine has it's place to work on stress and symptoms. In our initial conference with family members of a group I used to be able to attend, both psychiatrists were very pro (once diagnosed with PD), to medicate to calm the CNS as much as possible, and weekly therapy to get at the root cause of stressors, triggers, phobias.
However, on the flip side, too many doctors are anxious to prescribe the drug du jour , usually SSRI's and not take appropriate measures to do through blood work, thyroid, EKG, whatever it is that is symptomatic of the patient. My first panic attack, I saw a local doctor the next day-my regular doctor is out of town and getting an appointment takes a few days. Anyway, this first doctor, heard me out, took no blood tests, nothing, took my BP and stated I had high blood pressure and immediately handed me BP pills. I was 28 yrs old, no history of heart disease in family, other than being born with a murmur. This absolutely freaked me out, to where I was having 5-6 attacks a day until I saw my regular physician. I had no prior history of HBP, went thru a flawless pregnancy of no BP problems, during or after. By the time I got to my regular doctor -he was so livid at the first doctor, that we contribute it to the beginning of what has become. He stated, with my history, and having an attack, anybody that has hyperventilation syndrome with PD will have an elevated BP for at least 24 hours after. He also stated, my BP should have been monitored for at least 7-14 days, with sustained high readings, (unless it was gosh awful the charts) to even diagnosed HBP and start medication. It was too late, the damage and fright put into me for Doc #1, had produced around 50 attacks before I saw my regular doctor. Not to mention the mental torture.
Sorry for my vent, I have mixed feelings about pharma companies, but do agree medication can be valuable. Just need the correct doctor to or protocol for all PD patients, I feel there is a severe lack of testing to ease our minds when it strikes.