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As an anxiety suffer'er for atleast 20 years i would say meds cover symptoms and most don't treat the problem when it comes to most anxiety disorder's.The reason i fill its a fact because being through the amount of specialist test ive had? cat scans eeg sleep deprieved cat scan ect..... meds only work temporary and ive been on a few.thats why im doing the research ive been doing here lately i never really knew what was wrong with me until my last attack and the meds did'nt help i fill more inclined to say the research and changing eating habits and breathing tech,and other factors contribute more to where im at now than meds,simple example im on meds. I get away from the house anxiety takes over i come back home anxiety decrease's tremendously its all in the brain if the meds help it is'nt very much for me anyway.but they my help some get past the wall and break it down so it's just my opinion on the whole fact or myth, but i have a good feeling in neurofeedback in the near future inabling us all to rid ourself's from these symtoms.if i have to build it my self   

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Diva and CrabbyRoad,   You have both brought up some valuable points considering medication and PD.    As Crabbyroad has said, medication can be valuable when prescribed and monitored correctly. However, finding the perfect fit between yourself and your doctor is also important in understanding your diagnosis and managing your stress!
   
Sarah, Health Educator
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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.             

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Isn't taking medication for your stress a sign you have stress in the first place?
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Myth: No symptoms, no stress.

Fact-
Absence of symptoms does not mean the absence of stress. In fact, camouflaging symptoms with medication may deprive you of the signals you need for reducing the strain on your physiological and psychological systems.

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator


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