Parkinson's Disease

Treatment for Parkinson disease often hinder impulse control in human, therefore patients living with Parkinson disease should NOT be medicated.  Agree or disagree?  

I disagree with this statement. Parkinson’s disease is progressive, which means it gets worse over time. Medications help improve symptoms and therefore they should be used for Parkinson's disease because without them, over time the symptoms of Parkinson's disease would become severe. Although the medications have side effects such as hindering impulse control and muscle spasms, they can relieve or control many symptoms of the disease. Therefore, the benefits of medication outweigh the side effects. 

The muscle spasms and the lack of motor control (the condition known as Dyskinesia) are a main side effect of the most widely used and successful Parkinson's drug called carbidopa-levodopa (also called L-dopa). Parkinson’s disease is caused by the slow deterioration of the nerve cells in the brain, which create dopamine, a natural substance found in the brain that helps control muscle movement throughout the body. In order to increase dopamine, the goal of L-dopa drug is to converted to dopamine in the brain. Treatment with drugs is usually started when symptoms become disabling or disrupt a person's daily activities.  

L-dopa is just one of the drugs used for Parkinson's disease; there are other medications depending on the patient's condition and the stage of the disease. There is no cure for Parkinson's disease yet, so medication is the only hope for patients to cope with their disease.With medication, the patient would have a chance to perform their daily tasks with a bit more ease and this can increase the quality of the patient's life. There is not evidence strong enough to justify avoiding a treatment that is highly effective for most people. In most cases, medication for Parkinson disease is recommended once the symptoms are severe enough to interfere with daily living.