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Absolutely, the last thing on my agenda is to ring the FAA's bell, haha! I mean, who would voluntarily subject themselves to that, right? The real motivation behind my original post was more about navigating the FAA's labyrinthine application process with finesse. I reached out to seasoned...

I am not planning on lying to the FAA so there's no need to "rain" on anything :) Furthermore, As I had mentioned previously, this place did not accept insurance of any kind. It was cash only. They said that insurance companies don't think this type of procedure is necessary due to the very...

No, i dont believe there was ever an official diagnosis. I told my Dr. I wanted to stop taking the medication and he tried to taper me off the meds on 2 different occasions. However, I could never get enough time off work to get through the withdrawal. After doing some research online I came...

Hi George, Thank you for your advice. It definitely wasn't easy. The Dr. tried tapering me off a few times but I simply couldn't miss work long enough to get through the withdrawal. The medical detox was a life changer for sure! I think I am going to stick to LSA for now, as you and many others...

I guess technically I wasn't abusing them since I was taking them as prescribed, but I was addicted.

Excellent, it would be great to get some advice from a medical professional within the aviation community!

Thank you, I am new to the site and not familiar with all the forums or how to find them but I will check it out!

I was taking the medication as prescribed, unfortunately, it was a high dosage and I took it for several years which still resulted in chemical dependency.

My use was legal, I was being prescribed a powerful opiate for many years after a motorcycle accident. But unfortunately, that drug doesn't care if its being prescribed or obtained illegally. If you take it long enough you will develop an addiction which makes it nearly impossible to quit...

This was the answer I was hoping for, however, it seems others say there is a question that asks if you have ever been addicted to to anything. The other side of this is the facility I went to only accepted cash, therefore it was not processed through my insurance. So I wonder if there is even a...

From what I have read so far, they only ask about the past two years of medical history? I had a substance abuse problem with painkillers for several years and voluntarily went to a medical detox facility / rehab about a year and a half ago. My question is, can I just wait until two years have...