Recent content by blakeaf96

What are you referring to, or mean, when you say putting me in a hot rock scenario?

Correct - People go through crappy situations that get them down, etc. But yeah, doctors hand them out like candy not realizing what it could do to someone's future (me and others).

Thanks for all of the responses. It just sucks! I'm as stable as they come. I went into his office 12 years ago, complained that I was feeling guilty when I had nothing to be guilty about, etc. Then he gave me that questionnaire, prescribed the SSRI and it has been that way ever since. It makes...

Ok thanks!

And I sent Dr. Bruce Chien a message from his website just then!

I'm still on it because I was too scared to come off of it. Let me ask this question. If I talk to my doctor, and come off of the medication.... How long do I have to be off of the medication before I can take the medical exam again? Does the FAA care that I have come off of it? If so, what...

Okay, here's my story - Hoping someone here can help, or give me some insight or advise. In 2013, I logged about 32 hours towards getting my private pilot's license. Everything was going great... Until my medical screening. I found a doctor that my instructor recommended and went to see him...