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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    I know what it feels like - thoughts scatter confusion - I wouldn’t fly in a state like that but I am medicated so I’m safe. Take care dude!
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    well whats a better solution? i take my meds and am safe so please dont insult me
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    That’s a good point! Well it should be a requirement to be tested and an offense to not be taking the medicine - there should be a forcing function
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    if theres no flight school then theres got to be a way to make sure hes taken his meds- check in or correspondence with an ame. Take the meds in the ames office. i really dont understand how im not making sense-
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    In other words Half Fast the pilot needs to be drug tested to make sure that it is confirmed that he is being treated for his condition. Maybe the airman or cfi calls the faa to get approval due to the fact that the drug test showed the drug in the system, and like i said if he takes the...
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    I hope i am taken seriously- the people can do a drug test in the office- but which kind or take the meds in the morning in front of the cfi or a medical personnel. they take 24-48 hours. something quicker ideally. but theres got to be a solution- report that the meds are taken to the faa if...
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    Then test and confirm with a peer pilot that your taking the meds, if thats doable. and No disrespect to Dr . Chien- Im no expert
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    i dont see the big deal about anti psychotics and flying- the side effect profile isnt that bad- so why not allow it for complicated depression and psychotic disorders? yes these pilots deserve close scrutiny but so do panic attack cases.
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    Yea but if there not a likelihood of recurrence organic or otherwise a different cause- why not treat the condition and allow them to fly on a short leash? if its safe.
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    I think panic attacks can be potentially concerning but if let’s say someone is treated for a history of psychosis medically do we disallow them to fly permanently? The fear of a career ending tied with their identity is one key issue . I have that in my history so maybe I have a bias but...
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    Also i am not advocating that people untreated or treated or untreated psychosis should fly- or mi - but if there is a low enough risk and there are meds that can treat all of the conditions of concern then perhaps its better to be treated and fly then not. I am advocating safety. If its unsafe...
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    I defer to the professionals. Thanks for sharing. i hope hes ok now and healthy. medical issues arent fun all around
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    i imagine there were no warning signs- nothing was being treated im guessing
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    Fact or Fiction: FAA Continues to Remove Barriers/Reduce Stigma for Mental Illness in Pilots

    my take on hiding conditions is this- if its treated its much less of a safety hazard. the faa needs to know, even if it temporarilly grounds someone- a case could be made that pilot could have admitted his issues- hell his doctor said possible psychosis. he should have been grounded until he...
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    How will the arc effect meds allowed or any policy changes to the ssri program?

    Yes. Who knows but it’s good they have people figuring out what’s safe - a lot of these meds have dizziness as a side effect but some are considered some aren’t. Thank You Bruce.
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