FAA OTC Med Go/No-go List
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Stan Cooper
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It's good to see Melatonin is OK.
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That’s the only sleep aid I’ve ever taken. They’ve issued guidance on it in the past. Basically safe, just don’t use it to treat asleep disorder.
Dave Theisen
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I thought no go was the whole point of taking Imodium. 
AKiss20
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If you’re at the point that you’re taking Imodium, I would hope you’re self-grounding anyway otherwise you might need to re-purpose that barf bag...
EdFred
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No I'm not because the reason I take it is not the reason most people would take it. It is nothing to do with me being sick with a virus or anything like that. In fact I even keep some in my flight bag. And I'm going to continue to ignore the FAA in saying I can't take Imodium.
bbchien
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immodium, is “okay”
Rushie
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Correct, unless the FAA has changed from whenever I last looked it up which has been a couple years. Imodium is okay as long as you do not exceed 16 mg in 24 hours if I recall correctly, and it’s being used for IBS. They put it in the “no go” category here because, according to the rationale, the assumption is you’re taking it for an acute illness when you shouldn’t fly anyway or you haven’t yet investigated a possible serious cause of the problem.
Note symptoms can worsen with altitude. They’re worried about the effects of the disease more than the med. Imodium can cause sedation but not at normally small doses, hence the dose limit.
kyleb
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Not according to the linked document. It is in the "No-go" category, with no additional guidance about what might be an acceptable dosage.
I know I've used it and flown when I had a mildly upset stomach. IMO, I was safe to fly, but didn't need "the urge" to hit at 8,000'.
Rushie
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It says in the big yellow and red box, “Not recommended”, it doesn’t say banned.
I found it. It was colitis not IBS. Page 92 of this document:
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/media/guide.pdf
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kyleb
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There are qualifiers all over the .PDF, but loperamide is in the no-go column. And I agree, it doesn't say banned. Neither did I.