Hello all.
I'm looking to get started with training for my PPL and want to get the medical taken care of before I start. I have a past history of taking some medications that are on the "no no" list and wanted to see the best way to proceed. I have no interest in trying to hide anything from an AME or the FAA.
Around 10 years ago during some pretty stressful times I started having some anxiety issues and was prescribed both celexa 10 mg and xanax .25 as needed. In retrospect I probably didn't need either of those because almost all of those anxiety attacks occurred while I had "mono" which wasn't diagnosed until well after the worst had passed.
I continued taking both the celexa daily and xanax as needed ( 1x every so often, rarely daily ) for a while because that's what my doc instructed. Back then I pretty much put blind trust in my doctors whereas now I approach things very differently.
Celexa stop date: Approx August 2008, don't recall start date.
Xanax: Has been sporadic although I've had periods where i've gone over a year without taking any without issue.
From reading previous threads on this it seems I need to get a few things done to have a shot at getting a medical.
1. The prescribing physician to write a letter saying that these issues were transient in response to certain life triggers, medication is no longer necessary, and i'm fine without meds.
2. I need to prove via urine sample that these meds are not in my system. 3. Sounds like I also might need to pay for a full psych eval because the duration of these meds was > 6 months? I don't believe a chart exists that shows any diagnosis for these. Of course I prescription pretty much indicates a diagnosis even if it's not on a chart i'd guess.
Just wanted to see what else i'm missing and might be looking at for getting my medical. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm looking to get started with training for my PPL and want to get the medical taken care of before I start. I have a past history of taking some medications that are on the "no no" list and wanted to see the best way to proceed. I have no interest in trying to hide anything from an AME or the FAA.
Around 10 years ago during some pretty stressful times I started having some anxiety issues and was prescribed both celexa 10 mg and xanax .25 as needed. In retrospect I probably didn't need either of those because almost all of those anxiety attacks occurred while I had "mono" which wasn't diagnosed until well after the worst had passed.
I continued taking both the celexa daily and xanax as needed ( 1x every so often, rarely daily ) for a while because that's what my doc instructed. Back then I pretty much put blind trust in my doctors whereas now I approach things very differently.
Celexa stop date: Approx August 2008, don't recall start date.
Xanax: Has been sporadic although I've had periods where i've gone over a year without taking any without issue.
From reading previous threads on this it seems I need to get a few things done to have a shot at getting a medical.
1. The prescribing physician to write a letter saying that these issues were transient in response to certain life triggers, medication is no longer necessary, and i'm fine without meds.
2. I need to prove via urine sample that these meds are not in my system. 3. Sounds like I also might need to pay for a full psych eval because the duration of these meds was > 6 months? I don't believe a chart exists that shows any diagnosis for these. Of course I prescription pretty much indicates a diagnosis even if it's not on a chart i'd guess.
Just wanted to see what else i'm missing and might be looking at for getting my medical. Any help is greatly appreciated.
