This is one of my "cut/paste" articles for SSRI's and a pilot applicant having anxiety/depression treated with medication. Hopefully this will be of help.
The direct answer you are seeking might be in the thread I referenced from "Cogscreamer"
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The medications used to treat the anxiety and depression you mention above are known as SSRI's will be an item you need to learn more about how the FAA handles this.
Start with this page of the Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners. Read the entire page, then click the link about SSRI initial certification and read that.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...process/exam_tech/item47/amd/antidepressants/
The FAA provides you two paths to certification... Path #1 is if you can successfully wean off of the medication and be okay without it. There are still some particular steps you must go through, but they are not as many with Path #2, where you remain on the medication
For a really good explanation of the process from an airman's point of view, read this post by @cogscreamer
As mentioned by many members here, a really good HIMS AME to start talking to is Dr. Bruce Chien. Go to his website,
www.aeromedicaldoc.com and click the How To Start page. Your initial conversations with him will provide you the right knowledge of how to start and proceed through the process. You are more than welcome to find more info on your own. But Dr. Bruce's knowledge, experience, and expertise will trump Google each time.
Dr. Bruce Chien is also one of the 4 AME's who wrote the current SSRI acceptance protocol. So in essence, you are going directly to the source when you seek him out to manage your case.
And which ever HIMS AME you choose, make sure you do not do an official live exam with any AME until all you initial questions have been answered, all preparatory reports (including exams by non-AME's and psychologists) are done, your submission file is 100% complete and properly organized, and your HIMS AME is willing to say with 100% certainty that you will eventually be issued your medical certificate.
