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Under basic med is a one time ketamine treatment for anxiety a reportable concern?
Concern is not the ketamine treatment because it's not a current medication. It's the diagnosis of anxiety.
Resolved completely BTW.
I have been self grounded for 2 years and let my basic med run out. I feel great and want to get back into the air.
 
That's up to you and your doctor. If he signs off the CMEC and you do the online course, you're OK.
 
And if your doc won’t sign, you can always find another doc. Whether or not that’s wise is completely up to you.
 
Here’s what the FAA says regarding issues requiring a one-time SI:
“A mental health disorder, limited to an established medical history or clinical diagnosis of—
  • A personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by overt acts;
  • A psychosis, defined as a case in which an individual —
    • Has manifested delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis; or
    • May reasonably be expected to manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis;
  • A bipolar disorder; or
  • A substance dependence within the previous 2 years, as defined in §67.307(a)(4) of 14 Code of Federal Regulations”
Does your anxiety disorder check any of those boxes?

Let this be a lesson to the rest of us: you can have depression. You can have anxiety. You could even have both, but don’t let anyone call you bipolar!
 
OneCharlieTango said:
Here’s what the FAA says regarding issues requiring a one-time SI:
“A mental health disorder, limited to an established medical history or clinical diagnosis of—
  • A personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by overt acts;
  • A psychosis, defined as a case in which an individual —
    • Has manifested delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis; or
    • May reasonably be expected to manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis;
  • A bipolar disorder; or
  • A substance dependence within the previous 2 years, as defined in §67.307(a)(4) of 14 Code of Federal Regulations”
Does your anxiety disorder check any of those boxes?

Let this be a lesson to the rest of us: you can have depression. You can have anxiety. You could even have both, but don’t let anyone call you bipolar!
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^^^ This

And note well the "...limited to..." language.
 
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