Symptoms of anxiety but no diagnosis

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Diagnosis or no diagnosis, 61.53 always applies.

(a) Operations that require a medical certificate. Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, no person who holds a medical certificate issued under Part 67 of this chapter may act as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required flight crewmember, while that person:
(1) Knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation;

The fact that you're symptomatic, and that you have acknowledged that you are symptomatic, gives you reason to know of "a medical condition" that would make you unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation.
 
Jon Wilder said:
The fact that you're symptomatic, and that you have acknowledged that you are symptomatic, gives you reason to know of "a medical condition" that would make you unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation.
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There is more subjectivity than that. Almost everyone has symptoms of anxiety at some time in their life. That does not make it a "medical condition". That requires a professional determination, not the opinion of SGOTI.
 
Ed Haywood said:
There is more subjectivity than that. Almost everyone has symptoms of anxiety at some time in their life. That does not make it a "medical condition". That requires a professional determination, not the opinion of SGOTI.
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Yes but those who experience situational anxiety don't typically report it to their doctor like this guy did because they're aware that their symptoms were triggered by some external event. The fact that he felt the need to report it to his doctor says that he has no clue why he experienced the symptoms, which rules out situational anxiety.
 
Jon Wilder said:
Yes but those who experience situational anxiety don't typically report it to their doctor like this guy did because they're aware that their symptoms were triggered by some external event. The fact that he felt the need to report it to his doctor says that he has no clue why he experienced the symptoms, which rules out situational anxiety.
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Some people report everything to their doctors; some people report nothing. Many doctors, including mine, have you fill out a PHQ-9/GAD-7, which asks about various depression and anxiety symptoms, at every appointment. So yeah, many people report "feeling a little anxious" to their doctors. But checking a few boxes on them doesn't indicate a disorder.
 
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