depression med?

EvoJoeIX

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will being on depression med mess up my chances of being hired? i am not on med right now, but i am thinking of trying to get put on it. the thing is i can deal without it right now so i dont wanna go on it and then find out my chances of being hired are messed up cause of the med.

if anyone has any experience on this/ went through this. please post and let me know
 
will being on depression med mess up my chances of being hired? i am not on med right now, but i am thinking of trying to get put on it. the thing is i can deal without it right now so i dont wanna go on it and then find out my chances of being hired are messed up cause of the med.

if anyone has any experience on this/ went through this. please post and let me know


If you need the meds to help you function, then you shouldn't let a potential job stand in the way of feeling better. Your quality of life and mental well-being is more important than ANY job.
But with that said, if you do decide to take medication, your chances of being hired will not be good. Even if you take them for a short time you will have to explain why you needed them, why you don't anymore, and you will have to furnish a note from your doctor stating that you are no longer in need of the medication.
Here is a list of banned FAA substances: http://www.leftseat.com/medcat1.htm

Good luck.
 
its a hard situation to explain..

they arent needed, it looks like i cant get the job if im taking them anyway....
 
I had the SAME problem. It took me around 8 Months to get my 3rd Class Medical Certificate for a Private Pilot. I was on Lexapro when I was a child for OCD, and I was on a VERY, VERY small Dosage (to prevent the OCD from returning) when I was training. I went to get my Med. Cert. and got denied because of it... I then had to go off of the Medication for 90 days, see my Doctor, have him write a letter, have my Flight instructor right a letter, and so on. I then sent that stuff in with a small transcript of my Medical History... that wasn't good enough, so I had to send more information... still not enough, and I think after 3-4 tries I finally had my whole medical history up to every blink of an eye sent in. Then I finally recieved a letter in the mail, and a paper with my Medical Certificate. I think my case was pushed to the bottom of the pile every time I had to keep sending stuff in again which is why it was so lengthy... but it was my fault.
I'm NOT trying to discourage you but chances are you wont get in with any medication--GO on the Medication if you feel the need to, maybe go on it for a while till your "better" and feel like you can do without it. If you have been on any sort of medication before, or do go on this then I suggest when it comes down to it you'd better just copy your whole medical history, and get those letters from Doctors etc. It will save time...
 
what would happen if i went on it after i did my medical stuff? would that still mess me up with the job? would i need to inform them that im on medication if i get the job?
 
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