ATC_Hopeful
New Member
I am currently 30 years old and am in the process of applying for an ATC position (I am scheduled to take the AT-SAT tomorrow). Let us assume that I will eventually end up taking an FAA Medical Exam.
When I was 9, I fractured my skull and the doctors told my parents that I may have a seizure at 16, and they were right: I had a seizure in August and October of 1995. I have been on medication (Lamictal) since October of 1995, but I am seeing my neurologist next week to setup a withdrawl schedule so I am free-and-clear of medication (he's recommended it as an option in the past, but I've always just kept taking it [for peace of mind, I guess]).
I have never been given an official diagnosis as an epileptic, and given that the early head trauma warned of the episodes, where exactly do I stand as far as the FAA is concerned? Are there any concrete answers I need to get from my neurologist prior to an FAA Medical Exam? Is there a minimum amount of medication-free time the FAA requires a candidate to have? If other posts are correct, by the time I would anticipate an FAA medical exam, I should be medication-free for 6 months: is that enough time?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
PS: is there a way to get an FAA medical exam early to see if this issue
would either qualify or disqualify me? That way, I wouldn't have to jump through a bunch of hoops, only to be denied at the end.
When I was 9, I fractured my skull and the doctors told my parents that I may have a seizure at 16, and they were right: I had a seizure in August and October of 1995. I have been on medication (Lamictal) since October of 1995, but I am seeing my neurologist next week to setup a withdrawl schedule so I am free-and-clear of medication (he's recommended it as an option in the past, but I've always just kept taking it [for peace of mind, I guess]).
I have never been given an official diagnosis as an epileptic, and given that the early head trauma warned of the episodes, where exactly do I stand as far as the FAA is concerned? Are there any concrete answers I need to get from my neurologist prior to an FAA Medical Exam? Is there a minimum amount of medication-free time the FAA requires a candidate to have? If other posts are correct, by the time I would anticipate an FAA medical exam, I should be medication-free for 6 months: is that enough time?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
PS: is there a way to get an FAA medical exam early to see if this issue
would either qualify or disqualify me? That way, I wouldn't have to jump through a bunch of hoops, only to be denied at the end.