Medications

[bubbamrclean]

I take a number of medications and wonder if this will interfere with passing medical.

Vivactil (mild sleeping disorder)
allopurinol (uric acid)
Xyzal (allergies)

 

[My Flight Surgeon]

Vivactil and Xyzal are both disqualifying medications.

Since Vivactil is an antidepressant, you will need to be off it for at least 90 days. For allergies, you can take Clairitin or ALlegra.

 

[bubbamrclean]

Does the sleeping disorder disqualify as well? And does dosage factor into the call on the Vivactil? Or do all antidepressants disqualify?

 

[My Flight Surgeon]

All antidepressants are DQ unless you go through the special issuance process.

SLeep disorder depends on what it is.