migraine medication and soaring

On 7 May 2005 08:42:42 -0700, chipsoars
wrote:

some of these threads get to long to not cut out the proceeding
threads.

I'm not saying to keep all of the thread. Just what you reply to. You snip
the rest. That is custom in large parts of usenet. Isn't it in here too?
This way:
1. people entering a thread here actually know what the post is about;
2. if archived this message serves a purpose beyond our discussion of this
one moment.

I used beta blockers for a time with no effect. Around RAS,

What is RAS?

you will find lot's of opinions, sometimes based on fact.


You might hunt around on FAA.gov or the EU equivalent for medications.

Tried the Dutch association. No luck. Tried FAA, but am not a member, so
no access.

In the US, a medical is required for power ratings and I do know some
medications are disqualifying. I would expect that with the
international harmonization programs, most medical issues will be
handled similarly.


In the EU a medical is needed for soaring as well. The check is not as
thourough and strict as the one for power ratings, but it is a medical all
the same.
I could always ignore the new knowledge and live on happely ever after.
Lived with migrain, withou knowing that, for about thirty years or more
now. Just thought, if it is possible to fight off the pain _and_ keep on
flying, well, I would give it a try.

With gliders,no medical exam is required- it is supposedly an honor
system; if you have a health issue, you should not fly.


Well, I suppose this is always true, no matter what rating or system.

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