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I lost my medical, what do I do?
buttman wrote:
I've had symptioms of SAD since I was in middle school, yet I was able to get all my flight training through CFI done with the condition, so the SAD is no factor. So why start taking a banned drug now? Seek out a treatment that avoids problems with your medical. - Andrew |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
Montblack wrote:
What if the root of the problem is something akin to emotional epilepsy? Meds please. He managed to go through his entire life, including flight training, w/o any medical intervention in this condition (or so I gather from a prior post). There should be a fair bit of option space between "nothing" and "banned medication". - Andrew |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
Rachel wrote:
Are there some cases that need meds? Sure. But I bet you a lot of them are like I was. I've had numerous cases over the years where a doctor has written me a perscription "just in case". For example, I once had a nasty stomach flu (or some such; I don't recall the details) where she prescribed something that I presume was anti-nausea. I never filled the prescription. It's nice, I suppose, that a doctor is willing to provide options, but she's always quite clear that it's my choice whether I actually need to exercise the option. This may not be analogous to the OPs situation, of course. - Andrew |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
I've been doing therapy for the past 8 months. It has changed my way of
thinking a bunch, but I still get jittery, my heart rate increases, my hands sweat, and my body shakes when I'm in a social situation. Yes, I went many many years like this, but why continue any longer? Its sort of like that classical experiment where they ring the bell and feed the dogs. After a while the dogs begin to druel when the bell is rang because they expect food. When I was younger, my mind associated social situations with bad, bad things, so whenever they come up, my body goes into whistle-emergency-panic-siren mode. Also when I was younger, because of my horrible upbringing, my undeveloped mind couldn't deal with what was coming at me, so I developed a nasty "avoidant personality" to deal with it. To this day I have trouble making eye contact with people. Sure I can force myself, but I'll never atcally enjoy doing it. All the therapy has helped me realize all of this, but it will never make it all go away. Just like how you can't wish away cancer, you can't just make your body react a different way when your body has been reacting that way since childhood. Hopefully the medication will end all of the anxiety that my brain has been trained to release when I'm in a social situation, so I can retrain my mind to act cool. |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
buttman wrote:
Yes, I went many many years like this, but why continue any longer? So you can fly. But if you're happy with the trade off you're making, then I'm certainly in no position to second guess that choice. Good luck, and I wish you a speedy recovery and return to flight status. In the meantime, others have posted various possible alternatives to keep airborne. Sport Pilot is one good choice, but I'm not sure how the FAA would take to someone exercising that option while on a banned medication. I don't know the details of how a Sport Pilot is to judge his/her medical competence. I'd recommend asking AOPA. - Andrew |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
You know the diffreance between a drug dealer and a drug pusher?
The drug pusher has an M.D. "Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:r1NGf.79306$QW2.76907@dukeread08... Find a doctor that will treat you without drugs, drugs are not a requirement for treatment of a thought process. I had an anxiety disorder about whether I'd ever have sex, but after a few years an older girl took action and I found out I wasn't as anxious anymore. So find a doctor that talks and ditch the doctor who peddles drugs. "buttman" wrote in message ups.com... | My condition is Social Anxiety Disorder, which I have been told my both | my doctor, and AOPA that is not an issue in itself. The issue is the | medication they have me on to treat it. I've had symptioms of SAD since | I was in middle school, yet I was able to get all my flight training | through CFI done with the condition, so the SAD is no factor. | | I actually never thought about getting a wavier. I have no idea how | this thing works. I glanced over part 67 and saw no mention of a wavier | subpart, maybe I'll look into that a little more closley tonight. Does | anyone have any experience with getting a medical wavier? Is the | atitude over at the FAA along the lines of "banned medication = no | medical under any circumstances" or is it up for case-to-case review? | |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
"Rachel" wrote in message ... Montblack wrote: ("Rachel" wrote) Personally, I'd stop taking the medication and find a doctor who will get to the root of the problem. Maybe its something like a broken fight-or-flight switch ...where meds would help. What if the root of the problem is something akin to emotional epilepsy? Meds please. All I know is my own experience. When I was a freshman in college, I was told I had "depression". I never took the meds that were prescribed. What I couldn't put a finger on then, and know now, was that what I was feeling was homesickness, stress, loneliness. Really, college is a huge adjustment, and without a good support system, anyone will go a little crazy. It was NOT depression. The problem is, most doctors are so quick to diagnose anyone who's not happy as having clinical depression. It's simply not true. Are there some cases that need meds? Sure. But I bet you a lot of them are like I was. I agree I think doctors today are to happy to give drugs out to support their investments in the manufactures! |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
"buttman" wrote in message oups.com... I've been doing therapy for the past 8 months. It has changed my way of thinking a bunch, but I still get jittery, No, **** your on drugs! my heart rate increases, my hands sweat, and my body shakes when I'm in a social situation. Yes, I went many many years like this, but why continue any longer? Dam, when I am in a social situations especially with a girl I want to nail I have the same symptoms. Its sort of like that classical experiment where they ring the bell and feed the dogs. After a while the dogs begin to druel when the bell is rang because they expect food. When I was younger, my mind associated social situations with bad, bad things, so whenever they come up, my body goes into whistle-emergency-panic-siren mode. Also when I was younger, because of my horrible upbringing, my undeveloped mind couldn't deal with what was coming at me, so I developed a nasty "avoidant personality" to deal with it. To this day I have trouble making eye contact with people. Sure I can force myself, but I'll never atcally enjoy doing it. Ok, cannot be any worse that a lot of other people out there that live without taking dope. All the therapy has helped me realize all of this, but it will never make it all go away. Just like how you can't wish away cancer, you can't just make your body react a different way when your body has been reacting that way since childhood. Hopefully the medication will end all of the anxiety that my brain has been trained to release when I'm in a social situation, so I can retrain my mind to act cool. Do us a favor stop taking the dope! Go find someone you can talk to and get to the problem don't mask it with dope! It seems from reading this that you are just having issues with coping with reality! Why dont you try this, Go make some social situiations good ones there are many hookers out there that can help you out and it's a lot safer than the dope you are taking. |
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I lost my medical, what do I do?
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
The problem you are going to have is not so much the medication as the underlying condition. Hop over to the AOPA web site and read this... http://www.aopa.org/members/files/medical/psych2.html Actually it is both. The FAA refuses to accept any legitimate purpose for drugs that have any psychoactive connotations. This means no SSRIs period, no wellbutrin for smoking cessation, no weak dosages of trycyclics for autonomic muscle spasms, etc... They have their heads up their asses with regard to this. |
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