tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920164535412967366.post8707600173776246277..comments2022-12-03T13:03:05.265-08:00Comments on Prozac Pilot - Pilots With Depression - Pilots on Antidepressants: FAA Will Allow Pilots on Antidepressants to FlyProzac Pilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363535414000255194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920164535412967366.post-71381335404804772122010-04-17T08:35:24.373-07:002010-04-17T08:35:24.373-07:00I was an FAA aviation medical examiner, and also o...I was an FAA aviation medical examiner, and also one of those who had "minor depression" which I probably would have treated medically if it were one of my patients, but considering the cost, felt it "wasn't bad enough to mention." A regular running regimen seemed to keep it in good control. Attending an FAA recert meeting some years ago, I pressed Dr. Silverman with a question on the anti-depressant policy, knowing as a physician the very good track record of the SSRI med's -- both efficacy and safety for activities requiring alertness and good judgment. However, I was "more than" disappointed to hear, essentially, "If you're crazy enough to take an anti-depressant, you're too crazy to fly." I'd like to believe the FAA is moving away from this archaic viewpoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920164535412967366.post-42647095834424762182010-04-17T05:02:01.775-07:002010-04-17T05:02:01.775-07:00Prozac Pilot, thanks you for sharing your fight fo...Prozac Pilot, thanks you for sharing your fight for flight. I too suffer with depression and it took me several years to "come out of the bag." Now that I'm out, I realize how many don't understand. Its just one in many ways people discriminate, a sad commentary to our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com