Pilots Allowed To Fly While On Antidepressants

[Gerard]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_ ... epressants (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_bi_ge/us_pilots_antidepressants)

[Matt Molnar]

Makes sense I think. Better than depressed pilots hiding their condition and flipping out at work one day.

[cancidas]

at least anti-depressants don't make greens look blue and vice versa...

[Mateo]

It's about time the FAA stopped discriminating against people with treatable diseases.

I could never understand why the FAA would let you keep your medical after a DUI (an irresponsible action), yet if you sought treatment for depression (a responsible act), they would pull your ticket.

[emshighway]

With the amount of Iraqi war vets coming back with PTSD and the aging pilot group it only makes sense.

[SCOTYDEMCO]

It's about time the FAA stopped discriminating against people with treatable diseases.

I could never understand why the FAA would let you keep your medical after a DUI (an irresponsible action), yet if you sought treatment for depression (a responsible act), they would pull your ticket.

Couldn't agree more!

I don't know about the future but right now there are plenty of people driving your train, bus, working in hospitals, courts and even doing your surgery on SSRI's.

[JetBlueAirwaysFan]

Good move by the FAA. I have been on antidepressants before, and when I took them I functioned perfectly normal. Many clinical depression cases only need temporary treatment to correct the chemical imbalance too, so it is not always a lifelong situation.

[Nick]

Anti Depressants? I know a pilot personally and the guy is always excited to fly.

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[hiss srq]

Intresting move by the fuzz. I support it. There is not really a reason not to allow it. The drugs selected were based on long history though.