Posted by xbunny on July 21, 2006, at 4:49:28
In reply to I'm totally crushed, posted by detroitpistons on July 20, 2006, at 15:37:31
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> But then I went from happy and hopeful to completely crushed...You can't fly if you're on antidepressants or if you have anything in your medical history which indicates a bipolar disorder. I guess I'm somewhere on the bipolar spectrum, but I'm not completely convinced of that.I'll ask my dad about this, hes a pilot. Here in the UK there is a list of drugs the CAA will allow a pilot to take and still fly. For example temazepam is ok, but zopiclone is not (the night before obviously not whilst your flying!). I would be very surprised if a history of bipolar illness prevented you from flying, mental illness is very prevalent these days including amoungst flight staff. A pilot must have regular health checks so they would cover whether you are actually sick from a mental illness, not actually sick and I think you would be ok to fly. This is just conjecture though I will ask my dad and I guess the rules for your country may be different too.
Dont lost hope, Bunny
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