Anxiety medication- Disqualify me from driving??
#11
02-21-2007, 11:37 PM
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While you are to be commended for asking the questions and seeking answers.... what you really should do is call a trucking company in your area, and ask them who does their DOT Physicals, and also ask if they have a local MRO... Medical Review Officer, who will be a doctor...an MD or Osteopath, who can best answer your questions.
I have little reason to doubt "sheepdancer", as he is pretty knowledgeable 8) , so checking out the possibilities of popping a DUI is valid. Best to find out now, then run into a career killing problem at a later date, especially after investing your time and money to start a new career. "Discretion is truly the better part of Valor"!
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#12
02-22-2007, 03:54 AM
Originally Posted by "Sheepdancer
I know personally, I couldnt hire anyone on it even if they had a statement from a DR saying he would be OK."
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#13
02-22-2007, 04:05 AM
In college lots of kids abused Addy to study and stay up all night. I agree, if you don't need it and take it, the effects are similar to cocaine.
BTW- just because something is prescribed, doesn't mean it is ok to drive on it. Years ago when i was mad at the world, my doctor gave me Lexapro (antidepressant) and it MOST DEFINITELY impaired my driving, and wouldn't recommend driving on it if you really are NOT depressed. My buddy got prescribed a competitior's antidepressant and almost killed me driving porrly (result of the 'script). I'm not saying that prescription drugs impair driving ability in all, as many do benefit from the drug and live normal lives. I will FIRMLY stand by my own statement that prescription drugs are over-prescribed, and are handed out like candy. My friend gets a prescription for addy and doesn't need it- faked symptoms to get it. Sells them to his friends :roll: Another kid I knew played Xbox 26 hours a day and never lifted a book and was diagnosed with a learning disability and got a prescription for ritalin (spelled right?). Please don't interpret this as ignorance towards those that genuinely need these new drugs to help them live fullfilling lives. Its the abuse and mis-diagnosis of conditions resulting in unecessary prescriptions that give them a bad name :wink:
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02-22-2007, 04:12 PM
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You can very easiely get a DUI for driving under a prescription...even if you have it.
Look at it this way....Say i broke my arm really bad tomorrow and the DR prescribed me morophine. I take it and have no problem driving quite a few times. A few days later I take it on an empty stomach and it affects me really bad, I drive to the store. Im pulled over for something like a headlight out or something. The cop notices Im not quite normal and Im slurring my speech a bit. he decides to give me a test. I tell the cop "its ok, im not drinking, Im just on Morophine...See here is my prescription" Guess what? Its still a DUI and im going to jail. Like I said, Adderall is a VERY powerful amphetamine. You could take it 200 times and be fine and Poof, 1 time it could affect you differently. And in the news today on this name subject...... http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/...21.ritalin.htm
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02-23-2007, 06:27 PM
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I think if you have anxiety issues, you should not be allowed to drive, you would need to double or triple your dose just to handle the issues truck driving brings to not freak out.... simple life stresses take your pill, truck driving stresses take half a bottle of pills, you decided if you need to amp up on anxiety to be safe and sane out on the big road... this could be why people on that medicine are restricted from drivinng 80,000 lbs down the road, might have an anxiety attack, now what do you do then ???... I see alot of stress on the road, it gets me all amp up on anxiety... I just deal with it, if you want to drive then tell them your 100 percent fine and take no meds..... if you want to go by the rules then sorry your not driving. I don't think you should be driving either and sorry to say it as well. how well do you handle stress and how well do you handle stress to the 20th power is the difference in everyday life and truck driving..
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02-23-2007, 07:53 PM
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#18
02-23-2007, 08:10 PM
hope this list helps
I would you call the company nurse and ask if a drug your doctor gave you is a knock out drug. Please don't assume the list posted is 100% correct. The only way to know for sure is to call and ask. It’s a smart move. This list is extensive but it does change. Not all doctors know what drugs a driver can take and still be qualified to drive. I have called the Nurse in the past and asked what I can take to relieve cold, flu symptoms. She was glad to help!
SNI KNOCKOUT MEDICATIONS Drivers may not take any of the following medications while operating a commercial vehicle. Any use of these medications require a 24 hour mandatory out of service after last dose consumed. ACETAMINOPHEN/CODIENE #2, #3, #4 AMBIEN ANACIN PM ANEXIA ANTI VERT APAP #2, #3, #4 AVINZA B&O SUPPOSITORIES BACLOFEN BENADRYL BONINE BUAIFENESIN/CODIENE BUFFERIN AF NITE-TIME BUTABARBITOL BUTALBITAL BUTISOL BUTORPHANOL CANTIL CARISOPRODOL CARISOPRODOL/CODIENE CHLORZOXAZONE CO-GESIC COCAINE CODIENE CODIMAL PH COMPOZ CYCLOBENZAPRINE DALMANE DARVOCET N DARVON DARVON COMPOUND 65 DEMEROL DESOXYN DEXTROAMPHETAMINE DIDREX DILAUDID DIPHENHYDRAMINE DOLOPHINE DOXYLAMINE DURAGESIC DURATUSS (elixir) ESGIC OR ESGIC-PLUS ESTAZOLAM FENTANYL FIORICET FIORINAL #3 FIORINOL FLEXERIL FLURAZEPAM I-IALCION HEROIN HYDROCODONE I-IYDROMORPHONE INSULIN IOPHEN SYRUP UORESAL LOMOTIL LONOX LORCET LORTAB 2.5, 5,7.5 MATAXALONE MECLAZINE MEPERGAN MEPERGAN FORTE MERPERID1NE METHADONE METHAMPHETAMINE METHOCARBAMOL MORPHINE MS CONTIN(Kadian) NEMBUTAL NORCO NORFLEX NORGESIC FORTE NOVAHISTINE EXPECTORANT NUCOFED NYTOL ORPHENADRLNE OXYCONTIN OXYCODONE PANLOR PAREGORIC PARAFON FORTE PARAPECTOLIN PENTAZOCINE PENTOBARBITAL PERCOCET PERCODAN PHENOBARBITAL PHP POWDERED OPIUM PROPACET PROPOXYPHENE PROSOM PROTUSS-D RESTORIL RMS SUPPOSITORYASTRA MORPH ROBAXIN ROBITUSSIN AC ROXICET ROXICODONE ROXILOX SCOPALAMINE SECOBARBITAL SECONAL SKELAX1N SLEEP-EZE SOMA SOMA/CODIENE SOMINEX SONATA STADOL NS SUBLIMAZE SYNALGOS-DC (capsule has codeine in it) TALACEN TAL WIN NX TEMAZEPAM THC TRANSDERM-SCOP TRIAZOLAM TUSSI-ORGANIDIN TUSSIONEX TUS SIN- 12 TYLENOL #1, #2, #3, #4 TYLENOL PM TYLOX ULTRACET UNISOM VICODIN VICOPROFEN VICODIN ES WYGESIC ZANAFLEX ZOLPIDEM ZYDONE ANTICONVULSANTS. When prescribed as anticonvulsants. Other uses may be allowed as conditional dependent on diagnosis and require a clearance letter from treating MD CARBAMAZEPINE CARBATROL DEPAKOTE DILANTIN EPITOL KLONOPIN NEURONTIN PHENOBARBITAL TOPAMAX TEGRETOL TRILEPTAL ZONEGRAN CONDITIONAL KNOCKOUT MEDICATIONS Drivers taking any ofthe following medications require an in-depth history regarding the medications. The use of these medications may not disqualify a driver, but the underlying diagnosis may. The history should include the name of the medications, reason for taking the medication (diagnosis) and dosage. If it is determined that the medication will be allowed, it is necessary to obtain a letter from the treating physician. The letter must include the medication name, dosage, reason for taking, how long taking, that the individual is not having any related side effects to the medication and that the individual is deemed safe to drive a commercial vehicle while taking the medication. ALPRAZOLAM ALDOMET AMITRIPTYLLNE ANAFRANIL ANTABUSE ATARAX ATIVAN ATROPINE BENTYL BUPROPION BUSPAR BUSPIRONE CELEXA CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE CHLORPROMAZINE CLOMIPRAMINE COUMADIN CYLERT DEPAKOTE DESIPRAMJNE DESYREL DIAZEPAM DIETHYLPROPLAN DONNATOL DOXEPINE DEXEDRINE EFFEXOR ELAVIL ESKALITH FENFLURAMINE FLUOXETINE FLUPHENAZINE FLUVOXAMLNE GEODON HALDOL HALOPERIDOL I-IYDROXAZINE IMIPRAMINE IOANAMINE LEXAPRO (Celexa/Prozac combined) LIBRAX LIBRIUM LITHIUM (Request most recent blood level) LITHOTABS LORAZEPAM LUVOX MELLARIL METHYLPHENIDATE METHYLDOPA (HIN) MIRTAZAPINE NEFAZODONE NAVANE NORPRAMINE NORTRIPTYLINE OXEZEPAM PAMELOR PAROXETINE PAXIL PEMOLINE PHENERGAN PHENTERMINE PONDIMIN PROLIXIN PROMETHAZINE PROZAC REMERON RISPERDAL RISPERTDONE RITALIN ROI-IYPNOL=Tranquilizer SERAX SERTRALINE SERZONE SINEQUAN STELAZINE TENUATEDOSPAN THIORLDAZINE TI-IIOTHIXENE TI-I0 RAZINE TIGAN TOFRANIL TRAZODONE TRIFLUOPERAZINE TRILAFON TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE VALIUM VALPROICACID= Antiseizure VALRELEASE VENLAFAXINE VISTARIL WARFARIN WELLBUTRIN XANAX ZOLOFT ZYBAN ZYPREXA ANGINA MEDICATIONS (Discuss case with nurses) ADALAT ADALATCC AMLODIPINE BEPRLDIL CALAN CALANSR CARDENE CARDIZEM CARDIZEMCD CARDLZEMSR CORGARD DILACORXR DILTIAZEM DYNACIRC ISOPTIN ISOPTIN SR ISORDIL ISRADIPINE NICARDIPJNE NIFEDIPINE NITROGLYCERIN NORVASC PROCARDIA PROCARDIA XL TIAZAC VASCOR VERAPAMIL VERAPMIL VERELAN ORAL MEDICATION FOR DIABETES For Experienced applicants & current drivers only. If Blood Sugar is in good control no letter needed. If the Blood Sugar is out of control obtain a letter from personal physician that driver's diabetes is controlled, no side effects from the medication and is safe to drive a tractor/trailer. Also ask the doctor to include the most recent hemoglobin Al C which is a blood test which shows how well diabetes controlled in last 2-3 months (normals 3.7-6.4 which is good control 5.5-7.5 fair control; over 7.6 poor control) or most recent fasting blood sugar test (FBS). AMARYL CHLORPROPAMIDE DIABENESE DIABETA GLIPIZIDE GLUCOPHAGE- GENERIC FORM IS HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS GLUCOTROL GLYBURIDE MICRONASE PRECOSE REZULIN NO LETTER NEEDED MEDICATIONS ANTIBIOTICS POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS ADVIL ALEVE ALLOPURIINOL ANAPROX ANSAID ANTURANE ATROMID BENEMID CELEBREX CHOLESTYRAMINE CLARATIN CLINORIL CLOFIBRATE COLESTID COLESTIPOL CYTOTEC DAYPRO DISALSID DOLOBID DURATESS ESTROGENPATCHES FELDENE FLUVASTATIN GEMFIBROZIL GOODIEPOWDER HISMANOL IBUPROFEN INDOCIN LESCOL LEVOTHYROID LEVOXINE LODINE LOPID LORELCO LOVASTATIN MECLAZINE MECLOMEN MEVACOR MOTRIN NALFON NAPROSYN NAPROXEN NUPRIN ORUDIS ORUVAIL PRAVACHOL PRAVASTATIN PREMARIN PREYACIDE PRILOSEC PROBUCOL PRO VERA QUESTRAN RELAFEN RUFEN SELDANE SIMVASTATIN SUDAFED SYNTHROID TAGAMET TOLECTIN TORADOL TRINALIN VIOXX VOLTAREN ZANTAC ZEPHREX LA ZOCOR ZYLOPRIM **SHOULDNOT TAKE: ANTIHISTAMINES ATARAX BENADRYL (DECONGESTANTS/ANTIHISTAMINE) RONDEC (DECONGESTANTS/ANTIHISTAMINE) CHLOR-TRIMETON(DECONGESTANTS/ANTIHISTAMINE) DRIXORAL ALLERGY SINUS/ ANTIHISTAMINE TYLENOL PM (CONTAINS BENADRYL) HYDROXYZINE
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#20
02-24-2007, 07:28 PM
Originally Posted by Sheepdancer
Personally, I dont believe in Attention Defecit Disor.......Ooh look a Giraffe.
Many kids do need it, but how many of you old-timers had Ritalin way back when>? Most were probably prescribed the belt, and you all turned out fine! 8)
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