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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seriously, fuck the FAA.

They just recently allowed pilots to take anti-depressants ... except they're older medications that all have frequent unpleasant side effects like "inability to have an orgasm". ADHD -- tough shit, can't take those meds and keep your license. Any medication that "has an effect on the central nervous system" is banned apart from a short list.

All it does is encourage pilots to lie or forgo treating their very treatable conditions.

[–] whatwhatwutyut@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone with ADHD... What the fuck? Driving without my meds is much more dangerous because EVERY sensory input is jumping into my attention span. Much easier to focus on important things while on meds

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It used to be you could have never been diagnosed with ADHD -- but don't worry! Now the rules say you just can't currently have ADHD or have taken medication for it in the past 4 years.

And yes, these rules also apply to private pilot licenses. That being said, how may professional pilots do you think have mild/moderate ADHD and have to "suck it up" because they want to keep their jobs?

Makes complete sense, especially considering you can have a pacemaker and still get cleared by an AME to fly.

[–] whatwhatwutyut@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Oh man, guess that anyone with ADHD should just try not having it if they want to be a pilot!

I want to believe that the rule is there to not bar people who were incorrectly diagnosed in the past but... I wouldn't put it past them to believe ADHD can be "cured" or "gotten over"