Originally Posted by
bdawg1123
Are there any current airline pilots that fly with a special certification for SSRIs?
I have been on the same dose of an approved SSRI for years, and would rather continue taking that same dose for the long term. Also considering a career change to aviation, and wondering if it really is not worth it if I choose to stay on the SSRI and go through Special Certification process?
Thanks,
- B
If you already have all your certs STAYING in airline flying by means of an SI (if you can get one) is a no-brainer. But BEGINNING training for an airline career when you are already on SRIs… well, you might need to have a frank discussion with your own physician. It depends on the diagnosis of course and a lot of people are on SSRIs who really don’t require them, but some forms of depression have bad long term outcomes even if they are initially successfully treated.
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.co...916-017-0972-8
Just because those people are able to GET an SI doesn’t necessarily mean they will KEEP an SI. You probably ought to have that conversation with your own physician before you drop a couple hundred thousand into getting an ATP you may not be able to keep using.