Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No, I think very few pilots take anti-depressants under the table. I think many just suffer quietly instead.
Getting a diagnosis, a prescription, and then buying the meds all leave paper trails. All medical records are now saved in a federally-mandated digital format. While HIPAA currently protects that from the FAA (except for VA and SSA disability), a slight change in the legislative landscape could open up your entire medical history to FAA data scrutiny. I don't think many folks are risking that.
Might be a few whose wives have zoloft scrips...
According to some AMEs the FAA can search and see prescriptions that have been filled in your name. Also been told that if it was filled they will assume you took it.