I know several women who take mini-doses of prozac to preempt thermonuclear PMS...nothing wrong with them that should preclude aviation IMO.

Also I think the idea is NOT to let depressed pilots fly...the idea is to allow someone who is no longer depressed but may still need meds to ensure he stays that way.

SSRI's are long-term meds...they takes weeks or months to start working and you are not going to go pyscho if you forget to take your pill one day, or even for a week or more.

I assume they are not going to let people fly on lithium or heavy-duty or side-effect prone meds.