Profile For Buddy W.

Hi Derek:

I am a DOT medical examiner, and I am sending this information from the medical examiner side. The folks on this post have given you some very good advice. First and foremost as guyjax and some of the others said, be truthful and honest on all of your paperwork. Again, number one, be 100% honest with the examiner. Health information is out there, it can't hide. There are not that many drugs that will automatically disqualify. Prozac is not one of them. Methadone is one. Marijuana is one. Marinol, or synthetic marijuana is one. Even anti-seizure medications are not automatically disqualifying if you aren't taking them for seizures. A letter from your prescribing doctor that the medication has been shown to be adequate, safe and effective for you will be appreciated by the examiner performing the DOT physical exam. You also mentioned that your doctor didn't think that you were depressed. Why don't you go and discuss this with your doctor. Ask if there isn't something else that could help with those problems of social anxiety. Tell him why this could be a problem for you with the FMCSA either now or in the future. Remember, a company has the right to have their own policy concerning drugs or physical conditions of the driver that are above the standards of FMCSA on the DOT physical. Call the HR director of the company and ask them what they allow and disallow in regards to their employment. As guyjax said, you don't want any of this to pop up in a drug screen in the future. Good luck to you. Do well, and I hope that this information helps.