Pilot mental health
Hi all,
I was just hoping for a bit of anonymous advice. As a current airline pilot I need to now accept that I really am not OK. I suffer many symptoms of a mental health condition and have to accept that it’s now affecting my personal life (not my professional). I’ve been to my GP who has suggested a course of medication to help my mental health. I am aware that by taking this mediation (SSRI) would temporarily lose my class 1 medical.
I am very worried about the future. Does anyone have any experience with this? If I talk to my AME, what happens next? If you lose your medial due to mental health, how do you get it back? Does anyone have any prior experience of this that they are willing to share?
Kind Regards,
A very worried pilot