Thankyou mods, things look a lot calmer now.
Two things:
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post8923931
Chicken is right. The misunderstandings surrounding SSRIs seem to be huge. I hope Mr Chicken will elaborate on that.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post8924421
I can only speak for Sweden now.
There are some illnesses that our Doc HAS to report to Transportstyrelsen (our gouvernment agency that oversees transport by air, rail, sea, road). These includes epilepsy, diseases affecting CNS system, dementia of all sorts, schizophrenia, ADHD, autism spectrum to name a few. This is nothing you can escape or beg the Doc to hide. These tings MUST be reported.
There are also a few things that Doc can report if s/he deems the patient to be a risk for transport security. This includes a few vision problems, psycothic episodes, suicidal thoughts, a few joint problems, and a range of other thing that Doc may consider dangerous.
If you have come under Transportstyrelsen scrutiny, there are ways out. If the illness or syndrome is transient in nature (like temporary suicidal thoughts or joint problems) you are being followed up on a regular basis until Doc clears you and you get your licence back. The same with ADHD and autism spectrum. You are being monitored for a while with regular follow ups and if Doc says everything's A-OK you're green to go. It has to be a specialist in the field that clears you though. If you had mental problems, it needs to be a psychiatrist. Vision problems - an eye doctor. Cancer: onchologist and so on.
One more thing: I would like to agree with Pace. People who do this kind of thing have a mindset more like school shooters than being depressed.