Can CDL truck drivers take lithium for bipolar disorder?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by kwhite46, Jun 9, 2011.

  1. Sabine in Mo

    Sabine in Mo Medium Load Member

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    Absolutely, every 2 years for the last 11 years.

    I am in TOTAL agreement with you, any everyone else that advocates being honest, because I do believe it will bite you in the rear end if you aren't. My apologies that I am being a bit....temperamental.....today. I am jetlagged, just got back from Germany.

    I guess the point I am trying to make, that an employer would not find out about this, until they send you for your physical. You don't get asked when you apply somewhere.

    And unless safety really reads the long form, after they get it from the doctor, they may not even know.

    I don't lie on my physical or any application. But if something isn't asked I don't volunteer it either.

    And I do believe bipolar disorder is covered by the Americans with disabilities Act, if not, please do correct me on this.
     
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  3. whosedog

    whosedog Medium Load Member

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    Many years ago one of my aunts was Manic depressive(bi-polar) In the manic state she would be up ironing at 3 AM etc. Once during a depressive state she jumped off a bridge into a river,back then shock treatments were used to control it(just like in the movie with Jack NIckleson One flew over the Cukoo's nest)When Lithium came into use,she was prescibed it and it brought her back to an even keel,much better than those shock treatments.It brought her back down to earth,but they didn't want her driving,not even a car.
     
  4. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    That's pretty cut and dried.
     
  5. Meltom

    Meltom Road Train Member

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    I'm still aiming to please.
     
  6. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    And doing a GREAT JOB, SIR.
     
  7. Meltom

    Meltom Road Train Member

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    This is all the fun stuff I didn't get to do as dispatcher, and even if I were to do it my previous company had policies and followed the regs so it wouldn't have mattered. I'm hoping that we can start an employee handbook that actually covers our policies. It would make the job of enforcing the "policies" easier.
     
  8. ronin

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    I've been asked by several people to help write a log policy. I explain to them that you already HAVE a log policy. All you have to do is enforce it... and NOT just on the drivers.
     
  9. Meltom

    Meltom Road Train Member

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    I hear that, I've had drivers come in to ask to be on eLogs because we're asking too much of them on a regular basis. Our drivers aren't the problem, it's dispatch and customer service.
     
  10. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    Exactly. That's what I've seen. But I've also seen management knowing very well where the problem is but won't address it.
     
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