Gah!!! im not happy with my recruiter

This depends on the drug used for treatment. With an SSRI drug you take that same time daily. There is no immediate effects from this drug. Typcially anything that is altering brain chemistry is taken like clock work to avoid change in blood levels of the drug. I am just assuming what this woman is taking is a benzo...tranquilizer is typically a benzo. I think regular dosing of benzos to avoid attacks is a great way to end up addicted to a drug and dependent on it to function. This is very old school treatment in my opinion. With fast acting drugs like xanax there is no need to be under the influence of a drug to avoid an attack. Instead you can manage your issue and only use the drug when every other option has failed to avoid an anxiety/panic attack.

I can see sleep times changing, but with hour restrictions on when you can get behind the wheel again I don't see it changing in a way that a fast acting short lived drug would pose a threat if taken before sleep. The reality is most people suffering from anxiety have the biggest issue with it at bed time when they are trying to rest for the day/night. Or they wake up having an attack in the middle of what would be their time to sleep.

 

Thanks for the clarification, Burgs! It's amazing what one can learn on a trucking forum!

 

I thought you were a nut, and now you admit it.
You and I have a lot in common.
I was afraid you were normal, whatever that is.

Do you realize that you admitted you're a nut --- complete with a few examples --- in a public forum that could be read by millions of others?
That took a lot of moxie on your part.
Good for you!

My opinion?
Don't take medication(s) for the sake of your trainer.
Nope.
Instead make the trainer aware of your condition, and what to expect might occur. With your attention and energy more focused on the new learning experience, you just might be able to sleep all night without flippin' out.
Those pills mask a symptom, not cure it.

I agree with the advice that as long as you're dependent on that type of medicine, you should reconsider learning to drive a Big truck until you're able to do without those meds.

Believe me when I tell you that Big truck truckin' can be a very stressful occupation.
Anxiety?
By the truck-load.
Loneliness?
Pleanty of that too.

Some folks can handle all that in stride and still maintain what's considered their sanity.
Some can learn to do that.
(Too) Many don't (learn), I think.
And that is a problem.

Consider what Big truck truckin' REALLY is compared too what you would
like it to be.
Do you see any difference?

I thought so *wink*.

The bigger the difference, the bigger the chances their'll be a problem adjusting to the truckin' lifestyle.
That's what it is, you know? It's a lifestyle.
I ain't makin' this up.
It's twue!
It's twue!

Steering a sleek long-nose Pete down the highway, I will admit, sure can make a driver feel good doin' it, ............. but that's just part of the job, --- a good part. Not only because it's the easiest, but to feel the power under your right foot, the raw torque, on the open highway ..... is awesome!

If you're stressing for any reason, I question whether now is a good time to attempt to enter the truckin' industry, --- especially considering the economy and the conditions being experienced at many truckin' companies.
It's a rough, chew-'em-up and spit-'em-out industry right now. And it's easy to be lured into a trap costing you thousands of dollars and even put you into debt. Say bye-bye to your credit rating.
There's a lot at stake when making a decision to follow your dream.
First, be sure it exists.
Then consider the pros and cons of chasing that dream before making a final decision.
Might even wanna ask yourself ....... what if I actually succeed?
This is where ya get real honest with yourself.
What are my chances?
Ya reckon.

 

Effinia... This may all be a blessing in disguise. As a woman truck driver you have to have your wits about you. It is a little creepy out here. Although there are many decent hard working individuals out here, there are also rapists, abusers, muggers and alsorts you want to stay away from. It is not just the women who have to watch out either, I know that guys, it is just I am a woman who is talking to a woman.
I peronally would not want to be out her if I were not physically, mentally. emotionally and spiritually fit. Also, financially, I have no desire to be stranded miles and miles for home, so I have my emergency fund.
With all that you have already been through, if it were me, I would seek a safer refuge until I was completely stable in all areas of my life.
Best of luck and wishes to you.

 

That's the statement that I was referring to. There's a better way to suggest to someone that maybe they're seeking the wrong line of work that does not involve referring to undergarments. Not a good way to make a first impression, either. It shows ignorance and a lack of respect.

 

kwray - I'll agree the "put on your big girl panties" as rude and not very gentleman like. To say something like that to an established friend might be cute or funny, but to a stranger looking for help I think is out of line and shows no respect for her, and makes him look trashy. There could have been much more polite ways to express the same thing without getting low down and disrespectful.

 

You're kiddin', right?
THAT's the statement that got your skivies all wadded up?

Maybe, maybe not.
Some folks respond to advice presented differently than other folks. In a way that causes 'em to snap to, listen up and pay attention, --- when other methods don't seem to be sinking in.

But what makes me wonder is, when did the mention of unmentionables
(undergarments) become taboo, and considered an insult?

Have y'all noticed something 'bout all this whinin' that's peculiar?
I think I do.
That being, the recipient of said comments hasn't complained about it.
Isn't that odd?
I'm thinkin' that if those comments are so rude, ignorant and lacking of respect that a person finds them to be insulting, how the hail would they make it through an average day as a Big truck truck driver?
Surely y'all have heard worse, and it was probably intended to insult y'all, ---- where the comments in question here, I don't believe were intended that way.
Rather, I think, it's the way some folks read it (wrong),and are now making a mountain out of a mole-hill over the way a poster presented their advice.

All we are here is hieroglyphics on a contrasting background.
Therefore, the only way we can be insulted is if we let it. The only reason we become angry is if we let ourselves do so.
WE should be in control of those emotions and keep 'em in check, and not go off with a knee-jerk response over the bluntness of a poster, --- who, BTW, did offer good advice. Advice that y'all seem to have ignored.

Shoot the messenger and ignore the message?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

That would be an opinion to which you're certainly entitled to, Burgs. I just trust that y'all understand that not everyone found the comments in question to be offensive and/or insulting. And some even recognized there was actually a message contained within that post, bluntly delivered.

Scheese!
Lighten up already.
It ain't THAT bad.

 

This has nothing to do with anything other than COMMON SENSE. I am also an RN and have worked in addiction medicine for YEARS! I would not want to be ANYWHERE on the highway when anyone is driving under the influence of any sedative. ALL medications used for "anxiety" are habit forming and sedating. After years of working in the emergency room and with addicts the whole "anxiety" thing personally I think is ####. Pray to God, chant to Buddha ....whatever you have to do, but DO NOT be driving a 90,000 pound weapon on the road and be eating Xanax, Klonopin or valium or whatever you "need" to sleep. Making no apologies here. Being on benzos and driving a tractor trailer is beyond IGNORANT!

 

What is beyond ignorant is you claiming to be an RN meanwhile claiming "the whole anxiety thing to be ####". Unfortunatly medications used to treat anxiety/panic are commonly used among drug addicts. That should not automatically reflect poorly on those taking these meds responsibly for the intended use. FYI Mrs/Mr RN not all drugs used to treat anxiety are habit forming. SSRIs are not habit forming in the least. For someone with so much experience with "anxiety" patients and claims to be an RN you know very little and say a lot of very ignorant things. Secondly the sedative effects of a properly dosed benzo is typically minor if at all and goes away within the first few days of use once the body adjusts to it.