Sent home by Prime , bit concerned.

Not necessarily, he could be an excellent driver and problem solver, when his anxiety isn't getting in the way. If the cymbalta works to take that edge off and makes him more effective, then it's a good thing.

 

Dude, that is utterly untrue for the majority. The guy in Amarillo could've blown and aneurysm because his BP spiked because he went off his blood pressure meds... Or, because he has some uncontrolled anger/anxiety issues, his BP spiked hard and he popped his head gasket and went nuts. No one will ever know, thanks to the lawyers, but there is no call to lump everyone into the same category as a guy who went crazy.

Don't assume everyone on antidepressants is one step away from a killing spree. I'm on citalopram, and it acts like cymbalta does on tallokie, and allows me to not get mentally hamstrung trying to figure out the right solution to a problem. So, sometimes (many times, tbh), a little medication goes a long way toward making a person function BETTER than without.

 

TSRH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Is TSRH like an antidepressant gang sign or something?

 

How much alcohol do you drink? Just curious, because you just tossed a guy under the bus who admits he has a problem with alcohol AND is smart enough to realize it, admit it, and DEAL with it by NOT DRINKING. Oh, and he's not a diagnosed alcoholic, either, so that's off the table altogether.

So that leaves his antidepressant. Which means he's been diagnosed with a depression issue, and that he has it under control with the medication.

His only mistake was to admit the alcohol issue, because that is likely why they canned him. Prime can make whatever rules they want; but they have to follow the rules they have, which means if they allow other admitted alcoholics drive, they have to be consistent and give him the same opportunity (yes, this is federal law).

As for the depression: the law allows it to be treated effectively by doctor-prescribed medication; and he has it under control. Therefore, they can't rightly can him for that.

As for depression in general: EVERYBODY gets depressed, EVERY SINGLE ONE of us; if you (or others) claim otherwise, y'all are either lying, or unaware--ignorance of which is far more dangerous than otherwise, because it's highly likely you're self-medicating (booze or other drugs), and are a greater danger to everyone around you than tallokie will ever be.

Apnea is a known issue that causes more than merely falling asleep at the wheel, and is well-documented; for many, it's also well-controlled; and as long as it's controlled, everything is fine.

Be careful of throwing stones in a glass house...

 

He stated he was alcohol-free for two years. I'd also like to bet that he and his doctor have discussed it, so his doctor can give him a letter stating he's alcohol-free.

So that's covered.

Personally, I think he got lucky, and has a chance to find a better outfit to drive for, and get his disclosures straight before he goes off and tries again.

 

No its not covered.

Have you considered that YOUR medication has the side effect of you not comprehending or having a false sense of reality from what you read.

Your advise of telling him to lie, or solutions based on your lack of comprehension aren't gonna help him.

Go back and start with post one.... read again. Then look at your last couple posts and edit them.

Just a short list of your lack of comprehension:
-cant be fired if he was never an employee
-hadnt had a drink in two months, not 2 years.
-he seeked treatment from his own doctor out of concern from his drinking
-its his Doctor's fax to Prime that helped put the nail in the coffin, so yeah good luck on him going back to his doctor to get this straightened out

By getting "his disclosures straight" do you mean lie. That will really help his career if he gets caught lying.

Is moral ambiguity another side effect. must be ok, if you take your meds. We should all just accept that?

 

My bad, I stand corrected on the alcohol issue, I misread that. But don't throw the "moral" rock unless your glass house is made of polycarbonate, because even the best people occasionally slide.

I was asked how much I drank, which is less than one drink a week, and the DOT Dr didn't even blink; nor did he blink on the antidepressants (I did take two, now down to one). His bigger concern was with my blood pressure, because it was borderline high as far as he was concerned--me and my Dr both thought it was great--but he did finally grant me my medical card.

"Getting disclosures straight" means "don't volunteer anything you don't have to", which seems to be the only way to get any kind of job these days. And that's not my credo: it's the reality of this employment day and age, because it's an "employers' market", and they can be picky and eliminate anyone they want with apparent impunity, even if that "elimination" is blatantly discriminatory.

 

So a company is discriminatory because they don't want people on suicide watch driving their trucks? Sounds like my kind of company.

 

I don't advocate lying, but diarrhea of the mouth can sabatoge any job interview. I did time in a Navy brig but wouldn't volunteer that information during a job interview. The only info I would consider volunteering is perhaps something positive I learned about the company while researching it.