DOT med exam and medication help.

If he has seizures ,its gonna be kinda hard to get excepted.Does he have seizures often .Not a good thing seizures and driving 80k down the rd .
Good luck .

 

I googled it and it is for seizures.

I think no.


http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/medical.htm

391.41(b)(8)
A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person:
Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy;
or
Any other condition which is likely to cause the loss of consciousness, or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle.
Epilepsy is a chronic functional disease characterized by seizures or episodes that occur without warning, resulting in loss of voluntary control which may lead to loss of consciousness and/or seizures. Therefore, the following drivers cannot be qualified:
(1) a driver who has a medical history of epilepsy;
(2) a driver who has a current clinical diagnosis of epilepsy; or
(3) a driver who is taking antiseizure medication.
If an individual has had a sudden episode of a nonepileptic seizure or loss of consciousness of unknown cause which did not require antiseizure medication, the decision as to whether that person's condition will likely cause the loss of consciousness or loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle is made on an individual basis by the medical examiner in consultation with the treating physician. Before certification is considered, it is suggested that a 6-month waiting period elapse from the time of the episode. Following the waiting period, it is suggested that the individual have a complete neurological examination. If the results of the examination are negative and antiseizure medication is not required, then the driver may be qualified.
In those individual cases where a driver had a seizure or an episode of loss of consciousness that resulted from a known medical condition (e.g., drug reaction, high temperature, acute infectious disease, dehydration, or acute metabolic disturbance), certification should be deferred until the driver has fully recovered from that condition, has no existing residual complications, and is not taking antiseizure medication.
Drivers with a history of epilepsy/seizures off antiseizure medication and seizure-free for 10 years may be qualified to operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Interstate drivers with a history of a single unprovoked seizure may be qualified to drive a CMV in interstate commerce if seizure-free and off antiseizure medication for a 5-year period or more.

 

It's a benzodiazepen..Not normally tested for in the standard NIDA 5 drug screen. But a company may use an enhanced test and it will be detected, However it also clears your system in 3-5 days. If he's worried, stop using it.

 

well if he is have problems with anxiety Trucking is not the place anyway when he spends 30 hrs at a meat packing plant wondering when the #### load is gonna get ready he will need blood pressure medicine

 

I was prescribed xanax from my doctor a few months ago and was wondering the same thing. I called two major companies (who shall remain nameless) and they both told me the same thing. They said that obviously people need proof for all medication that its a prescription and not a drug problem...but...xanax, klonipin, etc.. are a controlled substance not to mention they have been known to put people to sleep. They didnt tell me no but they didnt tell me yes either. From what I gathered, it was going to cause a problem in the hiring process and a doctor was also going to have to write a letter saying that you can take the medication and still be ok to drive a commerical vehicle. There is no way a doctor will write that letter knowing what the effects of the medicine are. Sorry I couldn't give you a definate answer, but thats all the info that I was given when I looked into it. Tell your friend to get off the medication and spend more time in church if he wants to feel better. I had my doctor take me off my medication and I recently got a job driving for a local company here in Illinois. It seemed like as soon as I applied to a company and didnt have to mention that I was prescribed xanax, I immediatley found a job. The anxiety from not having a job and living in a homeless shelter will be far worse than the reason he's on the medication in the first place.