Is it best to disclose the medications I take during a DOT physical?

I don't make medications, don't take them either, and I wouldn't volunteer information about them if I did, unless they were sure to be discovered by other means.
That physical isn't being done at your behest or for your benefit.
Quacktors have far too much power and authority and deference from the public as it is.
Rather than help them disqualify you, for meds other 'providers' may have foisted on you, why even show up for the physical ?
Do something else with your day, like look for a new career. We needn't surrender in person.

 

I'm not a pharmacist or chemist. I can't be 100% sure if those tablets are sugar pill placebos or only vitamins or something else.

 

Idk man. I disclosed a medication at orient Tati on one time. Orientation ended on Friday and I got stuck in a hotel room for a week after that. No ride to go anywhere, no money to really do anything. Sucked terribly lol so I was like I ain’t telling them anything anymore lol. No I don’t take any meds and no I don’t have sleep apnea LOL they don’t need to know anyway

 

My experience, back in 2005, I was on Norco, an opioid, I disclosed this to the dr and was certified for a 2 yr card. No restrictions. But….. this was back before all the pill mill doctors were writing scripts for opioids like Pez candy. Nowadays, they MAY be more stringent in what they will allow. All depends on the doctor and the carriers safety team, plus their ins carrier.
Good luck in you endeavors.

 

High blood pressure runs in my family, and I take two different medications to keep myself regulated. I could very easily lie during my DOT physical because I'll test normal, but I go once a year to my primary care physician for blood work anyways. It's not very hard for me to get a DOT once a year also.

I don't think having a two year card is worth risking a lawsuit should anything happen.

 

For many years my PCP also did my physicals. I always tried to never go more than a year between exams. Since this physician was also my moms I was in that clinic several times a year. My last physical was done at the Hampton Virginia VA hospital. There was a registered ME on the staff that has since retired. I think this dynamic is why I never really had an issue with OSA. I know this is not optimal for some drivers. However, having your ME and your PCP be the same person does solve some of the logistics of getting a physical.

 

be truthful