Is migraine an automatic disqualification?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Solo Soul, Jul 7, 2021.

  1. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    I have occasional migraines

    The thing that works for me is,
    Take:
    2 aspirin, 2 Advil, and 2 Tylenol , and wash it down with at least 12 ounces of coke or Dr Pepper, and take a nap.

    when I wake up an hour later , the pain is gone.

    I’ve tried lots of prescription meds and this works better than any prescription meds I’ve tried.

    and the migraine isn’t a disqualification

    The medicine that’s taken for it might be though.
     
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  3. Solo Soul

    Solo Soul Medium Load Member

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    You have migraine too?
     
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    No, just pain from long ago injuries.
    Since I started taking that liquid, get a good nights sleep.
     
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  5. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    Migraines are not a disqualifying condition. The drug one takes for it *could* be. I suffer with them. I take Imitrex. It works for me and it isn’t a narcotic. The down side is it has a nasty chest pain side effect (at least for me).

    p.s. I wouldn’t wish a migraine on anyone. When I have one I have to go to a complete black out condition with absolute silence. Any light or noise is almost unbearable.
     
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  6. Solo Soul

    Solo Soul Medium Load Member

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    I asked her, she says she takes amitriptyline.
     
  7. Savor the Flavor

    Savor the Flavor Medium Load Member

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    You mean, hanging upside-down in a cave doesn't....?
     
  8. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I had a driver who had migraines, she could not work legally with the amount of pain and problems they caused so she left.

    The problem is this, migraines can stop someone from doing anything for 8 to 10 hours, they can be bad and if they are trying to do a job this increases risks of an accident if someone is trying to drive.

    It should be a disqualificating issue.
     
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  9. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    I think working in an Amazon warehouse CAUSES Migraines!
     
  10. Linte_Loco

    Linte_Loco Road Train Member

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    I know 2 women with migraines. Their meds are pretty powerful stuff. No way they can even drive normal vehicles
     
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