Medical Card question

BoxxTrucker · Oct 15, 2019

DusktillDawn said: ↑

Anxiety in itself can cause you to lose your medical card, i wouldnt go telling the doctor about how bad of anxiety you have.
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I was not aware of this. I’ve had my CDL for 10 years and drove commercial Four or five of them And I’ve never had an anxiety attack on the job. Mostly my anxiety comes in the form of medical testing, procedures, and research. There’s a name for it I have no idea what it is but it’s never interfered with my ability to drive. Still it’s good to know that I shouldn’t disclose it anymore

quatto · Oct 16, 2019

Sisbro said: ↑

I used to manage a panel of medical providers and Concentra was one of them. I interacted with the office and physicians daily up until a year and a half ago when I quit that job and got into the VERY different world of trucking. Here are my comments on what has been said so far in this thread:
Specialists - Concentra can recommend a specialist exam, if they do, just tell them you can't do that because you have no insurance, and you need this job to get insurance, and if they recommend a specialist exam, you won't get this job. Most physicians would understand, I think.

If they do recommend a specialist anyway, DO NOT go to one of theirs!! And tell them you are going to someone else. PM me if you want to know more about that.

Chinatown mentioned taking Metformin pills. These are for diabetes, not high blood pressure pressure, and take up to 5 days to work anyway. So don't do that. If you are determined to take a pill, Take Lisinopril. The other advice seems fine
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As far as I know, (at least in this state) Concentra does NOT fax or transmit in any way your physical exam info to the DMV or any other government department. They DO transmit it to the potential employer however. (Think about it - what government agency would have the time or wherewithal to check on medical exams?)

The potential employer can use this information to hire you or not to hire you, and there is no such thing as you having a right to refuse and exam because you have a current medical card. At-will employment still exists, and if the employer doesn't want to hire you they won't, and can't be forced to.
Anyway, good luck with your exam!
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Good advice for the most part. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor which works by reducing the amount of salt in the system. Metoprolol is a better bet as it is a beta blocker that not only reduces blood pressure (by relaxing muscles around blood vessles) , it is sometimes prescribed as an anxiety reducer.
Any doctors or pharmacists out there to cooberate this info?

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