Question about prescription drugs-cdl

The link is general information, Anyone with google and a few minutes can combine your medicine your mild schizophrenia versus CDL. You will learn that there are limitations to what CDL drivers will be able to have or not.

Ultimately the situation presented by you vs a DOT Doctor, your company application process etc will resolve either you being hired or not hired. And if your mental condition is a reason that you are not hired, then take it to the social security and file disability because you cannot effectively work with this problem or be hired for that reason.

This new link is a PDF report sent to the FMCSA in 2009 regarding mental health vs CDL. Settle in and read a while. It's engrossing.

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmc...el-Psychiatric-Psychiatric-MEP-Panel-Opin.pdf

 

Within certain limits. Your car license is easy peasy.

The problem is when a police man detects flawed, drugged or drunken driving and pulls you over. Make sure that you do not even have a single pill anywhere in your personal vehicle. And have a second copy from the pharmacy of the prescription bottle and medicines (Left at home in your cabinet...) in your wallet to show that yes you take medicine. They have been hunting for DUI with great success these last few years.

Hell, I don't even drive my vehicle anywhere when it is a bad day and meds are inside my system. It's enough to be failing a roadside test and arrest with the ones I take. Fortunately I don't drive but one or two times a month carefully planned with a three day drug holiday period to get it out of my system prior.

 

Really?
I don't do that. I sleep at night, period.

I got into it, once, with my DM when I delivered a load at 1000 and they wanted me to pick up the next one at 2300 and drive all night.
Sorry, but no.
I've been awake for 6 hours and you want me to try and get enough sleep to safely drive all night?
It simply does not work that way. At least for me.
And I stand my ground. It is a safety issue, DOT hours not withstanding.
That was the last time it was an issue.
I may have to adjust a bit, but it is never going from day to night at a moments notice. And it does not stay that way for very long. I adjust things to get back to my normal schedule.

My current load is a good example.
It has way too much time, enough to get a 34 in when I don't need it. And it delivers at 1630.
They might expect me to get near the delivery and then take the 34. Then I would have many hours to run after it is delivered.

I say nay, nay!
I'll pick up the load and immediately take the 34, running all the hours just before delivery.
That way they can't plan me for an over nighter after I've been up all day.

Less miles for the week? Sure.
I don't care.
I care more for my own safety and well being. And that does not include changing my operating hours with such drastic changes.
And any doctor would probably agree with me.

 

Another reason I do dump truck, I start work at 630am and am usually done by 5pm. The boss has some drivers that are out overnight but if I was asked, I would tell her I do not feel safe doing that because I can't sleep during the day... which is the truth. I had a 3rd shift non cdl job and I was a mess doing it.

 

To the OP. The best option you could do is inform the Doctor what you do and if he or she says it's Ok then go to your company and inform them. It's much better to be up front on all medications just to cover you in case the worse happens. If you try to hide the medication and an accident does happens you'll be the first to blame because of the medication. Belief me I've seen a major law suit against the company and those blood sucking lawyers will go after anything.

 

A lot of drivers seem to be mildly schizophrenic. Delusions of Grandeur is common.

 

Not me.

I lost that a looong time ago. I don't think I ever had it. My teenage years were difficult and not to be repeated. The home was a land of no at that time.