Many years ago, I was diagnosed with depression because of a lack of ability
to concentrate. I took a mild prescription of Prozac. It helped some.

A few years later I was canoeing in the North West Territories of Canada
(the Nahanni River) on guided tour. The second day (bear with me here) one
of the other paddlers came up to me and asked if I knew that I snored like
there was no tomorrow and that it sounded like I stopped breathing from time
to time. He thought it was sleep apnea and I should look into it.

I did. I had sleep apnea. I did something about it and the doctor asked if I
was on any anti-depressants. I said I was. He said you don't need anti
depressants. You need sleep.

I did.

Several years later I took up flying. In order to get a medical after
declaring that I once took anti-depressants, Transport Canada required
several tests and Doctors letters but I got (and still have ) my medical.

Marc
CYBW

Calgary

"... cold, but it's a dry cold."





"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "Flyingmonk" said:
HELENA - A 21-year-old flight instructor from Butte apparently
committed suicide Monday by crashing his company's helicopter into a
Helena hayfield, but only after placing a call to the air traffic
control tower and informing them of his intentions.
The man, identified as Patrick Pfeifhofer, of Italy, was working as a
flight instructor for Silver State Helicopters in Butte on a visa.

I spent two years without a medical because I took Welbutrin for two
months. Is it any wonder that pilots who suspect that they are suffering
from depression don't seek treatment?


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away."
- Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware
speedups
not being able to keep up with software demands