Antidepressants Impair Driving Ability? Really?

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
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A couple of months ago I read a few articles about a study that seriously makes me want to scream and throw things. "Antidepressants May Impair Driving Ability, Research Finds" says one headline. My first thought was, "Oh, crud." But then, having years of experience in looking critically at studies,...

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Solo
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 07:54 PM

There are two things one can conclude from this study.

1. people who are depressed don't function as well as those who are not.

2. The team doing this study has no idea of how to do a meaningful study and yet insist on drawing conclusions that are meaningless.

Oddly enough the FAA will allow pilots to fly with depression but not if they are treated with antidepressants:

[url=http://www.aviationmedicine.com/articles/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayArticle&articleID=32]Virtual Flight Surgeons Inc[/url]

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Deborah Gray
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Oh, for goodness' sake. I wonder what the justification for that is. Do they actually equate antidepressants with street drugs? I wonder if they allow them to take blood pressure medication.