Blood Pressure Meds

[BRM21o]

A regular military doctor told me he believes you can take blood pressure meds after your through the training pipeline but they will not accept you if you are taking them beforehand. Are there any flight surgeons/pilots who can confirm this? Thanks!

 

[WVUBetaHornet]

Feddoc?

 

[Pcola04/30]

http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Medications.pdf

http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Cardiology.pdf

p41

in short, there are pilots on blood pressure meds. You have to have your blood pressure under control and show no side effects to the medicine taken. Ace inhibitors are preferred to beta blockers as beta blockers have been shown to reduce g tolerance and cause sedation. I am not a flight doc....take it with a grain of salt.

 

[feddoc]

http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Medications.pdf

http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Cardiology.pdf

p41

in short, there are pilots on blood pressure meds. You have to have your blood pressure under control and show no side effects to the medicine taken. Ace inhibitors are preferred to beta blockers as beta blockers have been shown to reduce g tolerance and cause sedation. I am not a flight doc....take it with a grain of salt.

Close enough.