Can i join the air force if i have panic attack disorder? i am being treated with prozac?
I’m 15 years old and a few months ago i was diagnosed with panic attack disorder, and i’ve been being treated with prozac for under 4 weeks, can i join the air force?
please be as detailed and straightfoward as possible. thank you so much for answering in advance!
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The answer is no. However, don’t sweat it. Stay on the prozac, work with a councilor, and by the time you can inlist, your panic attacks will probably be in the past.
You are going through the biggest hormonal realignment the human body experiences outside the womb; it is never easy, and there are often rough spots. Don’t let it worry you. You grow out of it.
A goal like that is often a good tool in therapy. Don’t let anything stand in your way. Work through the problem, and be done with it.
Good luck. I am including my review of Prozac; it has some of my personal experiences with the drug. Hope it helps.
You’ll have to ask an Air Force officer.
Heck no.
I have a feeling you won’t last too long with the DI’s yelling at you in bootcamp, let alone mortars flying into your base or RPG’s flying at your humvee…
truthfully though, i’m not a recruiter. I dont know the regulations…it is possible. My advice to you is to go talk to a recruiter and let them know whats going on.
I really hope not.
Probably not, unless the current regulations change by the time you’re ready to join up. Your focus right now should be getting better, and doing well in school.
I can be almost certain that you will not qualify. You took a medication for a panic disorder… Yea, I’m certain you can’t.
I’ll tell you in the beginning, drugs are not the answer. Some doctors practice premature diagnosis on a lot of serious problems. Just remember If a doctor gives you medication as the first step in solving your problem you might want to stay away from their practice. Sometimes, it’s very obvious to see they only care about money, and not you.
The first time I had an anxiety attack I was in high school. I didn’t know what it was at the time. My palms got so sweaty and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. It happened right there in the gym locker room, when Coach told us to take a shower. I didn’t know why I felt like that, but everything in my body just told me to leave. I put my clothes back on and went home. I even skipped my last 3 classes, because that’s how bad it was.
I actually went to a doctor to treat my attacks weeks later and he prescribed me some meds. I was totally against the idea at the time, but it got so bad I felt I had no choice. So the meds did patch the leak for a while but I wanted to be fixed. I wanted to feel like the old me again.
I was trying this one program at the time, a friend referred to me that really did help. Unfortunately, I’ve looked online and it’s not on the web. Here’s a great site though, one of my friends used this product and told me it worked for him.
http://susanwilder.com/anxietyattacks
Hold in there, everything will work out. I didn’t think I could get over it but I’m telling you I did. hope this helps.