I'm prescribed Adderall and klonopin can I still drive? Will employers hire me?

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  1. Midnightrider909

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    Switch to pseudoephedrine and benadryl.
     
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  5. windsmith

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    Klonopin is a seizure medication. I'm sure the OP would love to fix the reason that it's prescribed to him.

    Adderall is for treatment of ADHD, and sometimes narcolepsy.
     
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    From the link:

    Klonopin is a seizure medication. It's also a benzodiazepine. No doctor anywhere will deem someone safe to drive while taking Klonopin.
     
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    It would disqualifying only if it is taken for the prevention of seizures.

    If used for another reason, such as anxiety, it would not be disqualifying.
     
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    Not quite sure what you're debating. I said truckers know everything. "Trooper to Trucker" assumed I was talking about him. I was clarifying to him that I was talking about all truckers. Truck stops, much like The Truckers Report, has never had a subject discussed where there wasn't at least one "expert" on said subject.
     
  9. Midnightrider909

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    You should join Kevin Rutherford on the air so you can dispense psychiatric advice.
     
  10. Midnightrider909

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    I heard a truck driver at the Flying J in Barstow trying to score some Adderall because his prescription ran out. He said it was prescribed by a doctor for was okay. The Klonopin is going to be a different story. That stuff is given for anxiety and it's basically a tranquilizer. I doubt you could find any doctor out there qualified to give a DOT physical that would say it's okay to take that while driving. You won't have much Social Anxiety on the road anyway. Most drivers are anti-social and don't want to talk to you anyway. The people working at the shippers and receivers they don't like you either and we'll exchange a few words as possible with you to complete their mission. You have chosen the perfect profession, you just need to get off the drugs.
     
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  11. TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    My DOT dr did and the school gave me a med card with it listed
     
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