Chris Finlayson

I got a really bad bout of long COVID. Memory loss, brain fog, fatigue. That really tanked my serotonin that all of a sudden triggered every anxiety I possibly had. December 19th, 2021 was my last flight.

I got a really bad bout of long COVID. Memory loss, brain fog, fatigue. That really tanked my serotonin that all of a sudden triggered every anxiety I possibly had. December 19th, 2021 was my last flight.

I got a really bad bout of long COVID. Memory loss, brain fog, fatigue. That really tanked my serotonin that all of a sudden triggered every anxiety I possibly had. December 19th, 2021 was my last flight.

I remember sitting in my bed after a panic attack and just thinking, I can't do this. And I remember going into the doctor's office in February of 2022, thinking that, frankly, I was throwing my career away.

I remember sitting in my bed after a panic attack and just thinking, I can't do this. And I remember going into the doctor's office in February of 2022, thinking that, frankly, I was throwing my career away.

I remember sitting in my bed after a panic attack and just thinking, I can't do this. And I remember going into the doctor's office in February of 2022, thinking that, frankly, I was throwing my career away.

10 milligrams. Did that for about six months, tried to go off it. And unfortunately that didn't work.

10 milligrams. Did that for about six months, tried to go off it. And unfortunately that didn't work.

10 milligrams. Did that for about six months, tried to go off it. And unfortunately that didn't work.

And that's when my psychiatrist was like, look, like, I get all this stuff, but we should really escalate you up to 20 just to see what happens because there's nothing to lose at this point. And that's when I really gave up like, okay, I guess I'm just going to be on this rug no matter what. So I am going to, no matter what, need these special issuance.

And that's when my psychiatrist was like, look, like, I get all this stuff, but we should really escalate you up to 20 just to see what happens because there's nothing to lose at this point. And that's when I really gave up like, okay, I guess I'm just going to be on this rug no matter what. So I am going to, no matter what, need these special issuance.

And that's when my psychiatrist was like, look, like, I get all this stuff, but we should really escalate you up to 20 just to see what happens because there's nothing to lose at this point. And that's when I really gave up like, okay, I guess I'm just going to be on this rug no matter what. So I am going to, no matter what, need these special issuance.

When I started that higher dosage of my SSRI, After about six weeks on that, I was like, oh, this is clarity. This is awesome. This is a good state to be in. I've maintained that ever since.

When I started that higher dosage of my SSRI, After about six weeks on that, I was like, oh, this is clarity. This is awesome. This is a good state to be in. I've maintained that ever since.

When I started that higher dosage of my SSRI, After about six weeks on that, I was like, oh, this is clarity. This is awesome. This is a good state to be in. I've maintained that ever since.

I didn't know how long it was potentially going to take. I wasn't sure what exactly that cost was going to be, how I was going to pay for that if I wasn't going to be working. the lack of transparency involved with the FAA's processes, all of those things.

I didn't know how long it was potentially going to take. I wasn't sure what exactly that cost was going to be, how I was going to pay for that if I wasn't going to be working. the lack of transparency involved with the FAA's processes, all of those things.

I didn't know how long it was potentially going to take. I wasn't sure what exactly that cost was going to be, how I was going to pay for that if I wasn't going to be working. the lack of transparency involved with the FAA's processes, all of those things.

The other requirement is to be evaluated by a board certified psychiatrist. The psychiatrist that I was seeing, she was a nurse practitioner. That wasn't at the level for which the FAA would require. So I then had to search out a MD.

The other requirement is to be evaluated by a board certified psychiatrist. The psychiatrist that I was seeing, she was a nurse practitioner. That wasn't at the level for which the FAA would require. So I then had to search out a MD.