Some medications for mental health
conditions can affect your balance and concentration, or
make you sleepy or tired. This can interfere
with your ability to do certain sorts of work and tasks.
You should discuss this carefully with your GP or
psychiatrist.
These tasks include:
- driving
- working with machinery
- working at heights.
Applicants of drivers licence holders must
inform the Driver Vehicle Licensing
Authority (DVLA) of any condition that may affect their
ability to drive safely.
Links
to resources:
The
Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority
(DVLA) requires applicants or drivers licence holders
to inform them of any condition that may affect a person’s ability
to drive safely. This links to information on specific
medical conditions which may affect driving and to the section with
information on what happens after the DVLA is informed about a
medical condition.
Royal Collegeof
Psychiatrists – mental health information
for all
The mental health information section has lots
of readable well researched information about treatments for mental
ill-health. The information leaflets include explanations of
how different medicines work, how long they may take to have an
effect, what tasks the medicine may affect your ability to carry
out.
Mental Health Foundation
This section on medication for mental health
problems includes a section called ‘Questions to ask’ to help you
when talking to your doctor.
Rethink
Rethink has a summary of the possible effects
that common types of medicines can have. Rethink have also
produced a report called ‘Side Effects’ which is available
to download. This is based on the ‘real-life’ experiences of
mental health service users.
MIND
MIND has information on medical and
alternative treatments. Each booklet or factsheet contains
information on side effects.
Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Taking medicines - some questions &
answers about side effects is a leaflet produced by the MHRA for
the public.
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