Posted on Dec 11, 2019
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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You won't lose your clearance for going to see counseling, or for taking medications. If there is mental health crisis, your command is required to stabilize you. Taking adderal in itself is not a reason to take you off a deployment, you just take a six month supply with you when you go.
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MSG Intermediate Care Technician
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For the TS part of your question, I doubt it, but you will need to check with your Security Manager.

As for your deployment question, it is possible. But this part will depend on the profile given (if given), dosage and availability of the medication at the deployment location. If you can't take enough with you for the rotation and there is no way to refill during the rotation....possibly. This is where you will need to speak with your behavioral health provider and ask those questions.

Regardless, do not let that thinking stop you from going to BH. If you need help from BH, get your six to BH and get help.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
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Yes. No. Kind of. Generally speaking, when starting any mental health prescription, you will be non-deployable for a period. That period USUALLY lasts for 90 days beyond your last prescription or dosage change. Basically, they want to see that you are stabilized and have no adverse effects from the meds. Once you have a finalized dosage, and you are stable on that dosage, you return to deployable status.

In almost all cases, going to BH does NOT affect your clearance. The few exceptions have already been covered in other posts.
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