A PLT REALIZES AFTER THE FACT THAT HE WAS FLYING WHILE USING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED.

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I WAS IMPROPERLY GRANTED CLASS III MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON JUN/WED/02; AND HAVE PROBABLY BEEN FLYING ILLEGALLY SINCE SOLOING AS A STUDENT ON JUN/MON/02. THE CERTIFICATE WAS PROBABLY INVALID BECAUSE I WAS TAKING BOTH ZOLOFT AND ARICEPT. WHEN I WENT TO THE AME'S OFFICE YESTERDAY FOR RENEWAL OF PRESCRIPTIONS AND FOR SOME OTHER MINOR ISSUES; DOCTOR ASKED IF I HAD BEEN FLYING WHILE ON THE MEDICATIONS. I CONFIRMED THAT I HAD. THE DOCTOR THEN CALLED ANOTHER DOCTOR; DISCUSSED MY SIT WITH HIM AND RETURNED TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD NOT FLY UNTIL I HAD BEEN OFF OF THE DRUGS FOR 90 DAYS. HE ALSO QUESTIONED WHETHER I HAD MADE HIM AWARE THAT I HAD BEEN TAKING THE MENTIONED DRUGS AT THE TIME OF MY CLASS III MEDICAL EXAM; WHICH I SAID THAT I HAD. HE THEN CHKED HIS FILES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEVANT PRE-EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE FORM INDEED HAD A CLR WRITTEN INDICATION THAT I WAS THEN TAKING BOTH OF THE MENTIONED DRUGS. I HAVE DISCONTINUED BOTH FLYING AS PIC AND TAKING THE MENTIONED DRUGS. MY INTENT IS TO STAY OFF OF BOTH MENTIONED MEDICATIONS AND THEN TO FILL OUT A NEW PRE-EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE FORM AND TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION AGAIN 90 DAYS HENCE. IF I PASS THAT EXAMINATION THEN I WILL FLY AGAIN AFTERWARDS.