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Originally Posted by *Beth*
What a fabulous thread! I have wanted to donate blood for so many years...and the years have flown by. I'm a type A and always heard that A is needed. Something that held me back is the psych med thing. Deep inside I've been embarrassed to go to the blood bank, tell them the list of meds I'm on and get "the look," only to be told I can't donate, being on so many meds.
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You do not need to provide the list of medications you take! Not at all. You are asked about certain medications (as such, the medication to treat HIV infection disqualifies forever) and also asked a question about whether you take medications on the deferral list which can be found on the 2nd page of
https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/wp-c...rial-v23.0.pdf. Some medications disqualify only for a short period of time. E.g. I am always asked if I have taken aspirin in the last 48 hours (I do not take aspirin at all). So, psych drugs are nowhere on that list!