MEPS didn’t mention my lexapro prescription?
Hey everyone, I just went through MEPS for a 2-day screening. I was NOT swearing in. Just testing, physical, and drug test.
• The physical examiner brought up my bloodwork from a civilian clinic from about a month ago. My hemoglobin A1c was just a tiny bit high, suggesting possible pre-diabetic. I had been eating Chipotle bowls double everything like 5 days a week that month, so I think it was diet-related.
• He also mentioned my BMI was slightly low (I'm 5'3", 116 lbs, BMI 20.6).
• The medical interviewer (different person) also brought up my BMI.
• Neither of them mentioned my Lexapro prescription or my hemorrhoid at all.
I was fully prepared to explain both. The Lexapro was prescribed by a telehealth doctor (YourDoctorsOnline) back in December 2025 for situational nervousness in interviews/professional settings. I stopped in January because it didn't work. Never formally diagnosed by a psychiatrist or in person primary care physician.
I thought MEPS uses MHS GENESIS and would see the prescription, but it never came up.
Questions:
- Does MEPS actually pull telehealth prescriptions from MHS GENESIS, or do those slip through?
- If they didn't flag it, does that mean it's not on my record, or just not in the system they checked?
- For anyone who's been through this — if MEPS doesn't catch it, does it still come up later for a TS clearance?
- Should I bring it up proactively, or just leave it since they didn't ask?
Not trying to hide anything — just trying to understand how the system actually works. Thank you!