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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / April 2004Driving
I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for about 20 minutes. I am on Keppra for seizures (it isn't working). Does having seiqures automatically mean you lose your license? Valerie > I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual > disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for about 20 > minutes. I am on Keppra for seizures (it isn't working). Does having seiqures > automatically mean you lose your license? > > Valerie I think it depends on where you are and the type of your seizures. But are you happy driving when you might lose even half your vision for twenty minutes? Or even twenty seconds? Mary I had surgery for my seizures and lost 1/4 of my vision for good and I still drive. I think the issue is what half does she loose. Mike > > I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual > > disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Mary > I had surgery for my seizures and lost 1/4 of my vision for good and I still > drive. > I think the issue is what half does she loose. > Mike I think the issue is more, what do you think the chances are of losing control and hitting another car or a pedestrian and whether or not you could live with your decision, should it result in another person or people being killed, when you could have prevented it. I made the wrong decision and a man is dead and I can tell you, it's pretty damned hard to live with. So, state laws aside, you need to be pretty sure you'll have full control of your car at all times. Darryl. -- ------------------------------------------- To email, change daryl to darryl in address. ------------------------------------------- > > > I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual > > > disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Mary > I had surgery for my seizures and lost 1/4 of my vision for good and I still > drive. Yes, but a sudden, unespected loss is potentially more dangerous than a chronic condition which is known about. Mary Here is some info. about driving and epilepsy from the Epilepsy Foundation. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/drivingresponsibility.cfm You can search for your state's requirements. Take care, Julie Walton, Volunteer Webmaster Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho http://www.epilepsyidaho.org > I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual > disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for about 20 > minutes. I am on Keppra for seizures (it isn't working). Does having seiqures > automatically mean you lose your license? > > Valerie >You can search for your state's requirements. I did mine, though I know what the doctors told me. The site says there is no set free seizure period, but I have been told by doctors, specialists, and hospitals that it would be against the law for me to drive unless I fit under my first post to Julie-going six months and getting a doctor's authorization to go back on the road. Not being mean, but the whereabouts of the information on the site you recommended needs to be rechecked and/or updated. Hi Dawn, I just returned from a quick vacation to Oregon. If you haven't been there I highly recommend it, beautiful country. I will forward your message to the Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation here in Idaho. He doesn't have authority over the national website, but he can certainly pass on your concerns. (David, the following was a post listed on alt.support.epilepsy after I suggested they can find information about driving on the Epilepsy Foundation's website.) Julie Walton, Volunteer Webmaster Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho http://www.epilepsyidaho.org > >You can search for your state's requirements. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > mean, but the whereabouts of the information on the site you recommended > needs to be rechecked and/or updated. > I am worried that my driver's license might be lifted. I have visual > disturbances about three times a year, where I lose half my vision for about 20 > minutes. I am on Keppra for seizures (it isn't working). Does having seiqures > automatically mean you lose your license? Well, it depends. First, we have different laws in each state and then circumstances might be different. For example, I had some breakthrough seizure symptoms while I was hospitalized for something else. My license was NOT taken away for that maybe because the symptoms went away before being released from the hospital (they gave me an IV boost of my meds while I was hospitalized because it was low perhaps due to my medical problem).. I also know people who have occupational licenses, which means they can drive to and from work but nowhere else. Of course, this is out in the country where there's not a lot to hit. Barb > Valerie Valerie wrote: >Does having seiqures automatically mean you >lose your license? It is spelled seizures, just in case you didn't know. It would depend on where you live. I know in Indiana, where I live, one seizure (not sure if it is specific; might only be grand mals) and the license is gone. I have to go a minimum of six months without a seizure and be able to have my neurologist saying that they are controlled to get my license back. I think, that even if this law was not in place, I would not chance driving knowing I could have a seizure at any second. Not only could I kill myself and/or kill my car, it is also possible you could kill someone else. I am not willing to take that risk, because I know I could not live with myself if I hurt or killed an innocent person over something I knew about. I am not advicing/telling you what to do, but please look at all the "what ifs" before you drive again.
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