Driving and dvla

[Xarajayne]

Hi, pretty new here. Was diagnosed last week. In regards to driving its all very confusing. I was just wonder if anyone had been diagnosed while they had a license and if so how long they couldn’t drive for. I personally don’t understand how if im fully conscious and can controll my 2 arm spasms i get sometimes in the morning. Why i can drive (obviously id never put anyone at risk or even think of driving if i didn’t feel able to). Need to send off to dvla but just looking for past peoples experiences

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Hey, UK I had to stop for 12 months being seizure free but just lost it again due to meds change 🥺

[EpilepsyAction1 Partner Epilepsy Action]

Hi Xarajane

Having a new diagnosis of epilepsy and been told you can’t drive must be hard.

If someone has a seizure of any kind, they need to stop driving and tell the driving agency.

epilepsy.org.uk/info/drivin...

When you can start driving again will depend on the type of seizures you have. As there are a few different driving regulations for epilepsy, you may wish to use our tool to find out when you might be able to start driving again and reapply for your licence.

epilepsy.org.uk/info/drivin...

epilepsy.org.uk/info/drivin...

I hope this helps you to understand when you can drive again. If you need to discuss this further, please feel free to contact the Epilepsy Action Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050. Our helpline is open Monday to Tuesday 8.30am until 7.00pm, Wednesday to Friday 8.30am until 4.30pm and Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm.

Regards

Diane

[Daesin]

How they explained it to me was this, that little twitchy one this morning may not be bad but the one that smacks you in half an hour, next Thursday or on Easter may be quite different. I was told that things can change good or bad very quickly. I kind of thought it was them telling me in a roundabout way that they just really don’t know what’s going to happen. That my brain and its electrical activities are so intricate and personalized that they simply don’t know and can’t predict. So to protect everybody they just say no to everybody.

For me it’s other issues that took the keys away years before seizure was ever mentioned. I hope you come to peace with the changes in your life. I know it’s a challenge.