Can I drive? I only have had 2 seizures and that was at night.

 I had 1 seizure at night between 2200 and 2300 on November 9, 2009. I just had another one on Feb. 7 2011 at about the same time at night. I have realized that the days leading up to the past 2 have been very stressful. I work for a large communications company and work the direct customer support side. The last one in 2009 we were getting ready to lauch a popular phone. This one we were going to launch a phone on the 10th of feb. ( hint. hint). I have always been good at handling stess. I work a full time job as well as run a small contracting company on the side. My question was can I drive even though the doctor said not to. I have read alot of forums and I understand the risk and I have 4 young kids myself and would not put them in danger. Reason I ask was because of the history of the seizures I have, had which are at night, and only seem to happen after a heavy amount of time under stress. On the epilepsyfoundation website it says "Some states don't count seizures that only take place during sleep, don't impair consciousness, or are preceded by a very long warning". I can not seem to find the Ohio website that would go over this. Would this be a question for an attorney or ?? Any information you have would help. If there are any veterans out there that read this forum from OIF 2003 till now let me know. This all started after my OIF deployment.

I went 23 yrs seizure free and I was of the strong opinion that if I were to have an "aura" or get that feeling just before a grande-mal while I was driving, I would be able to pull over in plenty of time, but since found out that it's like playing Russian Roulette, I was fooling myself. I had a minor incident in a parking lot and as a result, I had my licence suspended.I still drove for 2 yrs but I was just lucky that nothing happened. After driving my whole adult life and then having my licence stripped away, I felt like part of my freedom was taken away. It could happen at ANY time and you won't have time to pull over. So again I ask you is it worth the gamble?

I'm sorry but I have a problem with people who have a KNOWN seizure condition and continue to drive and then there's me who has a siezure condition that has been under control for 25 yrs and I've had mine suspended. To me that seems very irresponsible.

Randy

I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this, but I've had my license stripped twice because of my epilepsy and I know how it feels. Once when I was 19 that lasted 2yrs and when I was 40 that has lasted for 4 yrs. It feels humiliating as an adult, to have to be driven everywhere. And no, I haven't had a seizure, but what if I did? Trust me, I want to drive more than anything, and there have been times when I thought about doing it anyway, but what if that was the day that I had a seizure? I know I couldn't live with myself if I had one, got into an accident, and maybe killed somebody. How would you feel if it were your family that I killed? Would you want me to risk your family's lives when I knew I shouldn't have been on the road? I know I don't want you risking my family. When one person with epilepsy drives and breaks the rules, the rules are only going to get harder for the rest of us. Please be responsible. Plus, what kind of example are you setting for your children? It's ok to break the rules as long as you don't get caught?