Just diagnosed and sooo confused! how is it legal to be driving?!?

Hi everybody, I am a 24 year old mother of two little boys ( 4 yrs old, and 5mths old ) I started having "episodes" about 5 to 6 years ago, 2 to 3 times a year... Then out of nowhere this past month I've have had 15. after an MRI and a EEG my doctor dx me with epilepsy (simple and complex partial seizures) and a slight Chiari 1 malformation. After I broke the news to family and friends just about everyone asked if my drivers license had been revoked..my doctor did not mention anything about it. This baffled me, why everyone had asked until that night when I loaded my kids up and headed home, half way there i realized i was driving in someones yard (along it, not through it thank god!) I had no memory whatsoever of even getting into the car, or driving to that point. I live in Maryland where the doctors are NOT required to report epilepsy to the MVA, I find this to be horrific! Thankfully My kids and I are safe, and so is everyone else that was driving on the road that night. IS there anyone that can explain how this makes sense? I attempted to contact my doctor multiple times, but it has been to no avail, I think theres communication problems between the receptionist and the doc. I so scared to go anywhere alone now, and if it was'nt for my 4 year old knowing my husbands phone number i'd be afraid to alone with them... if anyonea on Topamax, please let me know how long it takes to start kickin in. I feel like i'm losing my life rather quickly. Thanks for the time and I'll take any advice I can get :)