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A seizure while driving
Sat, 01/06/2007 - 19:46Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
I am 23 and suffer from seizures. I was driving my two children to school when i had a seizure. I blacked out and wrecked. Thank god my kids weren't hurt but i ended up staying in the hospital for 38 days and thay told me it was EP and put me on lamictal. I knew something was wrong before the accident but i did not see a doctor. Now i wish i would have.
Comments
i too had a grand mal
Submitted by aunsbaby on Mon, 2007-02-12 - 13:48
i too had a grand mal seizure while driving 65mph on an e-way. i am a 52 year old female that has had petit mal seizures all of my life and did not know what they were. these seizures were had after my having an aura. between the stress of life and menopause my seizures became grand mal and my been diagnosed with epilepsy. i am taking keppra now after having had a bad reaction to dilantin. i have chosen not to drive long distances anymore because when i had my accident i was on the way home from work. my job is 44 miles away from my home and with having to drive almost 100 miles a day round trip. i did not hurt myself or anyone during my accident but the possiblity was there. unfortunately i like living. so not being able to drive myself is no big sacrifice. that's why you have family and friends because i am sure that they have needed me for something in the past. count your blessings and continue to live without driving. i do.
Re: Re: Re: A seizure while driving
Submitted by jj.gitties on Wed, 2007-01-17 - 09:55
I have been very VERY fortunate that I had a couple of my seizures right after (I mean not even 1/2 a minute) stopping and parking the car with my wife (back them my fiance) in the car with me.