Can a person suffering from epilepsy drive 2 wheelers or 4 wheelers?

Question

Because, I was told by my doctor some years ago that I should not drive?

Answer 1

Not reccommended, suffering a seizure while riding can be harmful or fatal to yourself and/or others

Answer 2

Riding 3-wheelers, 4-wheelers, and motorcycles is a bad idea for an epilepsy patient. Not for the seizure risk--that's always a risk when you drive anything. The risk is because of head injury. My doctor said that the average person can take an amount of head trauma and be OK, but that a person with epilepsy really doesn't have any wiggle room when it comes to head trauma. Something that a non-epileptic person would recover from could decimate a person with epilepsy.

Answer 3

There is always a chance you could have a seizure while riding. This could cause serious injury to you or others.

Your physician has a better understanding of the relative risks of different activities than you do. Some things are necessary (getting to work) and some are not (riding a recreational vehicle). Your physicians advice is warranted.

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Follow-up: Judging by your other inquiries on this subject, your epilepsy is not well controlled in some cases, such as operating motor vehicles. This would suggest you should take care in all driving situations and minimize the time you spend in this type of activity. You should not ride recreational vehicles.
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Answer 4

Driving a motorcycle would be most unwise, but this is just my opinion based on the fact I have seen in emergency rooms over the years the victims of riding them not having anything to do with epilepsy. Seriously, if the epilepsy is well controlled and not seizure activity, the person should be able to do either provided his coordination and reaction time is normal.

Answer 5

It really depends on the severity of your epilepsy.. and seizures. Both my mother and aunt have epilepsy, my mother hasn't had a grand maul seizures in over 6years, and can feel when she is going to up to an hour before. My Aunt was having grand mauls several times a day....without warning. So I cant give you an answer without knowing more. But as someone who has been exposed to it for the past 36years I know how difficult of a condition this is and I wish you the best. Also, have you tried the epilepsy diet?? my mother has always been on it and my father tried it on one of his patients (he works at a children's hospital as a nutritionist) who was having up to 20 seizures a day..none of the doc's could get her seizures under control.. they tried every med and the poor girl was only 11. there are certain foods containing ingredients that increase the amount of dopamine in your brain NATURALLY. Any, this worked for the little girl cutting her seizures in half in only 1 week.
Good Luck to you.

Answer 6

I have a friend who suffers from epilepsy. He takes medicine to control it. He drives all of the time. I have seen him suffer one seizure in 20 years. He was not driving at the time, but it could possibly happen while driving.

Answer 7

It really depends on the serverity of the seizure and the country you are in.

But in most countries, they would not allow people with epilepsy to drive because they are afraid that they might have seizure while they are behind the wheel and cause danger to themselves and other people on the road.

Answer 8

not recommended and you know why
in my country is forbidden to a doc to approve medical certification for driving to an epilepsy patient
a seizure when you are driving can be a disaster

Answer 9

If the seizures are completely in control - then it is ok to drive - but if one has seizures regularly, then no - it is not ok to drive.

I had a friend who used to drive and had seizures regularly even though he took medication for the seizures, so he had to give up driving.

Answer 10

it is okay to drive a car in some cases so maybe the same will apply.