I drove for 35 years with a clean record. I gave up driving about a year ago. I ran a redlight + hit a car. No one was seriously hurt.
But due to the meds I’m on which can possibly affect your driving, my two brothers talked me into quitting driving, in case I might hurt someone seriously The fact of driving with psych meds can be used against you in court - as driving under the influence. I could get sued for all my money - my livelihood. So I walk, though my feet hurt.
I have been driving since I was able to drive when I was 16. Never had a problem until the SZ kicked in. Now I have voices always trying to get me to run off the road which is really distracting. However I just turn my music up real loud and try to concentrate. Living way out in the country like I do you have to drive to get anything.
I’ve been driving for 8 years. I had to stop temporarily about a month ago, when I was started on QUETIAPINE MR (Seroquel XL.)
I hated not being able to drive. Unfortunately, due to bad financial difficulties, my beloved car is up for sale now.
At the moment, I live rurally with no public transport available to the nearest city.
I have been driving for over 43 years now. I also live where there is no public transportation. So I have to drive.
From the country Ridgerunner
I’ve been in about 6 accidents in 35 years of driving. 2 were mutual. Both parties couldn’t make a claim. 4 of them I collected. My last one was a month and a half ago. A girl in my apartment complex backed into me hard. But there was no damage! So we both dropped the matter. I’ve had two cars totaled but I’ve never been hurt.
I’ve been driving since I was 16…I’m 37 now. I never had a problem with it…even before I was on medicine I still got around ok…
I drive overnight delivering papers. It doesn’t bother me because there’s hardly anyone else on the road overnight. I do my shopping at the 24 hour grocery stores on the way home from work. I only drive in the daytime a few times a year. Breaking down doesn’t bother me, because other paper carriers almost always help.
I’ve been driving almost a year now. I’m 24, so it took me longer to build confidence. I took the driving test a bunch of times, but as soon as I got on ADHD meds I passed. I’m now on Strattera, it might not be as effective as other stimulants but they lose their effectiveness over time. Oh I love driving. It’s relaxing. When I don’t feel as alert I’ve had my boyfriend drive. I’ve drove in NYC (six hours away) and DC(one hour from home) to help learn. I do not like DC traffic, it was almost worse than NYC. I clocked driving out of the tunnel after dark to avoid traffic. In DC my GPS led me to a road that was a dead end and turned into construction. That was scary because there were no gates. And it’s always busy. I drove in DC traffic after I was taken off my ADHD meds, and it was harder. Oh and my GPS died at one point after NYC so I had to guess my way home. I don’t know how I managed to find my way back, I just kept going left from York PA until I hit Frederick MD and found my way home.
i have had lessons like 60 of them. yet i am way too chaotic/hectic too drive.
and besides i stepped on the gas automaticly when approuching an pedestrian crossover…
thats not good.
i do drive and if i were to go nuts at the wheel and die well that wouldn’t be so bad…life sucks…
That’s funny!..