Why cant schizophrenics drive

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Why cant schizophrenics drive? what happens in the brain when you take antipsychotics that you cant focus on driving anymore

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I drove on APs. Never had a problem.

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I drive on antipsychotics.

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I even tried out driving grain truck for a farmer on aps. It didn’t go that great on zyprexa.

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Driving is scary sometimes but I do and pull it off every day – I have a small car and it’s a little wavy on the freeway, but it’s no big deal

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I drive on AP’s. I believe if your hallucinations become a hazard they can suspend your license, but I’ve only heard of that happening a few times for someone with psychosis.

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I am schizophrenic and I drive a vehicle.

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I can drive.

There was a time when I was delusional and driving was a bad idea, but I’m much much better now and have no problems distinguishing fantasy from reality. I just don’t have a car at the moment… but I drive my mom’s sometimes.

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I got schizophrenia in 1980 at age 19. I didn’t have a car or drive again until 1982. I drove until 1990 and I moved into a board & care home where the owner didn’t allow any client to drive. I got a car in 1997 and have been driving every since. I drive in a very congested area and since 1997 I’ve had one accident (with another car) that was my fault.

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When I was 16, before schizophrenia I was driving on the freeway in my Honda Accord and I fell asleep at the wheel, swerved in into the median, woke up, jerked the wheel to get back on the road, lost control and hit a guardrail, resulting in a roll over…
I’m unsure of how fast I was going, probably around 70 mph ----- I had a small lump on my head, fine otherwise
That is the only accident I’ve been in that was my fault

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Is your head still deformed till now?

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No. Just a small lump, it went away in a week or two

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I did a car accident near my house but i was wearing the seatbelt and going 10 mph I didnt drive since then. no one advised me not to drive before the accident

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Its been 3 years since the last time i have driven a car i dont want to drive until there is no drug affecting my mind when driving or until i quit the drugs

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I still can drive, but i voluntary handed in my licence cause of my asthma. I usually smoke when driving and my partner at the time convinced me its a reasonable thing to do. They are sz don’t function very well on APs (motoric movement).

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I drive and I’m on APs.

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The meds and disorder can affect perception and motor function and then there’s the delusional framework. I had ideation whilst driving and whilst soon on meds didn’t drive for a while for safety reasons.

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I’ve always been a very bad driver. I finally turned in my license seven years ago and have never looked back.

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I drive very well.
The only problem is
visual hallucinations.

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I drive as well. When i first started meds i got into two accidents. But as ive gotten used to them my driving has gotten better. It does cause me some paranoia on occasion. I think a lot while im driving and sometimes i get myself worked up

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