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Any advice on getting drivers license back after medical suspension?
Aging Well | Last Active: Nov 28, 2025 | Replies (71)Comment receiving replies
Ill share an experience my Brother went thru in Rhode Island. He had a type of epiploic episode, and the doctor had to report it. What I found interesting was it was temporary. When DMV suspended his license with the cavate that if he didn't have any more episodes within a 6 months period he would get his license back. And he still driving today he never had another one.
I myself have had arrythmias so severe that my pace maker would have to shock me back into rhythm but even with that it was considered not a reason to suspend my license. Its based on risk. Anyone can have a heart attach for instance but the % of those who do and cause an accident is so low its not considered enough of a risk to refuse a license. So Have you actually been told by DMV your license is suspended? If not I would say that this one incident was not enough to suspend. Now I would guess that unless you have another one and DMV hasn't said anything your probably good to go Doctors on there own dont have the power to suspend. It would have to be the DMV. Hope that helps.
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Interesting. Thanks. Nevada’s DMV rules are different. Here it all sounds reasonable, helpful, positive, but the reality is different. I had no incident like your brother’s. A few times, I fainted on a hot walk and I was on Repatha at the time, which made me light-headed or dizzy. I am also not at all skilled in medical vocabulary so I used some incorrect words to describe what happened. My doctor seemed to be projecting, predicting, but who knows what he thought. I had no diagnosis. He used the DMV term “loss of awareness” to get me required to volunteer to suspend my license. I thought humans lost awareness every night when they are sleeping.
Somebody here advised me to remember that the doctor works for me. I am not sure that is completely accurate. I would never allow anyone who worked for me to take my freedom to drive. I wish that doctor worked for me, but I think he works for the government.