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@mir123 I agree with you basically that if you have vision or other health problems that could endanger anyone, you should not drive. There are already far too many impaired drivers. No sensible person wants to add to that problem, but there is a serious problem with doctors assuming people are too old to drive and imagining diagnoses for them that cause them to lose a driver’s license. Being old is not synonymous with being incompetent or irresponsible. When a doctor jumps the gun and creates a loss of license, it is awful. My neurologist thought I was losing consciousness so that my driving would be affected, but my problem was Repatha injections, and when I stopped taking Repatha, I have not fallen since. Every time I fell I was too hot and I was standing. I never passed out from a seated position or in an air conditioned environment like a car. The doctor simply didn’t know enough, but thought he did, That caused huge problems for me. Lesson learned: be careful what you say to a doctor and choose your words very carefully. The months without driving really eroded my confidence and sent me away from trusting in our medical system.

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@tatiana987 I know you went through a difficult situation, and I'm sorry that even if it resolved practically there is mistrust and erosion of confidence. I hope that as time passes this might improve. Wishing you all the best.