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<blockquote data-quote="Californiablonde" data-source="post: 534774" data-attributes="member: 2196"><p>Yeah the medication was prescribed by my doctor for the anxiety attacks I was having and he never told me I couldn't drive on it. As a matter of fact, I usually get my attacks before work and I told him this, and he still prescribed me to take a pill right away when my anxiety hit. He knows I work and he knows I drive to get there. He was just as surprised as I was that the medication affected my driving. I tried it out on the weekend first to make sure I felt okay. I was at home alone and I felt fine just sitting there watching TV all day. I thought for sure I could handle it while driving. </p><p></p><p>I was surprised when I blacked out right before the accident because I had been driving for at least a half hour and I didn't feel tired or dizzy or anything. I just suddenly blacked out out of the blue and ran over a center divider. I got such severe panic and anxiety attacks after the arrest that I had to go to a mental hospital for about a week, then I went on disability for a month because my anxiety was so bad that I couldn't function. I simply couldn't drive without freaking out, and I couldn't work because I would spend the entire time there worried about having to drive home. I couldn't eat or sleep either. I was really traumatized. </p><p></p><p>I refused to take any more anti anxiety pills after the accident so the doctor put me on antidepressants for the anxiety, which unfortunatley took about a month to kick in. I am doing better now but I still get anxiety attacks and there's nothing I can do about it. Xanax really helped for a time but I only took that on weekends when I wasn't required to drive the next day. I have many anxiety attacks before work and I just deal with it and suffer. I won't even take pills at night. I'm too afraid they will be in my system the next day and I will get in trouble again, which could mean up to six months in jail if it happens again. I am absolutely TERRIFIED of going to jail. It's one of my life's biggest fears. I simply couldn't handle jail. I am doing everything in my power to avoid it, even if it means I have to remain unstable. Right now my panic attacks are manageable but they are still there. It's just something I will have to put up with for the rest of my life. Oh and for the question about payment plans or extensions for the court costs, I already asked about it. To qualify, you have to make less than $300 a month! Seriously? My child support pays more than that! So of course I don't qualify for any reduced payments. </p><p></p><p>Oh, and there's still a chance the dmv will suspend my license. I may not be able to drive to anywhere but work and my alcohol classes and AA meetings. That means I can no longer take my kids to school. Next year difficult child's school is about an hour away walking distance, so I HAVE to take her there. There's no getting around it. It is not our home school so there are no buses for her. I am literally praying my license will not get suspended. That's when I'll truly be screwed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Californiablonde, post: 534774, member: 2196"] Yeah the medication was prescribed by my doctor for the anxiety attacks I was having and he never told me I couldn't drive on it. As a matter of fact, I usually get my attacks before work and I told him this, and he still prescribed me to take a pill right away when my anxiety hit. He knows I work and he knows I drive to get there. He was just as surprised as I was that the medication affected my driving. I tried it out on the weekend first to make sure I felt okay. I was at home alone and I felt fine just sitting there watching TV all day. I thought for sure I could handle it while driving. I was surprised when I blacked out right before the accident because I had been driving for at least a half hour and I didn't feel tired or dizzy or anything. I just suddenly blacked out out of the blue and ran over a center divider. I got such severe panic and anxiety attacks after the arrest that I had to go to a mental hospital for about a week, then I went on disability for a month because my anxiety was so bad that I couldn't function. I simply couldn't drive without freaking out, and I couldn't work because I would spend the entire time there worried about having to drive home. I couldn't eat or sleep either. I was really traumatized. I refused to take any more anti anxiety pills after the accident so the doctor put me on antidepressants for the anxiety, which unfortunatley took about a month to kick in. I am doing better now but I still get anxiety attacks and there's nothing I can do about it. Xanax really helped for a time but I only took that on weekends when I wasn't required to drive the next day. I have many anxiety attacks before work and I just deal with it and suffer. I won't even take pills at night. I'm too afraid they will be in my system the next day and I will get in trouble again, which could mean up to six months in jail if it happens again. I am absolutely TERRIFIED of going to jail. It's one of my life's biggest fears. I simply couldn't handle jail. I am doing everything in my power to avoid it, even if it means I have to remain unstable. Right now my panic attacks are manageable but they are still there. It's just something I will have to put up with for the rest of my life. Oh and for the question about payment plans or extensions for the court costs, I already asked about it. To qualify, you have to make less than $300 a month! Seriously? My child support pays more than that! So of course I don't qualify for any reduced payments. Oh, and there's still a chance the dmv will suspend my license. I may not be able to drive to anywhere but work and my alcohol classes and AA meetings. That means I can no longer take my kids to school. Next year difficult child's school is about an hour away walking distance, so I HAVE to take her there. There's no getting around it. It is not our home school so there are no buses for her. I am literally praying my license will not get suspended. That's when I'll truly be screwed. [/QUOTE]
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