I'm scared my mom will have a seizure when driving?

Your mom may be eligible for a "Seizure Response Dog or Cat" they detect when the Dilantin levels go too far down in her body and causes a seizure. They can actually detect it before the actual seizure comes on. Far as I know, there is really no other way to know before she has it. People that have had epilepsy for a long time, can usually sense the change within themselves before it comes on and the people that are close to them can as well, but not always. My uncle is a severe epileptic, we can tell when it would start, he'd seem very irritated and snap at anything, then kind of start slurring and start talking about things that didn't make sense and within a few hours, he'd usually seize. But I don't know if this happens to everyone. So sorry you have to deal with that, but maybe you can sit her down and tell her not to get mad or sensitive, that you are just worried and want to come up with a solution and/or plan for such events.

Even though your mom doesn't want to talk about it, she needs to hear how you feel honey. And with her having episodes still, and coming close to it being in the car when driving, you can call her doctor and explain to him/her about your concerns and how you should go about handling situations like that. She is putting your life at risk as well as hers and you need to express that to her whether or not she wants to hear it. See if your mom can take a Cab until she gets on a combination of medicines that work for her. Each medicine like this, takes about a Month to regulate the body. (from what i recall being a pharmacy tech).

She's not only putting your life and hers at risk, but others as well that are driving around her. What if she hits a car that has a baby in it? She needs to hear this and she needs to find other ways to get around town to do her errands until her epilepsy is controlled

Please do what the other poster said and look into, or have your mom look into Seizure Response Dogs" to help her. She will be able to have that dog everywhere she goes and if that dog reacts, then she will know to pull over the car and you all will be safe. :-D

I recommend talking to your school guidance counselor about this. That is very scary, and I'm very sorry. Actually, legally, she should not be driving if her seizures are not under control. She could kill or harm herself or others. I have an epileptic friend, and she was not allowed to drive until she didn't have a seizure for several months.

If you don't have a counselor at school, then tell some trusted adult family members or adult friends of your family about your concerns.