CDL and seizures

I HOLD A CURRENT CDL WITH THE STATE OF TN. I HAD A SEIZURE A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PUT ON SEIZURE MEDICATION. WILL I EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE A TRUCK AGAIN? I HAVE BEEN TOLD I COULD PROBABLY GET A POSITION AS A YARD DOG. IS THIS TRUE? I'VE BEEN DRIVING A TRUCK FOR 4 YRS NOW AND CAN'T IMAGINE EVER GOING BACK TO A DESK JOB AGAIN. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND GET CONFLICTING ANSWERS. PLEASE HELP

I had a seizure in 2006.......I think u need to be off the meds for 5 years....then seizure free for another 5.....THAT'S 10 YEARS.......it really is the kiss of death. No doctor will even consider taking you off meds....putting you back behind a wheel...and you end up killing a bus load of kids....the doctors don't want that liability.
They never found any reason for my seizure.......I have only had 1.....I think the doctor called it a PARTIAL SEIZURE DISORDER...just to cover his ass.

I am too the point I am considering getting a lawyer.....and of course somewhere out there...I gotta find 2 doctors that will dispute the original doctors findings....but there again....it's all about LIABILITY..........I wish u all the best.............we r most likely outcast from the big rigs forever....strange how the diabetics can continue to drive. I did ask that question once.....I was informed that the seizure med DOES NOT PREVENT seizures.....just helps to lessen the chance you will have another.

You can get a CDL after 6 months seizure free. However you will never again be able to drive a commercial passenger vehicle regardless of much time passes or if you become medicine free

If you know of someone who has gotten their Class A back after 6 months....I would really like to talk to them.....I know they keep your Class C for 6 months......I would appreciate more info on how to get a Class A back after 6 months

Thank You

I would like to talk to them also. I've looked for any information I could find on the internet and I've seen 10 years to never. I'm gonna contact TN DOT today and ask them directly.

In those individual cases where a driver has a seizure or an
episode of loss of consciousness that resulted from a known
medical condition (e.g., drug reaction, high temperature, acute
infectious disease, dehydration or acute metabolic disturbance),
certification should be deferred until the driver has fully recovered
from that condition and has no existing residual complications, and
not taking antiseizure medication.
Drivers with a history of epilepsy/seizures off antiseizure
medication and seizure-free for 10 years may be qualified to drive
a CMV in interstate commerce. Interstate drivers with a history of
a single unprovoked seizure may be qualified to drive a CMV in
interstate commerce if seizure-free and off antiseizure medication
for a 5-year period or more.
(See Conference on Neurological Disorders and Commercial
Drivers at:
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/medreports.htm)

I used to know a "hopalong". In TN, I think your driving career is over. It sucks, but is way too risky for the state to permit you to drive. FMCSA is only part of it. Check with TN Dept of Safety.