Here in Australia you have to inform the relevant authority that you have conditions like MG. They require you to see a doctor to fill out a form regarding your condition and your health. It is then up to them as to whether you can drive. Depending on what your doc puts on the form dictates how often the form needs to be filled out.

I never drive from mid afternoon onwards due to exhaustion. I always limit how long I drive for as well. If I feel too tired or not quite right then I make the decision myself not to drive for periods of time, for my safety and others.

Luckily I have four teens left at home that either run errands for me, or drive me around. Right now I only leave the house once a week if that. I just refuse to drive at night. I don't see well at night, havent for years.

I still drive cause I have to work.. but my husband did tell me that he thinks I favor the left side of the road as it is my right eye that droops the most... hmmm I do know I don't like driving at night cause all the lights bother me.

Here are my rules. No night driving since the headlights feel like daggers. No driving when I look at my wife and can't decide which of the 3 I'm supposed to kiss. No driving when I can't see past my shoelaces without holding my eyes open.
Between phone, family and Internet I've ordered my life so I don't have to go out if I don't want to.

Hey, Curt, let me know next time you have occullar symptoms. I'll make sure to avoid the roads in that part of the country. JK

I drive every day to and from work. Almost an hour each way. If I ever feel unsafe I ask someone for a ride. Night time is harder and rare that I don't ask someone else to be the driver. The lights, yes, are the problem for me too.

I am lucky that my hubbie is happy to drive anywhere anytime for me. Happy to pick up things on the way home from work if I need him to. I am also lucky that I have a bus service that picks me up and drops me off at my door.

JK and Curt, you crack me up!

When I first got MG about 3 years ago, I felt like Marty Feldman at a Foreigner concert playing "Double Vision". For severAl days I felt fearful to drive with might right eye on the road and my left eye on the speedometer. Since I was diagnosed and stared taking Pyrodostigmine, the problem isn't as severe and I have learned to adapt when driving. I still drive, but much more cautiously. I look much more thoroughly to be sure I know exactly what I am seeing. Without good depth perception, I must look longer and more carefully to avoid an accident Maybe other drivers become a little impatient with me at times, but that is worth the saftey.

Clearly yes!

I had MG for some time before being diagnosed, and always thought my symptoms were due to old age, or some other reason. I was finally diagnosed by a neurologist when I had a reaction from a shot given in the hospital and had to be intubated and put in a medical coma. They had a hard time bringing me out of it, and finally the doctor said lets check on MG, even though it is a long shot. Sure enough it was. I've had it for 3 years now. In answer to the question about driving, I had to give it up even before I knew why. I had developed narcolepsy. It never lasted long, but I would go completely to sleep in the middle of talking, or doing anything really. My family taped me one time, so I could really see what happened. I gave up driving, because I realized I could actually hurt someone in just a minute of two of sleeping at the wheel. I still feel somedays like I could drive, but I just can't trust my body. I learned when I found out I was diagnosed with MG and did a lot of study about it, that narcolepsy can be a side effect of the disease. Just watch out for the things MG can cause, but doesn't always affect everyone, and can hit at different stages of the disease. I see no problem with driving with the disease as long as you are aware of your limitations, and aware that your body can change and give you new problems at any time. Be prepared to give it up if you have a problem that makes you dangerous on the road.

Interesting thread.

Here in the UK anyone with a neurological disease, including MG, has to declare this to their insurance company and the driving licence authorities (DVLA). That usually means an invitation for a medical. If you get the all-clear a restricted (time) license will be issued.

Bottom line is that it is not a personal choice as to whether or not you consider yourself competent to drive - you need to be independently assessed, failure to have declared MG would be pretty serious should you be involved in an accident.