[Carolina]

I would like to know if anyone has had anxiety when they have had anemia and how did they overcome this please.

I have been driving for 35 years and I had anemia and I had anxiety and I have not been driving for over two months.

I need to get back to driving please

[Mark07]

Hi @Carolina,

Welcome to the Community.

As long as you don't mind sharing this with other members, what are the symptoms you experience that impact your driving?

Can these be mitigated by carrying medicines/food etc in the car? (many diabetics will carry glucose tablets in case their blood sugar levels drop)

Apologies for my ignorance.

[Beelzebub]

O, are you aware that you may need to report anxiety to the DVLA/ see https://www.gov.uk/anxiety-and-driving

""You must tell DVLA if you experience anxiety and it affects your ability to drive safely.
You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don’t tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if you’re involved in an accident as a result.
Ask your doctor if you’re not sure if your anxiety will affect your driving.."

[Drivingforfun]

Not having a go at you, Beelzebub, more the system after reading the .gov page - I'm not sure that their attempt to riddle an individual with guilt and the possibility of prosecution among other things is the best way to communicate with somebody suffering with anxiety!! 😳

[Carolina]

@Beelzebubi

I had already informed DVLA and surrended my license and then I got it back. My doctor told me that there should not be any problem in driving again. I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced my situation and what they did to go back to driving

[Carolina]

@Mark07

I do not have diabetes but anemia. I was driving one day and I became anxious and I was driving slower than normal and hovering my foot over the clutch pedal but not pressing on the clutch pedal.

I would like to know if anyone has had the same experience so they can help me please