 [ Symptoms ] what happens when a teenager who has epilepsy is old enough to drive [ Disease ] getting a driver is license is a monumental event in most teenagers lives it is a rite of passage that many teens with epilepsy worry that they will miss however in most cases teens with controlled seizures can get a license like anyone else the laws vary from state to state but generally if a person with epilepsy is on medication and has not had a seizure recently he or she can get a license just how long the person must be seizure free differs depending on where you live also some states may allow you to get a license if you are having seizures only at a specific time of day when you would not be driving such as right before bed some parents worry that their teens might not tell them about a seizure for fear they would lose their license it is important to talk to your teenager about the significance of this information having a seizure while driving could not only injure the teen but other people as well