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Hi, when i'm driving every now and again my body seems to feel lifeless and kind of seize up for few seconds and i have to shake myself out of it..its like my body and mind go sleep i kind of go in a trance and feel too relaxed what is this?

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Many possibilities but certainly one is petit mal seizure - potentially very dangerous if it happens during a crucial moment when you’re driving. Stop driving (temporarily) now and see a Neurologist

Answered 4/25/2021

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Hard to be precise but could be seizures, narcolepsy attacks, hypoglycemia. Have your doctor do baseline studies. Perhaps neurologist?

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