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Seizures after Sex

Tue, 05/27/2008 - 16:27
I've had seizures since I was 9 and am 36 now needless to say that means through out my entire sex life and 15 years of marriage. But, last night for the first time ever I had a partial complex seizure after sex with my wife and wondered if this had happened to anyone else and if a doctor had told them anything about it?

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Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by uberzwitter on Sun, 2008-06-01 - 01:06
There was another thread like this actually. I have had orgasms trigger my complex partials too. Some reason just the secondary seizure, not the primary now that i think about it...odd. But It tends to be much quicker, much milder, and limited in the movement of my regular ones, unless it was a rather spectacular sexual effort and that can bring about a more severe one. It's not always though. And for that reason it's become somewhat of a joke, that you know the sex was good when you made the girl tremble. You know, *really* tremble. If I remember, my doctor simply did a "huh, yeah." kinda answer. Like saying "it does that." For me they are much more benign than my usual sz so I don't really mind them and they don't interfere much. A married partner will understand and will ride along with it instead of freaking out. This would be much more of a problem if you were prone to one night stands. Explain that one!

Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by MEDS-TOGO on Thu, 2008-07-10 - 17:32

Yes I have had partial complex's with meds after sex. My wife who doesn't have ep also seems to have partials after climaxing but I can't explain that. She just compares them to my seizures since it's so easy to do so.

 I read an article (medical) about a study that concluded statistically that seizures at orgasm originate in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Yes I have had partial complex's with meds after sex. My wife who doesn't have ep also seems to have partials after climaxing but I can't explain that. She just compares them to my seizures since it's so easy to do so.

 I read an article (medical) about a study that concluded statistically that seizures at orgasm originate in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by MEDS-TOGO on Thu, 2008-07-10 - 17:32

Yes I have had partial complex's with meds after sex. My wife who doesn't have ep also seems to have partials after climaxing but I can't explain that. She just compares them to my seizures since it's so easy to do so.

 I read an article (medical) about a study that concluded statistically that seizures at orgasm originate in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Yes I have had partial complex's with meds after sex. My wife who doesn't have ep also seems to have partials after climaxing but I can't explain that. She just compares them to my seizures since it's so easy to do so.

 I read an article (medical) about a study that concluded statistically that seizures at orgasm originate in the right hemisphere of the brain.

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