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Can seizures cause orgasms?
Tue, 04/26/2005 - 09:02I know there have been discussions of orgasm or sexual activity causing seizures. But can seizures cause orgasms?
I have on numerous occasions had a spontaneous orgasm in my sleep --without any physical stimulation. In my sleep state I almost always am aware a few seconds before what is going to happen and I try to stop it, because it is actually rather uncomfortable, causing very strong, almost painful contractions, and also resulting in my having to get up to go to the bathroom to urinate. Very annoying.
Does anyone have this happen? Is it possibly a seizure?
RE: Can seizures cause orgasms?
Submitted by cd47 on Fri, 2005-04-22 - 11:32
so very interesting to read your post.. what an incredible wealth of info i'm finding on my first day to this site!
and i must say the 'o' word caught my eye.. not for typical reasons, but because of my first doc's visit after having symptoms for a few months. i told him that i was feeling strange. he asked how so.. i said (embarrassed) that it was similar to approaching orgasm.
that did it! my poor little doc sent me to a psychologist, further delaying by 6 months the accurate diagnosis of partial complex (or complex partial) seizures.
that occured in 1977. sighh..
i now recognize the feeling as an aura, with accompanying 'deja vue' feelings. plus the sense that if i can ONLY remember this thing (it's a thought, i think) that's happening, the aura won't happen anymore. is that familiar to anyone else?
cris
so very interesting to read your post.. what an incredible wealth of info i'm finding on my first day to this site!
and i must say the 'o' word caught my eye.. not for typical reasons, but because of my first doc's visit after having symptoms for a few months. i told him that i was feeling strange. he asked how so.. i said (embarrassed) that it was similar to approaching orgasm.
that did it! my poor little doc sent me to a psychologist, further delaying by 6 months the accurate diagnosis of partial complex (or complex partial) seizures.
that occured in 1977. sighh..
i now recognize the feeling as an aura, with accompanying 'deja vue' feelings. plus the sense that if i can ONLY remember this thing (it's a thought, i think) that's happening, the aura won't happen anymore. is that familiar to anyone else?
cris