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can seizures be triggered by intercourse?
Tue, 05/10/2005 - 13:06My partner has what seems to me to be a seizure immediately after we have intercourse. He is 28 and says that it has been happening for about four years now. He is fully concious when it happens but he has no control of his muscle functions, and has a hard time speaking while it is happening. I have tried looking on google and yahoo for any help but there doesn't seem to be any mention of a kind of seizure that could cuase this. If anyone has any suggestions I would be very grateful. I am apparently much more concerned than he is, and I just needed to know if I am over reacting.
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Re: Re: can seizures be triggered by intercourse?
Submitted by flyers74 on Wed, 2006-01-18 - 13:22
I asked this question in the 'hello' section. I'm a guy in my 40s and just found out in the past year I have frontal lobe epilepsy. My seizures are less frequent since starting meds. This is kind of embarrasing but I've noticed that, occasionally when masturbating or about to masturbate (becoming aroused), I get a seizure. Can sexual arousal trigger seizures? They're not that severe. Usually over in 10-15 seconds and I don't lose consciousness. I'm aware of what's going on.
Re: Re: Re: can seizures be triggered by intercourse?
Submitted by m.campbell on Thu, 2006-01-19 - 16:14
When mine come on i feel a warm feeling in my gronine area it moves up then i feel this dajavue then im out they all started in 1985 im 54 now at first meds worked but in 98 they stopped ive tried all of them im on tegrtol and zong. plus a vns but i still have them a few a week vns works the best for stopping them.It seems that the older i get the more i have and they are more commen when we are about to have a storm ( LOW PRESSHER) then at other times.i also have had them after sex.
Re: can seizures be triggered by intercourse?
Submitted by capitao on Wed, 2006-01-18 - 11:56
My boyfriend has exactly the same symptoms and the timing is just the same... are we dating the same person?