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Sex drive and seizure medications
Tue, 05/24/2005 - 13:49Hello everyone,
I was wondering if ANYONE has advice on what to do about the loss of sex drive from these dammed seizure meds.
I am 44, have had a hysterectomy and on Carbitrol. I have NO sex drive at all. Does anyone have advice????
Please help!
Diana
Comments
Re: Sex drive and seizure medications
Submitted by Grace_of_God 2010 on Thu, 2010-09-30 - 04:47
No offense hunny but if sex is all your husband married you for then that's pretty bad. He knew when he married you that you would have your highs and lows . If he really loves you then he will be understanding and stand by you.
And some advice prayer always works for me. You two need to sit down and talk and get him info on Epilespy. It is a medical condition which we can't control and he needs to be there for you. And think of it this way sex shouldn't be you're first priority even tho you enjoy it. It's mind over matter. Talk to your Doctor there are other meds and tell him about your sex drive and that it isnt the same.
Just remember when you have no one you always have God and your friends and family.....he probably understands more than you think just have alittle faith in your husband.
Ya'll be in my prayers,
Grace_of_God 2010
No offense hunny but if sex is all your husband married you for then that's pretty bad. He knew when he married you that you would have your highs and lows . If he really loves you then he will be understanding and stand by you.
And some advice prayer always works for me. You two need to sit down and talk and get him info on Epilespy. It is a medical condition which we can't control and he needs to be there for you. And think of it this way sex shouldn't be you're first priority even tho you enjoy it. It's mind over matter. Talk to your Doctor there are other meds and tell him about your sex drive and that it isnt the same.
Just remember when you have no one you always have God and your friends and family.....he probably understands more than you think just have alittle faith in your husband.
Ya'll be in my prayers,
Grace_of_God 2010
Re: Sex drive and seizure medications
Submitted by rikk on Mon, 2009-05-18 - 18:04
i can address it the way the solution(most of the time) find a way to play. Act on the things that allow the drive to be activated. have fun. more important for me was to let myself have fun. The medication has it's effects, the seizures have their's, and then i have my own. I had to work at changes mine. alot of doc say that the medication is not the problem. i say let them take it for awhile. you can ask about changing the medications.
You may want to talk to a sex therapist abbout the subject. there are also books available that may help.
I had/have the same problem, I tried different thing. hope it helps. rikk
i can address it the way the solution(most of the time) find a way to play. Act on the things that allow the drive to be activated. have fun. more important for me was to let myself have fun. The medication has it's effects, the seizures have their's, and then i have my own. I had to work at changes mine. alot of doc say that the medication is not the problem. i say let them take it for awhile. you can ask about changing the medications.
You may want to talk to a sex therapist abbout the subject. there are also books available that may help.
I had/have the same problem, I tried different thing. hope it helps. rikk
Re: Sex drive and seizure medications
Submitted by maggie17 on Sun, 2010-08-01 - 12:42
I am 27 and taking 600 mg lamictal (for year and a half) and starting keppra 500 mg so far but increasing to 1000 2 daily and have no sex drive. I have the same feeling you do and wondering if you have found anything that works for you because being this age I am afraid of loosing my husband because of it.