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Sex drive and seizure medications

Tue, 05/24/2005 - 13:49

Topic: Medication Issues

Hello 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 Sammishakes on Wed, 2010-07-21 - 14:14

Yep- could care less if I ever have sex again. I am on 1500 Keppra split into 2 doses. I am glad my hubby is understanding went from 3x a week to once a month since being diagnosed in March :-(

Re: Sex drive and seizure medications

Submitted by majorno1 on Wed, 2011-08-31 - 10:24

I am so glad I'm not alone in this. I am on 250mg Lamitical and my sex drive has completely left the building. I have been married for 2 years, the first year was great and I have been on Lamitical since January and it has got so bad. I am also lucky that I have such an amazing husband and has been so patient, i don't think he completely understands but he is trying. I'm also going back to the doc to find out if it can be helped as we can't go on like this especially wanting to have a child. I just don't want it to get to a point were he can't take it anymore and calls it quits. I hope things get better for everyone!

Re: Sex drive and seizure medications

Submitted by burmom2 on Tue, 2010-08-10 - 00:48

wow sure am glad i found this post thought i had gone crazy for sure. I have been trying my best to deal with the depression weight gain suicidal thoughts sleeping all the time horrible irritable personality but losing my sex drive when i am only 35 and was hmm i will just say had no trouble with everyday at least once a day now no desire at all its been months and not from lack of trying everything. it is last straw going to nero dr to get another medicine change first med that has kept me seizure free for 40 days now but not worth losing that part of my life

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