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Libido and Sexuality
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:49Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
I am 36 years old and not taking any AED's or any other medications (save for my asthma inhaler as needed). According to my OB/GYN, I am supposed to have arrived here in my mid-thirties in the prime of my sexuality. In fact, women are supposed to have the stamina of a young adolescent boy in our 30's...hence the show Desperate Housewives.
And yet curiously, I have little to no sex drive at all. I want to know, what gives?
I used to have a very high libido. Wanted sex several times a day just a few years ago. Now I've been thinking,"I could live the rest of my life without it." And this makes me sad because it is something that once was very important to me. But the weird part is that once I have sex, I enjoy it, it is wonderful. I can reach orgasm no problem and usually have multiple orgasms.
I have read plenty on side effects of AED's on sexuality...but is there any information on the effects of seizures itself on sexuality?
Also, can seizure effect the type of sexual desires one has? For example, can a person who was basically vanilla (traditional sexual desires) change over time and become someone interested in shall we say "alternative" experiences?
Comments
Re: Libido and Sexuality
Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2006-10-24 - 08:06
Epilepsy can affect your sexuality. With people with temporal lobe epilepsy, the blood does not flow well. DO breathing before you have sex to get the blood flowing better. Or of couse stimulating will help too.
And depending on the medication, it can affect your sex drive too.
I hate to be the one to say this, but you are getting older and things will change again in time because of menapause. And that can affect your sex drive too. You will have to find other ways to help.
http://www.epilepsy.com/pubmed/pubmed.php?article=16871133
But dont give up, I am close to menapause. I have found that each change of meds(which I know you are not on) has affected me differently, good and bad at times.
You will be able to work around it and still enjoy times together, dont give it up.
take care
Lisa
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/
Re: Re: Libido and Sexuality
Submitted by Bedge on Tue, 2006-10-24 - 09:05
OMG. Does TLE really affect ones sex life? Interesting ... as I have no interest in it at all over the last year or so! Am not on meds or anything. And I have never ... ummm ... had a orgasm ... in my whole life (am 25), to the point i went to the Dr a few years ago to 'make sure everything was where it should be'. hahah! Apparently it is. Good to know! Anyhoo .. was only told i have peaks in left temporal lobe two weeks ago, so this could make sence!
Do you know of any good sites where one could ever so discreetly read up on this?
Ohhh! Interesting!
Ta!
Re: Libido and Sexuality
Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2006-10-24 - 08:06
Epilepsy can affect your sexuality. With people with temporal lobe epilepsy, the blood does not flow well. DO breathing before you have sex to get the blood flowing better. Or of couse stimulating will help too. And depending on the medication, it can affect your sex drive too. I hate to be the one to say this, but you are getting older and things will change again in time because of menapause. And that can affect your sex drive too. You will have to find other ways to help. http://www.epilepsy.com/pubmed/pubmed.php?article=16871133 But dont give up, I am close to menapause. I have found that each change of meds(which I know you are not on) has affected me differently, good and bad at times. You will be able to work around it and still enjoy times together, dont give it up. take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/