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Medications and Sex

Sat, 03/10/2007 - 12:29
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knows which medication(s) may produce the most sexual side effects. I am on 4 different medications and my sexual desire went way down to just about nothing. I don't know what pill is doing this to me (and I know it is the drugs). My boyfriend is getting so frustrated with it as well as I am, but I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any idea which medication may have produced this more than the other medications? If you are having the same problem, which drugs are you taking? Can someone please help me?

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Re: Medications and Sex

Submitted by PeterC315 on Mon, 2010-05-03 - 06:53

I have been led to believe (by doctors ) that any kind of barbiturate will slow down everything.

The neurologist I see now has mentioned age as a possible difficulty ( I am a 46 year old man with a fairly hard job )

But more than that she said we may get nervous, as many of us with epilepsy do in a lot of different situtions. If that is not cause for performance anxiety, I do not know what is. When my wife and I first got married, we had difficulties, until we realised that she is only worried about epilepsy to keep me safe, while I was worrying all the time .

Now for the embarassing bit - a hug, touching in all sorts of places, &c until we both feel like it. Perfectly moral and proper, a bit of 'warming up' , we now have a son.

I take clonazepam, keppra, lamotrogine, occasioanal diazepam or lorazepam. I mentioned to the pharmacist that I ought to take my prescription home in a carrier bag. She did not know whether to laugh or look apalled.

Now for the irrelevant macho bit. I go to work, provide for the family, cover all expenses including mortgage. I have confidence, of sorts, which my wife gave me. We are thinking of having another child. Nothing to stop us.

The neurologist I saw said, nicely, to stop blaming other things - granted epilepsy is not the most fun thing in the world, but she also said to live a full life as much as possible. The medicines are not, generally the difficulty. Our confidence is shot to blazes because we think we are different to other people. Diabetes is worse than epilepsy, but it is accepted as normal. Epilepsy is just a bit more dramatic.

 

I have been led to believe (by doctors ) that any kind of barbiturate will slow down everything.

The neurologist I see now has mentioned age as a possible difficulty ( I am a 46 year old man with a fairly hard job )

But more than that she said we may get nervous, as many of us with epilepsy do in a lot of different situtions. If that is not cause for performance anxiety, I do not know what is. When my wife and I first got married, we had difficulties, until we realised that she is only worried about epilepsy to keep me safe, while I was worrying all the time .

Now for the embarassing bit - a hug, touching in all sorts of places, &c until we both feel like it. Perfectly moral and proper, a bit of 'warming up' , we now have a son.

I take clonazepam, keppra, lamotrogine, occasioanal diazepam or lorazepam. I mentioned to the pharmacist that I ought to take my prescription home in a carrier bag. She did not know whether to laugh or look apalled.

Now for the irrelevant macho bit. I go to work, provide for the family, cover all expenses including mortgage. I have confidence, of sorts, which my wife gave me. We are thinking of having another child. Nothing to stop us.

The neurologist I saw said, nicely, to stop blaming other things - granted epilepsy is not the most fun thing in the world, but she also said to live a full life as much as possible. The medicines are not, generally the difficulty. Our confidence is shot to blazes because we think we are different to other people. Diabetes is worse than epilepsy, but it is accepted as normal. Epilepsy is just a bit more dramatic.

 

Re: Medications and Sex

Submitted by angnj on Mon, 2010-05-03 - 16:49

You know..this is quiet embarrassing. I am new to all this, have eeg this Thursday, neurologist told me it sounded like I am experiencing seizures but when I told him this he said he has never heard of this before. When I have experienced this seizure activity I become "wet" and its not urine. What is with this??? I mean I will be in tremendous pain with piercing headaches, uncontrolable crying, tremors, muscles stiffening & cramping awful, staring off into no where & confused, dizzy & all most feel intoxicated...after its all over I feel like I am about to pee all over myself so I go to the bath room and that is when I have noticed it. Why??? Has anyone out there ever experienced anything so screwed up??? Am I the only one??? What is wrong with me??? I just don't understand this....This totaly does not make any sense....

BTW...until the dr finds out more info he only has me on a very small dose of topamax...

You know..this is quiet embarrassing. I am new to all this, have eeg this Thursday, neurologist told me it sounded like I am experiencing seizures but when I told him this he said he has never heard of this before. When I have experienced this seizure activity I become "wet" and its not urine. What is with this??? I mean I will be in tremendous pain with piercing headaches, uncontrolable crying, tremors, muscles stiffening & cramping awful, staring off into no where & confused, dizzy & all most feel intoxicated...after its all over I feel like I am about to pee all over myself so I go to the bath room and that is when I have noticed it. Why??? Has anyone out there ever experienced anything so screwed up??? Am I the only one??? What is wrong with me??? I just don't understand this....This totaly does not make any sense....

BTW...until the dr finds out more info he only has me on a very small dose of topamax...

Re: Medications and Sex

Submitted by snjeffer on Fri, 2008-03-21 - 13:36
I'm 22 and up until about a year ago I used to have a great sex drive and would reliably reach climax. Then I started taking Keppra in addition to the other 2 medications I take and have found that i very rarely climax.  Sometimes I feel completely numb. Like i could fall asleep because i'm just not enjoying it. I don't find myself being interested in anyone now because I know that sooner or later sex will come into it and I am just not up for it. It's really frustrating because i know how good it can feel. I wonder whether I will ever be able to have a good sex life again. I was 15 when i was first diagnosed. At first I thought it was the pill that was the cause but then i stopped taking it for a few months and nothing changed. I'm also worried that I won't be able to have kids in the future because of the decrease in fertility that epilim causes. Has anyone had healthy children whilst taking epileptic medication?

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