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problems in the bedroom

Fri, 06/27/2014 - 13:11
I have had seizures since I was 3 and possibly before that. I was on Dilantin for most of my life and have switched to many different meds. I have been having trouble getting an erection or a full erection and keeping it. My fiance tells me its not a big deal but I think it bothers her a lot. I told my doctor about my problem and he just switched me off one medication. My question is can Dilantin have affected my libido and performance since I was on it during puberty or is a new med I am on? Or do all anticonvulsants have an effect on that area? there any thing I can try or supplement I can take to counteract this? I have desire but maybe not as much as I should be having. Any help would be great.

Comments

Dilantin is not a new

Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2014-07-10 - 11:27
Dilantin is not a new medication. I used it for 35 years. Yes it does cause some issues with maintaining an erection but many other medications do and not all of them are meds for seizures. Newer medications have fewer side effects and they have been created because of that issue. All AED's work  but one medication may work for a person but not the next. The same with dosages. In my early 20's I was taking dilantin phenobarb abd tegratol. The anount I was taking of phenobarb alone was enough to put the average man to sleep for 24 hours. My neurologists saw the amount and they knew with me it would take almost maximum dosages to control my seizures. So I had some problems like you are having. Once I was aroused enough I had no problems. I was able to do what ever I wanted to do. I did that by not thinking about that issue and just went out to have fun which I did.

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