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Seizures after Sex

Tue, 05/27/2008 - 16:27
I've had seizures since I was 9 and am 36 now needless to say that means through out my entire sex life and 15 years of marriage. But, last night for the first time ever I had a partial complex seizure after sex with my wife and wondered if this had happened to anyone else and if a doctor had told them anything about it?

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Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by FretKnot on Sat, 2008-05-31 - 17:48

I have TLE caused by a brain tumour. I had it removed in November and am doing well. The operation has not stopped my seizures but not they are only at night.

Since the operation though I now have seizures after sex and orgasm seems to trigger it.

I haven't actually told my neuro this yet - but will next time I see him.

 The worse thing is we only got married in February so this is not a good start to married life really.

 Does this happen to anyone else. Is there hope!

I have TLE caused by a brain tumour. I had it removed in November and am doing well. The operation has not stopped my seizures but not they are only at night.

Since the operation though I now have seizures after sex and orgasm seems to trigger it.

I haven't actually told my neuro this yet - but will next time I see him.

 The worse thing is we only got married in February so this is not a good start to married life really.

 Does this happen to anyone else. Is there hope!

Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by Lisa Parham on Sun, 2008-06-01 - 02:16
i have been in a relationship for about 18 years now  and everyone knows about my seizures,my bf told me i had a seizure while we were having sex one time.I dont think it freaked him out but it did make him stop at that point what we were doing.Since i dont remember them after i come out of them if he never told me about it i would of never known about it.I have had seizures for about 16 years now and still dont know how or why i got them but u shouldnt let it stop you from doing things you want to do in life.

Re: Seizures after Sex

Submitted by jay82 on Fri, 2009-09-18 - 13:07

I had a brain tumour as well and had it removed. And as same as you, the operation didn't stop the seizures. I've

been going through this for about 15 years so far, switching over from different meds. just praying that one will finally

control these seizures. It was mainly the day after sex and orgasm that the seizures became more active for me. A

new medication that I have been on  has seemed to cut those seizures down from being active after an orgasm. It is

Lyrica. It is still too soon to say if it fully has control over those after sex and orgasm and I'm still testing that out.

I had a brain tumour as well and had it removed. And as same as you, the operation didn't stop the seizures. I've

been going through this for about 15 years so far, switching over from different meds. just praying that one will finally

control these seizures. It was mainly the day after sex and orgasm that the seizures became more active for me. A

new medication that I have been on  has seemed to cut those seizures down from being active after an orgasm. It is

Lyrica. It is still too soon to say if it fully has control over those after sex and orgasm and I'm still testing that out.

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