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Sexual Side Effects

Wed, 03/29/2006 - 14:24
Topic: Men With Epilepsy
Why do you suppose that more neurologists and epileptoloists do not mention that a majority of anti-seizure pills do often make "normal" sexual performance for men difficult--if not sometimes impossible when it comes to erections? The first answer will pop up. And that is, even better-informed male patients will say "...to hell with my pills" and choose to live their sexual life "normally". Mind you, that last word I put in quotes, for who anyway should define "normal"? However, after having tried about as many anti-seizure drugs as the number of years I've had epilepsy (that's 35), I can speak as something of a lab rat. Many pills do affect a man's bedroom performance. And while this shouldn't become our reason for living, it is part of being a human, whether single, married or just evaluating our private parts. As society's attitude toward we handsome, educated humans with epilepsy matures, so does its understanding of "performance" when it comes to sex. Mind you, an honest woman will explain when love-making isn't just the thing for her; that does occur. My point is that this topic shouldn't remain in the proverbial "closet" any longer. Let's talk about it on this fine site, as well as face-to-face. Studies reveal how many men live virtually their entire lives feeling guilty for not performing sexually 24-hours a day, where in fact, there's most likely not one who ever has, other than in movies. And that includes this writer!

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Re: Sexual Side Effects

Submitted by cescalove on Tue, 2011-03-22 - 23:14
so I am a girl I have been taking Lamictal for at least four or five years about three months ago I started to have sex. the problem is that i have no desire for it and the worst part of all I feel and get absolutly nothing from it. I mean I can feel it inside of me but nothing feels good. I have heard that this could be a side effect and since it effects men sexually I wondering if it also effects women and possibly in the same way for me.

Re: Sexual Side Effects

Submitted by Furtive on Wed, 2009-01-14 - 11:16

My fiancee and I found out about this least-desirable side effect of Keppra. My E is kept under control with a low dose, so I don't feel like a complete eunuch. It doesn't lessen my interest, but it does impact my ability to maintain for the first couple hours after my dose. She's very understanding about this, and knows that I'm more than willing to uh... "think outside of the box" when it comes to keeping her happy. Being affectionate in general and spending quality time together plays a big role, too - it keeps us close in spirit, and she knows that sex is not just about one or both of us getting off (although there is nothing wrong with that). The ability to communicate with your partner and be on the same page is critical for this stuff. My ex was on prescription narcotics for pain management the entire time we were together, and her resulting lack of interest completely ruined our sex life.

Any doctor that disregards, or fails to adequately address a patient's complaint about side effects is not doing their job. If you're paying a doctor and they are not doing their job, tell them about it and find another one. Otherwise, you're wasting your time and money while someone else profits at your expense.

My fiancee and I found out about this least-desirable side effect of Keppra. My E is kept under control with a low dose, so I don't feel like a complete eunuch. It doesn't lessen my interest, but it does impact my ability to maintain for the first couple hours after my dose. She's very understanding about this, and knows that I'm more than willing to uh... "think outside of the box" when it comes to keeping her happy. Being affectionate in general and spending quality time together plays a big role, too - it keeps us close in spirit, and she knows that sex is not just about one or both of us getting off (although there is nothing wrong with that). The ability to communicate with your partner and be on the same page is critical for this stuff. My ex was on prescription narcotics for pain management the entire time we were together, and her resulting lack of interest completely ruined our sex life.

Any doctor that disregards, or fails to adequately address a patient's complaint about side effects is not doing their job. If you're paying a doctor and they are not doing their job, tell them about it and find another one. Otherwise, you're wasting your time and money while someone else profits at your expense.

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