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Sexual Side Effects
Wed, 03/29/2006 - 14:24Comments
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.
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.