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Libido and Sexuality
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:49Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
I am 36 years old and not taking any AED's or any other medications (save for my asthma inhaler as needed). According to my OB/GYN, I am supposed to have arrived here in my mid-thirties in the prime of my sexuality. In fact, women are supposed to have the stamina of a young adolescent boy in our 30's...hence the show Desperate Housewives.
And yet curiously, I have little to no sex drive at all. I want to know, what gives?
I used to have a very high libido. Wanted sex several times a day just a few years ago. Now I've been thinking,"I could live the rest of my life without it." And this makes me sad because it is something that once was very important to me. But the weird part is that once I have sex, I enjoy it, it is wonderful. I can reach orgasm no problem and usually have multiple orgasms.
I have read plenty on side effects of AED's on sexuality...but is there any information on the effects of seizures itself on sexuality?
Also, can seizure effect the type of sexual desires one has? For example, can a person who was basically vanilla (traditional sexual desires) change over time and become someone interested in shall we say "alternative" experiences?
Comments
Re: Hmmm I don't know...Haven't
Submitted by wldhrt13 on Mon, 2006-10-23 - 23:25
you said it sister! a toddler will kill any mood, that's for sure. I found one source on TLE and altered sexuality but it was some reclusive author who ended up with severe deviant sexual desires, beastiality I think..........(grimacing) I don't want to think that's where I'll end up, ya know? lol
Re: Re: Hmmm I don't know...Haven't
Submitted by happycat2 on Wed, 2006-10-25 - 23:51
Hey wldhrt13.
You said it sister right back at you... I think we both read the same source LOL, and you really don't want to end up there LOL. Far better places to see, and end up in the world LOL. Oh how I agree toddlers for sure will kill any mood. Teenagers in the world today can have that effect on weekends has been my observation LOL.
Cat.
"Many false prophets are gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
Hmmm I don't know...Haven't
Submitted by IRule on Mon, 2006-10-23 - 23:12
Hmmm I don't know...Haven't heard that one...I know our TLE can do some mighty Wild things to our sensory sites and all...and if all senses are being affected...well you know...ummm(ok I am blushing and lost my train of thought), where was I...oh we can overload, and possibly seize. I know that has happened a time or two. Now as for changing from Vanilla to something exoctic? That's what I haven't heard about. Maybe someone else has. Dayna Hey I just thought of something else...Don't you also have a little one running around? I know that sure killed my libido for a while.