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Keppra is making my sex drive go up!?

Sat, 03/21/2009 - 04:22

i was taking 1000 mg a day of Keppra when i first got diagnosed with epilepsy

a week later i started taking 1500 mg

and i took one in the morning two at night

ever since i started taking two

i have been really horny

it scares me and my boyfriend because i used to be a shy quiet girl

and

now i cant stop thinking like this

is this normal?

most people said their sex drive went down on Keppra but mine went up...

please help me

thank you

Comments

Re: Keppra is making my sex drive go up!?

Submitted by jillwhite6577 on Thu, 2009-04-09 - 11:10
I just started on Keppra this week and haven't noticed that kind of effect.  I seriously hope it affects me like that because I have no drive at all.  I have noticed that I've been more nervous this week after being on it and from what I've read, that's pretty normal.  If you're concerned, contact your doctor about this.

I just started today.  On my

Submitted by Jake Lonm on Sat, 2017-07-15 - 22:37
I just started today.  On my first dose I noticed that positive relationship to my normal sex drive.  Other than that I feel a little wasted which in it's self is not that bad.  

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