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sex drive
Tue, 10/10/2006 - 02:15Topic: Women With Epilepsy
Anyone notice that it practically disappears? I certainly have. I know that it's probably because of the meds but it would be nice to have it back.
Comments
Re: Re: Re: sex drive
Submitted by keylime on Sat, 2007-03-03 - 02:43
Are you taking just Lamictal now? What were you taking before? Because I've been taking taking Dilantin and I'm switching over to just Lamictal and praying that things will be different- my boyfriend has been very supportive about the whole thing but I cannot tell you how hard it is to wake up in the night to hear him crying and realize I fell asleep in the middle of foreplay...
Re: sex drive
Submitted by ontopofit on Mon, 2010-03-29 - 11:53
My goodness! Are you jokiing? It is bad enough to have seizures, but don't you dare let that crap happen to your body--is that temporary? How long have you been on it. I am losing my license as it is! Think about the ramifications of all of this and get a new doctor...
Re: Re: Re: Re: sex drive
Submitted by sdfreeh on Mon, 2007-02-19 - 22:58
I am on the same exact meds with the same exact problem. My sex drive went down hill not long after I started on lamictal. From what I have read on this website, a lot of people on Lamitctal are having the same problem. If you find out anything that can help, please share