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sex drive
Tue, 10/10/2006 - 02:15Comments
Re: sex drive
Submitted by jencas16 on Sun, 2008-09-14 - 11:20
I am SO glad I found this. I have been married for almost 3 years but have been with my husband since I was diagnosed 8 years ago. I have been on different meds. DepakoteER at first, then lamictal, then topamax was added. My sex drive stated declining when I started the lamictal and now it is non-existant. It is very hard expecially since we would like to have another child, if the neuro will allow it. It would be nice it they made a little blue pill for women! My husband and I both suffer from this little problem.
I am SO glad I found this. I have been married for almost 3 years but have been with my husband since I was diagnosed 8 years ago. I have been on different meds. DepakoteER at first, then lamictal, then topamax was added. My sex drive stated declining when I started the lamictal and now it is non-existant. It is very hard expecially since we would like to have another child, if the neuro will allow it. It would be nice it they made a little blue pill for women! My husband and I both suffer from this little problem.
Re: sex drive
Submitted by tonialpha on Wed, 2008-11-19 - 07:53
Mine comes and goes! The reason is because of the amount of medication in my system. I am 3 medication. One Keppra, which has no effect on the sex drive, Zonegran which has had no effect on my sex drive, and a test drug where I am on a mystery dose. I tend to get toxic on Keppra.
I also am having more seizures too. My sex drive goes down. I am tired post-ictally too. The high dosage of medication does the trick too. When I am not toxic I do not have problem w/ my sex drive. I've been married for 17 years to a pharmacologist.
Mine comes and goes! The reason is because of the amount of medication in my system. I am 3 medication. One Keppra, which has no effect on the sex drive, Zonegran which has had no effect on my sex drive, and a test drug where I am on a mystery dose. I tend to get toxic on Keppra.
I also am having more seizures too. My sex drive goes down. I am tired post-ictally too. The high dosage of medication does the trick too. When I am not toxic I do not have problem w/ my sex drive. I've been married for 17 years to a pharmacologist.
Re: sex drive
Submitted by debsiebunny on Wed, 2012-07-04 - 00:57
I thought I was the only one. My sex drive disappeared when I started taking generic lamictal. Maybe I will ask my doctor to switch me back and I will see what happens.