Hello I have been taking Lamictal for 12 years. My labito/sex drive has been horrible. my husband always wants to touch me and do stuff and I don't want to , I have no desire have sex..I'm thinking it might be the Lamictal because every since I have been on it I see my sex drive has gone down. Has anybody gone through this before from Lamictal.Thanks
Lamictal does it up your labito/sex drive?
Question posted by Mary420b on 31 May 2017
Last updated on 8 May 2023 by WildcatVet
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Decreased libido is an uncommon side effect affecting less than 1% of users and should be brought to the attention of your doctor for a dosage adjustment or switch to another medication.
Increased libido may be the result of the overall improvement of depressive symptoms.
Hi, sorry that is happening to you both. I am currently taking 75mg it’s been about 2 weeks and I have noticed that my libido is high. I have crazy thoughts it’s like urges to want sex. That is bothersome well it can be. But that meditation does either or. Talk to your Doctor so she or he can change your meds. I hope all goes well.
Lamictal is a drug I have been on for years and the doctor I have been seeing for 25 years does say this is one of the sedatives that does cause these feelings. I've been in the same situations.
I found it slightly activating and it helped my libido. Are you taking anything else and has the entire 12 years been this way?
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Common (1% to 10%): Dysmenorrhea, vaginitis, amenorrhea, libido increase, urinary tract infection (both male and female), urinary frequency
Uncommon (0.1% to 1%): Libido decreased, abnormal ejaculation, hematuria, impotence, menorrhagia, polyuria, urinary incontinence
Rare (less than 0.1%): Anorgasmia, breast abscess, breast neoplasm, creatinine increase, cystitis, dysuria, epididymitis, female lactation, nocturia, urinary retention, urinary urgency.
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