This may sound a little strange ... I was prescribed Lamictal off...
oh yeah, i sooooooooo know what you're experiencing. i have a difficult time as well. i am normally a very flirtatious person with a warm, loving affectionate side that usually translates into physical intimacy---i have bipolar, and this side of myself ended up getting me in trouble in college (when i wasn't being treated for it, i had no idea that i had it)...now that i'm on lamictal, i feel great in every regard (except for memory loss and general normalness--something i'm not use to feeling so it feels like a side-effect but it's just what it feels like to NOT be bipolar)---except sex-drive. i completely lack the desire--i could go months without thinking about it because i don't feel biologically dependent on it...so i thought that maybe i developed this because i'm getting older, i'm a woman, and i have two kids, and i've gained a little weight and yadda yadda--but i guess it is just the medication. this is somewhat relieving however, i can't exactly go off of it.
anyway, just a little shout out--i feel your pain sistah.
As a man, I too have experienced sexual side effects with Lamictal. These have been prolonged orgasms and sometimes inability to orgasm. drive has not been affected, although was extremely driven before the meds;2-3x/day. It concerns me as my neurologist is using this med for seizure control and i hope it does not progress to complete sexual dysfunction. Anyway, my input. Not kidding.
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