Hello "Paint,"
I posted the links below in this discussion:
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/meds-libido-13230/
http://epilepsy-ms.org/living-with-e...with-epilepsy/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685882/
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/wi...on=specpop_men
You may want to check them out and the discussion too. Seizures can affect your hormone functions and so can anticonvulsants. So you may want to check with your physician, pharmacist and maybe an endocrinologist to find out what's going on with you.
I had uncontrollable seizures for years thought to be from scarring on my brain and brain damage. This was from several strokes due to a blood vessel disease of the brain (AVM), two brain surgeries which included removing my right temporal lobe, hippocampus and amygdala, a portion of my prefrontal lobe, and damage from spinal meningitis. The second brain surgery was to try and control the seizures and it failed. When evaluated in 1996 for a possible third surgery the specialist found there was more scar tissue on my brain than could ever be removed and just left it at that; no drugs worked and surgery was not an option.
I used behavior modification, diet, neurofeedback and other strategies and brought my seizures under control in 1998 and remain seizure free.
Obviously "scar tissue" alone does not explain why we have seizures, else I would still be having three or more uncontrollable seizures a day.
I am in the middle of researching medical reports for some articles on men with epilepsy, why I got those links. I was surprised to find there is almost nothing out there specifically for men with epilepsy, even though drugs and seizures can affect a man's libido, sperm, ability to reproduce, and emotional states (which in turn can be mistaken for psych symptoms).
There was a group for men with epilepsy on Yahoo, but it hasn't been active for a couple of years.
This link is to a men's group in Ohio, but it isn't online.
http://old.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/westernohio/groups.cfm
Why not write them and see if you can find online support there. Having been on CWE (thouhh not lately active) for some years, I think if you start posting on the your issues you will make some good connections and find lots of support.
Maybe you could start a group here on this topic--I'm not a guy, so I wouldn't be in it.
As I get further along in my article, can I ask you some questions about your seizures related to men's issues?