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Anyone Have A Hard Time Talking?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Klamath Falls, OR

Ever since I had my first and only grand mal seizure last January, I've had a really hard time talking. With almost every conversation I have I will mess up words that use to be no problem for me. It almost feels like as if my mouth is deformed. At first I thought it was because I talk to fast but when I slow myself down in a conversation then it'll trigger a absence seizure and I won't be able to talk at all.

January 16, 2016
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Sometimes I will have a seizure where I can see, hear, and feel things, but cannot speak until a minute or so after the seizure is over. Sometimes I will say something that doesn't make sense right after I come out of a seizure.

January 27, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Take more PAUSES and DEEP BREATH’S!

June 17, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Do as Professional Speaker's do. Step back take a deep breath or two. Relax and then start with short phrases/sentences. If YOU start to feel something, STOP agaiin for another deep breath. REPEAT as needed. Care for Yourself more then speaking. Overtime YOU will be speaking automatic. IT JUST TAKES PRACTICE & TIME. :)

May 12, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

yes I forget words and have a hard time remembering my sentences. I stop talking in the middle of sentences and don't remember what I was talking about. I say the wrong words for things as well

February 17, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had an issue with my words until my medications were properly managed. Have they checked your medication levels to make sure they aren't too high? (That was my problem)

February 13, 2016

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