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Have You Ever Read Something In Your Head But When You Try Reading It Out Loud You Say The Wrong Word?

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Monterey, CA

Today, I was reading a prewritten script for an educational video I'm working on. As I was recording my voice, my mind knew to say the word "fax" however, the word "max" came out of my mouth. This has never happened to me and I'm not one to mix words. I know, because when I used to do legal aid, and I had to read out loud tons of legal documents.

This happened twice today, and it has made me a little concerned. I know my seizures invade my speech area and prevents me from speaking. However… read more

September 9, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No. It notifies me that my brain is acting up again, and pass this information to my doctor.

September 13, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I'm new to all of it. But, I slur, stutter, pronounce words wrong, and can't think of the correct words to say. All of this was happening pre Keppra and seems worse.

September 13, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

This happens to me when coming off of a seizure. I have seen what I 've written after. You would think I invented a new language. Hang in there.

September 12, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I can relate because recently I’ve been reading and 1 word in the sentence I see as a different word making the sentence make no sense. After reading the same sentence again I then realize that 1 word I initially read wrong and it makes sense.

September 10, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

This happens to me veryyy often. My mind also changes the words of a song or tv which i think is an aura for me

September 10, 2023

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