Rick, I find I talk fast, like when you walk the PD fast walk, I think it's
called defenestration or something like that.
I croak and strangle too, Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills


> Tom, is it a matter of 'lost for words', or are the thoughts behind
> the words also less acurate?  The brain is not a muscle.  Is general
> brain deterioration, or of the language center, part of PD?
>
> I find often, in conversation, I will 'fumble the words', or say the
> words with the letters switched around (ex.: I could say "with the
> swetters litched around").  Another thing I'm expriencing is the
> tendency to talk so fast that I use an abreviated pronunciation, such
> as prob'ly or once 'na wall (once in a while).  This phenomenon
> happens when I'm practicing piano, doing repetitive technical
> exercises.  I have to really concentrate to do them at a consistent
> tempo.  And I will keep going faster, in the exercise or in speech,
> til I crash and burn.
>
> As far as singing, well, I do really good at imitating the growlers
> like Dr. John, Tom Waits, and the ZZ Top song, "La Grange".  In other
> words, I don't sing, I croak.
>
> Enjoy Spring!
> Rick McGirr
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom McCreary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
>
>
>> Rick,
>>
>> regarding your inquiry regarding speech impairment. i have noticed i
> can not
>> sustain a note like i was able to before.  Think about, PD weakens
> muscles
>> and what is the diaphragm? Operated by a set of muscles.  i want say
> i could
>> ever carry an "idol" quality tune but i could at least handle a
> controlled
>> note.  Then there is the issue of articulation. Yep, tongue and jaw
> muscles
>> weaken.
>>
>> Now, contrary to what i was told in the beginning (dx ' 91) that
> there
>> wasn't much evidence of diminished mental acuity, i have difficult
> finding
>> words i know that i know i just cant find them for awhile.
>>
>> Tom
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "R.Rajaraman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 5:15 AM
>> Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Hi Rick:
>> >    Speech impediment is a major draw back when PD gets worse. I
> understand
>> > it may take   different forms in different people. However, my
> first
>> > symptom
>> > was speech impediment. When I was lecturing in my class, I could
> feel my
>> > tongue got twisted and the words may not come out straight. One of
> my
>> > friends got his voice go down completely, no body can hear what he
> says,
>> > but
>> > he can still walk without much trouble! Fortunately, there is some
>> > treatment
>> > for this probem, and that is LEE Silverman's VoiceTherapy of LSVT
> for
>> > short.
>> > Unfotunately they make this training very expensive. As usual,
> everybody
>> > wants to make a killing out our ailment.  You should contact your
> PD group
>> > and find out more about it. I understand the sooner you start the
> better
>> > chance one avoids thus impediment.
>> >    Raj
>> > **********
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:08 AM
>> > Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
>> >
>> >
>> >> Rick wrote:
>> >> >I wasn't aware of lack of verbal skills, or reduction in
> conversation
>> >> > being a PD symptom.  Can anyone corroborate?
>> >>
>> >> My husband has had terrible trouble with verbal skills.  He
> stopped
>> >> conversing effectively long before his body stopped functioning.
> Now he
>> > has
>> >> difficulty expressing even simple thoughts.
>> >>
>> >> He does suffer from a significant degree of dementia - so it is
> hard to
>> >> determine whether the speech difficulties have come from PD or
> from the
>> >> dementia.
>> >> -----------
>> >> God bless
>> >> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25)
>> >>
>>
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