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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 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > ----- 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) >> >> >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- >> >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> > mailto:[log in to unmask] >> >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> > mailto:[log in to unmask] >> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn