[bluemountains]

When I talk, very often I insert the wrong words into my statements. I correct myself immediately, but it happens enough to be really irritating for me. An example would be like this evening when I told my son not to eat his spaghetti with his fork, I meant his fingers!

Here is the list of drugs I take: lamictal, zoloft, wellbutrin, and klonopin. I also take other drugs for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and hypothyroidism.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems? Or maybe it's just being 51 yrs. old.

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[ArthurDent]

I'm 46, and I do that all the time the past couple of years. I'm currently med-free, so I just tell my wife that she heard me wrong. lol

[~Christina]

LOL Arthur ! Slick move

Blue .. I have lots of those moments ,,, Could be any of those things . If it continues or becomes worse , get it checked out!

[hamster-bamster]

I can only tell you that Lamical and Klonopin (which I took in the past) should not be giving you that. I do not know about other drugs.

[Victoria'smom]

I loose words all the time.

[Moose72]

Same here. I lose words and replace the wrong words... I also come up with brilliant words.

[hamster-bamster]

I've just lost my first word - for ten minutes I could not come up with the simple word "refuse" - but at least I know why - it is from Topamax.

[Trippin2.0]

I've noticed that I use wrong words when my head is busy or buzzy... Yesterday I told the kitten to stop being such a naughty dog bear cat pig cat! Also, I want to use the wrong objects, like trying to light my cigarette with a pen or tying up my hair with a cigarette lighter! Jordan thinks its a hoot! I dont get away with 'you heard wrong' Also, I will read words that aren't there,or join 3 words, its nonsense! Definitly mood related for me tho,think my hypomania has gotten weirder than I thought...

[bluemountains]

Okay, so is it just our population, or is it everyone? Maybe I feel sensitive because I have fifth graders calling me out all of the time when I make word choice mistakes, and then I get home and my children do the same. At least I am not alone with my constant verbal miscues!
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[bluemountains]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Same here. I lose words and replace the wrong words... I also come up with brilliant words.

I need for those brilliant words to surface!

[Trippin2.0]

Seen it happen to normies, but not to the degree I experience. They will say 1 wrong word today, I will spew nonsense for atleast a weak... And, laughter and headshaking that ensues is clue enough that its stranger than the usual Jordan had a good laugh when I KEPT calling her headband an umbrella

This happens to me on a regular basis! I'm always misplacing my words (I once used the phrase "pheletone targer" instead of "telephone charger" before!), stuttering when I can't find the right one, & feeling pressured to just "insert" a word into the sentence even though it makes no sense... And often, I'll also look at words in text & feel that they don't look right. This USUALLY happens when my mood is going haywire or when I have what I think are seizures.

[Cocosurviving]

Ur definitely not alone. I also attest to being a victim of wrong spoken words. Like another person mentioned when reading I add words that are not there. It's not ur age....I'm 36. I hate that ur being corrected by kids but know ur not alone

[bluemountains]

Sorry there are so many of us with problems getting the right words out. I'm glad I'm not alone, though. I considered asking my pdoc, but she's about 12 (or looks that age, anyway) so I doubt she would get my frustration. Plus I am sure that I am ancient in her eyes!
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[venusss]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

I've noticed that I use wrong words when my head is busy or buzzy... Yesterday I told the kitten to stop being such a naughty dog bear cat pig cat! Also, I want to use the wrong objects, like trying to light my cigarette with a pen or tying up my hair with a cigarette lighter! Jordan thinks its a hoot! I dont get away with 'you heard wrong' Also, I will read words that aren't there,or join 3 words, its nonsense! Definitly mood related for me tho,think my hypomania has gotten weirder than I thought...

yeah, I do that too... the using wrong words... but it's even a different word cathegory. So I do sound totally like Tristan Tzara sometimes.

or I code-mix horribly.

[BipolaRNurse]

This describes me to a "T". I thought it was because I'm almost 54, but my pdoc said I don't have dementia, so it's gotta be related to the BP and/or meds. Definitely have slipped a cog or two in the past couple of years......and I hate it, it's embarrassing and younger people DO NOT get it.

Well, I'm just turning 21. So I don't think age has anything to do with it! Nothing to feel insecure about.