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I have a weak soft pallet on the right side. Actually my whole ride side of my tongue and lower lip do not function properly. My speech is always nasal
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Keebler
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There have been several threads on this lately.
You might do a search above on "stuttering" or "slurred speech"
Yes, this is VERY common with lyme. It can get better. I hope you are getting good treatment and be sure to take frequent rests.
Inner ear dysfunction (also common with lyme) can also affect the speech.
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Hi Shelly,
Its pretty common with lyme to have some of these cognitive impairments which can be really scary.
Early on, I experienced stuttering, having trouble finding words to express a thought or saying a word totally not related to the conversation, dixlexia, poor memory and concentration, and lots of brain farts!
After some months of treatment, many of those symptoms went away, but I sometimes still can't get the words out.
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It went away with treatment. I don't know if there will ever be 'diagnostic' proof, but I can tell in every way that my brain is so much improved since treatment.
I had slurring, stuttering, drooling, lazy speech, tongue-twisting, and trouble word finding. Also, at times, just plain difficult to speak.
In Feb I will have been taking abx for 2 years. I am miles and miles and miles improved. I took mostly doxy, now take mino, I got additional brain improvements from mino.
CB
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CB,
I tried to send this as a PM, but your mailbox is full.
So:
Hi,
I just saw your post on how mino has helped.
I wonder if you might help me with a puzzle. I can't take doxy as I get a dozen silver dollar sized rashes - unbearably itchy and hot. I've tried many times. Same thing.
With mino - for me - tinnitus shoots to the moon, and vertigo zooms out of control. I've read that for some it can be toxic to the ears - but many seem to do GREAT on it.
You, apparently, are one who sees improvement with mino.
So, I wonder if you get any tinnitus from it - ringing the ears?
or vertigo?
B-6 is supposed to help. NAC, too. But, for myself, it is not enough.
Still, I wonder if you happen to take those.
If there is anything thing else that you can think of that might help others who have trouble with this - anything that makes it easier for you, I'd really appreciate knowing.
Thanks so much for giving this some consideration.
And, in that, are you normally very sensitive to perfumes, diesel fumes or household chemicals?
Are you normally sensitive to very many meds?
If not, perhaps, those who have trouble with mino are in a sub-category.
Thanks again - this information can help myself and others.
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Hi Keebler, sorry, I've been away and I missed your comments entirely.
-I DO get increased dizziness and ear issues like ringing, buzzing, pulsing, etc with the mino. For me, I found they improved after a few weeks on mino, and now just come & go sporadically. For me it was worth it - couldn't believe the increased clarity and mental energy I experienced on mino - although I never know if the medicine is responsible for the improvemnets, or if it's just the naturl process of my illness.
-I actually am hyper sensitive to smell - even before Lyme - can't wear perfume or be around anyone else wearing it - also any incense or really ANY strong smell. I get headaches, nausea & dizziness from that.
-Seven years ago I had a severe, sustained episode of vertigo (over one year) which of course I NOW wonder if it was LD related. Not related to abx, but just in case it helps you characterize my physiology.
I don't know if any of this sheds any light. I had some negative reactions to both doxy and mino, but mine weren't bad enough or consistent enough to make me give up the meds, and I was tremendously helped by both of them.
Hope this helps in some way!
CB - onthemend
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