What is causing slurring, confusion and inability to stay focused during a conversation? Is it the disease or the medications?

[DAUGHTERofPD]

My Dad has time periods where he is very alert and seems to be doing well. Other times, his speech is slurring, he asks me the same question 3 times in ten minutes and he can't seem to stay focused throughout a conversation. He's singing, making noises and stumbling around the house as though he's drunk. What is causing that?

[rch21]

although some of these certainly can be symptoms, I would seek a physician's advice on this as they could also be symptoms of other things, including some meds. I do have intermittent issues with short term memory and focus and stumbling (all with or without meds), though not sure how slurred my speech gets. no singing and making oises that I know of though.

[DAUGHTERofPD in reply to rch21]

Thank you. I will talk to his neurologist about this when we see her this month.

[jillannf6]

hi

i have PSP and i tend to hav e garbled speech and some short tem memory probs

and when under stress it is all worse

stumbling or just fallign fwd for no reason is a currnen t problem 4 me

and i need to think of gettign aroudn in my flat wihtout fallign

PHysio is helping -countign 1 2 when i freeze and then starting again

love jill adn a cos the weekend starts here

[DAUGHTERofPD in reply to jillannf6]

Stress does seem to make things worse for my Dad as well. Also...when he is tired, he really starts to behave oddly.

[jillannf6]

shoudl eb a

[cabbagecottage]

has you father ecently started medication or given a new one . It sometimes takes a while for the body to get use to them . We have such a short time with the consultant I always make a list of the things I want to ask . That way I dont come away wishing I had said more . I actually give it to the consultant to read himself . .

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Hi ,

I suffer from the same as your Dad, i thought it was my daughter posting this ,

some times iam ok outher times i am out of it, due to PD and the Meds

seeing my PD nurse on Monday to diiscuss the meds

Al

[sandeelee]

I get tired or very stressed will do this. My husband knows the signs and knows what to do. I am blessed to have him. I am going to be 58 in sept. he is all I got.