I have been living in England the last 1,5 years and when it comes to writing and reading English my skills have been dramatically improved, but when it comes to speaking I have still severe problems. I have been taking 2x75mg of clomipramine and 2x75 of pregabalin for many many years. I can see in drugs.com that they bring confusion and difficulties in concentration separately and even more when combined. Pregabalin can give speech disturbance as well.
Any similar issue anyone? Notice that for some periods in the past I had problems on speaking my own language as well.
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It sounds as though your English is pretty good! I've often found that people who learn English as a foreign language speak better English than the English do!
It's also the case that you can be fluent in reading a language but lack confidence in speaking and are afraid of making mistakes. I have a similar problem with French, which I read quite fluently, but speak with lots of mistakes!
No need to worry about it, though. People don't mind if you make a few mistakes. The more you practice, the better you get!
As for clomipramine and pregabalin, I took clomipramine for many years and found it very good. It didn't make me confused or have difficulties in speaking, and didn't affect my concentration, but it did make me feel rather drowsy. But my experience may be different from yours.
I haven't taken pregabalin, but I've been told that it can have the side effects you describe. Perhaps it would be worth asking for a psychiatrist to discuss your medication with you. There may be something that would suit you better.
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