Hi,
My mom was diagnosed with PLS a few years ago and we recently started sharing a home so we could be there for each other a little better.
The main symptoms she has are difficulty walking and balancing. She uses a cane and finds ramps, curbs and grass especially difficult. Her voice is sometimes raspy and she does have a lot of trouble controlling crying. By the way, she's been on Lexapro for 4 years and wants to change because it makes her feel totally shut down emotionally. Do you guys have any suggestions for a replacement?
The main reason I'm writing is in recent months she is having difficulty with words. Not slurring, but say she wants to say or write the word "message", another "m" word will pop out instead, like "menu". Or say she wants to write "loaf" but "love" pops out, or instead of "good" she writes "got". It is more noticable in her writing, because she doesn't catch it as easily. During speech she is more likely notice she did it right away.
Her neurologist feels it is part of her PLS, but I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, and was wondering if you guys have had or seen this difficulty too.
My mom was diagnosed with PLS a few years ago and we recently started sharing a home so we could be there for each other a little better.
The main symptoms she has are difficulty walking and balancing. She uses a cane and finds ramps, curbs and grass especially difficult. Her voice is sometimes raspy and she does have a lot of trouble controlling crying. By the way, she's been on Lexapro for 4 years and wants to change because it makes her feel totally shut down emotionally. Do you guys have any suggestions for a replacement?
The main reason I'm writing is in recent months she is having difficulty with words. Not slurring, but say she wants to say or write the word "message", another "m" word will pop out instead, like "menu". Or say she wants to write "loaf" but "love" pops out, or instead of "good" she writes "got". It is more noticable in her writing, because she doesn't catch it as easily. During speech she is more likely notice she did it right away.
Her neurologist feels it is part of her PLS, but I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, and was wondering if you guys have had or seen this difficulty too.