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Does stress cause slurred speech?
human
I am a 50 year old female. Good health. I have been experiencing some speech slurring. Not full sentences but just a word or two - usually the the beginning of my sentences. Not all the time. I have also experienced word retrieval issues before. I figured this was due to a high stress job. I have had memory issues for many years. Memory issues never have effected my home or job performance...just seems like a part of me. Memory issues do not seem to be getting worse, Speech thing has been happening on and off the last year or so. I have not talked to my primary care dr. about this yet but will make an appointment. Curious what this could be. Thinking brain related...tumor?
gpt
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The pattern described above here is indicative of non organic cause or to be precise psychological cause. In other words it is rightly possible that you are dealing with stress induced slurred speech. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.