What do you call a severe case of stuttering?

Question

I'm 31 years old, and the only instance of stuttering I've had in the past was at an old job and I was really nervious.

This past Thursday, I experienced a severe episode of stuttering; trouble typing on the keyboard; and I had an unsteady gait (walking like I was drunk but I was cold sober). It was awful. I couldn't complete a sentence. I sounded like a terribly broken record!

I spoke with my brother on the phone and he couldn't believe it. Was it an an adverse reaction to Lexapro?

I paid a visit to my psychiatrist earlier today. He said it was not the medicine, and left it at that, recommending that I follow-up with my primary care physician.

I called my primary care physican's office today, spoke to the nurse. She said it sounded like I had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TMA). She said I should've gone to the hospital; of course, I didn't.

Can anyone take an educated guess on what happened? Was a stroke? Adverse drug reaction? Or something else? Thanks!

Answer 1

You should definitely see a doctor about that ASAP.  There are a number of things those symptoms could be attributed to including a possible stroke.